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The Funniest Twitter Responses to Maroon 5 Headlining the Super Bowl in Atlanta Instead of Outkast or Migos
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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:
\u201cWTF. Outcast, Usher, Ludicrous, T.I, Migos, Yeezy, Lil Jon are ATL originals and we get Maroon 5?\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u201d— shannon sharpe (@shannon sharpe) 1537378547
\u201cOutkast doing the Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta is maybe the easiest decision in the history of humankind but instead we get... Maroon 5.\u201d— Adam Best (@Adam Best) 1537379337
\u201cCan we acknowledge that the first Maroon 5 album was fantastic but everything else has been so bad that one may wonder who actually did the first album and if the current Maroon 5 killed them and jumped inside their bodies and assumed their identities\u201d— Jamilah Lemieux (@Jamilah Lemieux) 1537375952
\u201cA brief list of musicians more fitting for Atlanta's Super Bowl than Maroon 5\u201d— Jason Kirk (@Jason Kirk) 1537374329
\u201cNow if you REALLY wanna get mad\u2026\n\n\u2026imagine Maroon 5 takes the Super Bowl halftime show stage and does nothing but Migos and T.I. and Outkast covers *in the style of Maroon 5*\u201d— Ryan Nanni (@Ryan Nanni) 1537375895
\u201cAtlanta, home of Outkast, T.I., Future, Ludacris, Usher, etc., gets Maroon 5 to play the damn Super Bowl.\u201d— Jake Reuse (@Jake Reuse) 1537375219
\u201cNot picked to headline an Atlanta Super Bowl: \n\nLudacris\nMigos\nT.I.\nBubba Sparxxx\nOutkast\nJermaine Dupri\nFuture\nRun the Jewels\nYing Yang Twins\nRich Homie Quan\nDem Franchise Boyz\nWaka Flocka Flame \nLil' Jon\nUsher\nYoungbloodz\n\nPicked to headline an Atlanta Super Bowl: \n\nMaroon 5\u201d— \u00d1ic Gulas (@\u00d1ic Gulas) 1537375330
\u201cImagine how sick a show consisted of some of these legends could be:\n\nT.I.\nOutkast\nLudacris\nJeezy\nLil' Jon & Eastside Boyz\nJermain Dupri/Brat\n112\nXscape\nT-Boz & Chili\nUsher\nCiara\n\nI hope Maroon 5 reaches out in some way, but there was a golden opportunity here they are missing.\u201d— KD Drummond (@KD Drummond) 1537375813
\u201cThe NFL could've had the greatest Dirty South concert ever with Outkast, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Future, Lil' Jon, T.I., Jeezy, & Gucci Mane all being from Atlanta, but instead they went with........Maroon 5 for the Super Bowl. What are we even doing?\u201d— Rob Savage (@Rob Savage) 1537378384
\u201cThere was only 1 correct choice for the Super Bowl LIII halftime show and Maroon 5 is not it...\u201d— Jim Weber (@Jim Weber) 1537375248
\u201c*Whispers* I actually like Maroon 5\u201d— Cupine (@Cupine) 1537375268
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