The Canadian artist lit up Raymond James Stadium with a show from the stands
The break show of Super Bowl LV It had a very different flavor from the rest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced adjustments and, instead of taking place on the field this time, the stage was set up in one of the grandstands at Raymond James Stadium.
Weekend He took the spotlight with a spectacular performance in which the color red predominated.
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, the real name of the Canadian artist, got out of a car on a stage that simulates the lights of the city and then went down on the stage where a choir was already waiting for him and started his show with “Starboy“followed by” The Hills “.
When he played “I can’t feel my face“, Weekend He entered a room covered with lights and mirrors under the stage, where he was accompanied by a group of dancers, who wore masks.
When he returned to the stage, he sang “I feel it coming“, one of his biggest hits, although he did not have the company Daft Punk, with which he collaborates on singles.
Then he slowed down a bit with “Save your tears” and “Won“From the film” Fifty Shades of Gray “and which brought him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance.
Weekend surprised coming down on stage with the entire cast of dancers, who wore light gloves to perform a spectacular choreography on the field first with “Balloon House” and then to the rhythm “Dazzling lights“, Which according to Spotify was the most listened to song in 2020 with over 1,500 million views, thus ending its presentation.
Unlike other years, Weekend was not accompanied by guest artists, following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, who was also alone during the show at the break from Super Bowl LI.
Halfway through the game, the scoreboard favored the locals Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 21-6, pe Kansas City Chiefs.