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it was definitley an unforgettable concert for millions of viewers, and even if you don't like the guy's music, i don't really care- i was there to watch a wild production, and we 10000% got it during The Weeknd's performance. This. Show. Was. Lavish. and cool, and definitely something I will remember, especially since it's been a YEAR since i attended a really great concert. So cool- check out some of the details below and watch the performance!
via CoS:
The Weeknd got his money’s worth with a lavish Super Bowl Halftime performance.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s NFL championship had an eerily small audience compared to the usual overflowing stadium. But that didn’t stop The Weeknd from pleasing the crowds, both those in the stands and people watching at home, with a decked-out concert featuring fireworks, a massive choir, and doppelgängers galore.
The seven-song set kicked off with “Starboy” and “The Hills” before segueing into to material from The Weeknd’s massive After Hours, one of the best albums of 2020. In particular, the Toronto coroner delivered thrilling performances of “Can’t Feel My Face”, “Save Your Tears”, and “Blinding Lights”, which appropriately served as the closer. The setlist was rounded out by “I Feel It Coming” and “Earned It”.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is always a big ordeal for musicians, but it marked an especially monumental high point in The Weeknd’s career. It was the grand finale of hisAfter Hours album cycle, which he’s been treating as a theatrical unravelingfor the main character in the album’s story. Prior to now, The Weeknd had transformed into a person with a face full of bandages, a severed head, and even a drastic plastic surgery, all in the name of portraying the protagonist’s night-gone-wrong.