Super Bowl LV halftime show

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Super Bowl LV halftime show
Part of Super Bowl LV

The Super Bowl LV halftime show, officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, took place on February 7, 2021, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, as part of Super Bowl LV. It was televised in the U.S. by CBS. The show was performed by Canadian singer the Weeknd.[1][2][3]

Background

On November 12, 2020, the selection of the Weeknd to perform the show was announced.[1] According to an interview published by Billboard on January 28, the Weeknd's halftime set will last for 24 minutes but that was later denied by reps for the singer, stating that it will be "roughly 12–13 minutes long". He stated, "We've been really focusing on dialing in on the fans at home and making performances a cinematic experience, and we want to do that with the Super Bowl". The Weeknd contributed US$7 million to the halftime show.[4]

Development

Dave Meyers executive produced the show, while Roc Nation produced and creatively directed. Additionally, Hamish Hamilton reprised his role by directing the performance.[5][6]

In contrast to past years, the decision was made to build the stage within the stadium for the safety of workers and players, however the field was still used.[7] The show also featured no guest performers, unlike many previous halftime shows.[8]

1,050 individuals worked on the show, a far lesser number than most past Super Bowl Halftime Shows. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, preparations included regular COVID-19 testing, as well as social distancing in production trailers.[9]

Synopsis

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Critical reception

Patrick Ryan of USA Today called the performance "charismatic". He called it a "departure" from the previous year's "joyous performance". He opined that it did not live up to some past halftime shows, such as the 2007 show headlined by Prince or the 2013 show headlined by Beyoncé. However, he opined that it was a "vast improvement" over the 2011 show headlined by the Black Eyed Peas or the 2019 show headlined by Maroon 5.[8] Dominic Patten of Deadline hailed the performance as a "touchdown", calling it a "technical spectacle".[10]

Nate Scott of For The Win gave the performance a lukewarm review, opining that while the performance was "good" and "fine" it "wasn't great". Scott criticized the camerawork featuring in the segment of the performance filmed inside of the set as "disorienting (and kind of nauseating). He also criticized the audio quality.[11] Jim Harrington of The Mercury News wrote that The Weekend's performance as "solid, not super".[12]

In a negative review, Britt Julious of the Chicago Tribune called the performance "an expensive nothing". Julious derided The Weeknd as lacking in "vocals, stage presence and charisma", and opined that the Weeknd's "body movements and awkward, pseudo-sensual hand gestures to the camera" were "uncomfortable".[13]

Set list

The Weeknd[14]
  1. "Call Out My Name"
  2. "Starboy"
  3. "The Hills"
  4. "Can't Feel My Face"
  5. "I Feel It Coming"
  6. "Save Your Tears"
  7. "Earned It"
  8. "House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls"
  9. "Blinding Lights"

References

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