Fans are sharing their reactions toThe Weeknd’sSuper Bowlhalftime show.
On Sunday evening, shortly after the 30-year-old musician hit the field for amonumental performance, fans of the “Earned It” crooner reacted to his set on social media, poking fun at certain moments from within the act while also comparing other parts to major pop culture moments.
During his electrifying halftime show, The Weeknd (né Abel Tesfaye) performed an array of his hits, including early favorites like “Starboy” and “The Hills,” as well as his more recent tunes like “Save Your Tears” and “Blinding Lights.”
At the opening of the performance, Tesfaye stood before a large choir with glowing eyes, which many compared to two characters from within theStar Warsuniverse: Jawas and C-3PO.
“I knew the background dancers looked familiar …” one fantweetedwith a pair of shots comparing Tesfaye’s set and the science fiction characters, as anotherjoked, “I auditioned for the #PepsiHalftime but didn’t book. Congrats to C3PO & their ancestors.”
But one part of the halftime show that really stood out to fans came when Tesfaye ran through a golden maze during his set.
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Many fans shared memes from the viral moment, including one user who posted a video from the scene,writing, “me trying to follow the hostess to my table at the Cheesecake Factory.” Anothersaid, “4 year old me in the grocery store looking for my mom.”
Similarly sharing a photo taken from the moment that was a close-up of Tesfaye’s face, a Twitter userwrote, “What my coworkers see on zoom meetings when I think my camera is off.”
One meme from the moment evenpoked funatReal Housewivesarguing who gets the better room on group trips, calling outReal Housewives of New York City’sRamona Singer.
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Ahead of the performance, Tesfaye spoke to reporters at a press conference where he revealed that his team had built a stage inside the stadium.
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“Due toCOVID, and for the safety of the players and the workers, we built a stage within the stadium,” he said. “And we’re also using the field as well. But we wanted to kind of do something that we’ve never done before.”
“We built the stage in the stadium, but I’m not gonna tell you anything else, because you’d have to watch on Sunday,” he teased at the time.
Tesfaye’s team prepared for the show for six months, planning over “Zoom calls and email chains” to put together this intricate performance,according toBillboard. La Mar C. Taylor, XO’s creative director, called the experience a “Rubik’s cube of problems” that needed to be solved.
source: people.com
