The Funniest Twitter Responses to Maroon 5 Headlining the Super Bowl in Atlanta Instead of Outkast or Migos

Atlanta, get ready for...Maroon 5?

This year, the Super Bowl will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta. It's the first time since 2000 that Atlanta has hosted a Super Bowl. So, it's going to be a special occasion.

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For years there have been rumblings about having Outkast perform at the Super Bowl. Last year, Bruno Mars even mentioned what his dream Atlanta halftime performance would be: Outkast, Jermaine Dupri, and T.I.

On Wednesday, September 19th, Billboard confirmed who the halftime performance was going to be: Maroon 5, a band from Los Angeles, California.

Now, Maroon 5 is good band. And a very popular one, who is about to have another number one hit. But Maroon 5 isn't what you think when you think of Atlanta performances. You think of the many iconic acts Atlanta has birthed, from Outcast to Future to T.I. to Gucci Mane.

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Twitter was not happy with this. And, per usual, they came with the jokes:

Super Bowl LIII goes down on February 4rd 2019. Maroon 5 will be headling the halftime show. Cardi B and Travis Scottwill also make appearances.

Source: Billboard