Seth Vigdor
It was announced on Thursday, that Coldplay and “multiple acts” will perform at halftime of Super Bowl 50 from San Francisco. Does this news excite you? The last three halftime performers have been Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and last year it was Katy Perry. Ever since the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson “waldrobe malfunction” stunt at Super Bowl XXXVIII between Carolina and New England, there has been extra scrutiny to these halftime performances.
Coldplay is definitely a safe choice to perform – though we don’t know yet what other acts will accompany them on stage will be. Believe it or not – Coldplay is still unknown to many. They’re a British rock band that formed in 1996. They’ve won seven Grammy awards out of 25 nominations. The song that really put them on the map with mainstream America was “Viva La Vida” from 2008.
That song was no doubt a classic, but the reaction to this Super Bowl halftime announcement has been met with mixed reviews so far.
From the positive…
I dig that new #Coldplay song. Good call by the #NFL for the @SuperBowl halftime show. Yes, go ahead because you hate everything. Lol
— Fox PHL Gambler.com (@Sean_Brace) December 4, 2015
Listen. Coldplay is tremendous LIVE. Annnndd you just know Hova will hop on up there. So shhhh.
— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) December 3, 2015
To the funny…
White people, when they heard Coldplay was playing the Super Bowl halftime show pic.twitter.com/6MLK41Irsa
— Jay (@DirtMcTurd) December 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/MarekJim/status/672545689033904132
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/672516944436862977
My reaction to #NFL picking Cold Play too do halftime show at #SB50 pic.twitter.com/H3zPViLjjl
— Chris (@Sports_FanChris) December 3, 2015
"COLDPLAY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT FOOTBALL *IS*! THEY CALL IT SOCCER OVER THERE!"
"Sir, do you have an actual emergency you're calling for?"
— Mike Scollins (@mikescollins) December 3, 2015
Coldplay is like unseasoned chicken
— Greg Morton (@Invisibae) December 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/Mad_Ryan/status/672611672226402304
This will now be ninth year, consecutively, that I've decided not to watch a Superbowl halftime show. #ThanksNFL #Coldplay
— POP Germain (@Passion_Pitiful) December 4, 2015
So Coldplay will be the halftime show for the Super Bowl? Hasn't our country been through enough?
— Rosco Malone (@McCoy16) December 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/IvanTheK/status/672519826401816576
C’mon guys, it can’t be that bad, right? You tell us your thoughts.