Who wants Maroon 5 at the Super Bowl? Nobody, the answer is nobody
Sep 19, 2018, 11:21 AM | Updated: 2:34 pm
Adam Levine, left, and James Valentine of Maroon 5 perform during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
The Super Bowl — the most glorious, most anticipated, over-planned and over-celebrated sporting event in our country.
Thought goes into where it’s played, the parties around it, and of course, the halftime show. Or not.
The NFL reportedly has tabbed Maroon 5 as the featured halftime show performer, and that’s not landing well.
Look, this isn’t hating on Maroon 5. Props to them for making it big and pumping out hit after hit. We know lead singer Adam Levine is on “The Voice” and he’s talented and there are probably Maroon 5 fans reading this fuming, but — wait, who exactly are Maroon 5’s fans?
i like that Maroon 5 is both not relevant enough for anyone my age to like but also not old enough for anyone in my parents generation to know about
— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) September 19, 2018
The point here is that Super Bowl LIII will be played in Atlanta, a culturally rich city known as a mecca for hip hop and R&B. You couldn’t go wrong with Outkast, Ciara (wife of NFL man Russell Wilson!), Migos, T.I. or Usher. Georgia is also home to country stars like Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and the Zac Brown Band. We could roll out lists of rock or indie bands too.
The point is, Maroon 5 is blah and boring and not very Atlanta.
Also, seriously, who listens to Maroon 5 voluntarily?
Fans outside ATL: We want bands like Metallica and Foo Fighters performing at halftime.
Fans in ATL: We want guys like OutKast and Migos performing at halftime.
NFL: Here’s Maroon 5.
All Fans: …
— Hector Ruiz (@WHC_MSwordsman) September 19, 2018
Super Bowl host Atlanta is one of the greatest music cities on the planet.
— Jason Gay (@jasongay) September 19, 2018
A brief list of musicians more fitting for Atlanta's Super Bowl than Maroon 5 pic.twitter.com/TF8oTEkADa
— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) September 19, 2018
Maroon 5 are performing at a Super Bowl held in Atlanta as punishment for the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead with less than two minutes left in the third quarter
— Zito (@_Zeets) September 19, 2018
NFL: Maroon 5 will perform at the half of the super bowl pic.twitter.com/NaSSM9QY0C
— _Juice⚡🍾❄ (@_Juice13_) September 19, 2018
Maroon 5 gets credit for that first totally decent album, but they’ve been Nickelback-level bad ever since. https://t.co/EMAJaFTuSm
— Boys & Gurleys In America (@CTowersCBS) September 19, 2018
There was only 1 correct choice for the Super Bowl LIII halftime show and Maroon 5 is not it… pic.twitter.com/lLmFnXqTYH
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) September 19, 2018
I once saw Maroon 5 open for Counting Crows. And I'm pretty sure the long-standing rule is, if you ever opened for Counting Crows, you don't get to play halftime at the Super Bowl.
— Steve S. (@prtendimnothere) September 19, 2018
— Evan Sowards (@EvanSowards) September 19, 2018
— R A M O N (@NachitoChavez10) September 19, 2018
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