Here's How Social Media Reacted to The Weeknd's Halftime Performance
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On this special, Big Game™ Sunday, everybody's workin' for The Weeknd. Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, landed the coveted spot of Super Bowl LV's halftime performer. Even if the halftime show is impossibly fast, it remains the biggest stage in the world. Produced in part by Jay-Z and Roc Nation, this year's show wasn't the star-studded adrenaline rush of year's past. Instead, the Weeknd teased the performance saying that there "isn't any room to fit it in the narrative and the story" he wanted to tell.
Over the past year's The Weeknd's whole vibe has been folded into this obscure narrative, kicked off by the release of "Blinding Lights." The story continued at Super Bowl LV, with The Weeknd appearing out of a giant multi-tier choir of androids. (Yeah, read that again for clarity.) There were close up shots. Bedazzled guitarists. Bandage-faced back up dancers. And when you combine that together, you get a Super Bowl halftime performance of epic proportions, with a nod to performances past.
Social media took note, too. Coming off last year, The Weeknd had some very big heels to fill. Last year's double-billing featured Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in the spotlight and offered up more than a couple big social media moments. But this isn't about last year. The Weeknd's complete demand of the field with his army of red blazer-ed mask men was as mesmerizing as it was entertaining. And don't overlook it: it was live.
Tonight was about Abel and his one-man show. These are the best social media reactions to The Weeknd's Super Bowl LV halftime performance.
Where are my roboty bois
— Dane Zukes (@ZRockwellD) February 8, 2021
Beyoncé.... if you can hear us.... we need you. #SuperBowl #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/eH6hHo2KA7
— Justin (@jfoLSU) February 8, 2021
How I’m gonna be once Abel starts singing #SuperBowlWeeknd #PepsiHalftime pic.twitter.com/pyaIuspAlN
— Carlitos (@crispcentre) February 8, 2021
the weeknd said pic.twitter.com/9AmXfmf0tx
— chase (@cfree94) February 8, 2021
Looks like an outtake from @watchmen
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 8, 2021
good for abel. crazy decade.
— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) February 8, 2021
“This is like FaceTiming with my dad.” -@annelatini #PepsiHalftime
— Samantha Highfill (@samhighfill) February 8, 2021
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) February 8, 2021
Who wore it better? #Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/eueGz4gHfe
— Heath Brown (@heathbrown) February 8, 2021
He has risen. All hail, Mothman.
The world has finally seen the truth. #SuperBowlLV pic.twitter.com/SyYdWibsGe— Appodlachia Podcast (@appodlachia) February 8, 2021
Hire the DNC convention + inauguration teams to produce the next halftime show
— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) February 8, 2021
Just me or is his volume super low? #SuperBowl #theweeknd
— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) February 8, 2021
fan fic, phoebe bridgers breaks into the super bowl halftime show to smash another guitar
— Robyn Kanner (@robynkanner) February 8, 2021
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) February 8, 2021
It is ABOUT TIME a song from the film Fifty Shades of Grey was performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) February 8, 2021
One thing should be noted: he’s not lip syncing #TheWeeknd
— Feeling Distant (@annkpowers) February 8, 2021
what my pizza rolls see from inside the microwave pic.twitter.com/GavZzw7cQR
— Ryan Schocket (@RyanSchocket) February 8, 2021
Siouxsie Sioux watching "Happy House" performed by an army of Weeknds at the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/83RIcdyaJi
— Andrew Hampp (@ahampp) February 8, 2021
The Weekend looks great. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/njOMuOqKR0
— Victor Kalogiannis (@KGreekness) February 8, 2021
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