The Canadian artist lit Raymond James Stadium with a performance from the stands
The half-time show of the Super Bowl LV it tasted very different from the rest due to the pandemic of the VOCID-19, which forced adjustments to be made and instead of being performed on the field this time the stage was set up in one of the grandstands at Raymond James Stadium.
The Weeknd monopolize the spotlight with a spectacular performance in which the color red was predominant.
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Real name of the Canadian artist, came down from an act on a stage that simulated the lights of the city and then then went down to the stage where a choir was already waiting for him and started his performance with “Starboy“Followed by” The Hills. “
When he performed “I can’t feel my face“, The Weeknd he entered under the stage a room covered with lights and mirrors, where he was accompanied by a group of dancers, who wore masks.
When he returned to the stage, he sang “I’m sorry to come“, One of his greatest hits, although he did not have the company of Daft Punk, with whom he collaborates on the single.
Then he slowed down a bit with “Save Your Tears” and “I won it“, From the movie” Fifty Shades of Gray “and which earned him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance.
The Weeknd surprise going down on stage with the whole cast of dancers, who wore gloves with lights to perform a colorful choreography on the playing field first with “House of Balloons” and then to the rhythm of “Blinding lights“, Which according to Spotify was the most listened to song of the year 2020 with more than 1.5 billion views, thus ending its presentation.
Unlike other years, The Weeknd was not accompanied by guest artists, following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, who was also alone during the half-time show at the Super Bowl LI.
At halftime, the score favored the locals Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 21-6, on the Heads of Kansas City.