Rihanna

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, kalifire said:

I hope she does a fifteen minute version of one song.

This comment has just given me the mental image of McCartney doing a quarter-hour Hey Jude.

[clasher]

2 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

This comment has just given me the mental image of McCartney doing a quarter-hour Hey Jude.

ELP doing 3/4 of Tarkus.

[kalifire]

23 hours ago, Suprefan said:

How and why nobody gets paid to do the halftime show if youre not familiar. Sounds a lot like a certain festival that pays only in exposure.

The big question is why is Rihanna looking for exposure at this point? It heavily implies an imminent musical comeback. If Coachella couldn’t afford her, you’d think Glastonbury has no chance, but who knows? 

[TiZuff]

soneone messed up there, the lights are on and shes just hanging around in mid air....

[Hugh Jass II]

When is she going to sing?

Whole lotta miming.

[kalifire]

Great idea to prerecord the vocals so she doesn’t have to do it on the night! 

[Hugh Jass II]

I’m not even sure that mic is switched on.

Don’t think she’s sang a single note live.

[stocky3000]

Explains why she didn't end up doing Coachella if she is pregnant?

[gazzared]

This is shite 

[TiZuff]

wtf she playing a kanye song lol haha

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass II said:

I’m not even sure that mic is switched on.

I was thinking the same thing! There’s no indication any of the vocals are live. 

[gazzared]

Must be the worst half time show ever

[gazzared]

Although the floating platforms are great

[TiZuff]

way below average. not as bad as maroon 5 but yeah. not great.

[kalifire]

She’s got the hits, that’s for sure. I like the set and the flying platforms. It’s certainly a spectacle.

[Hugh Jass II]

Staging and spectacle was good but she blatantly mimed the whole thing.

Shite.

[kalifire]

Maybe Coachella required her to sing. 

[a6l6e6x]

Started very badly, mixes were dreadful 

Ended okay

Don't think she sang a single note

[august1]

Underwhelming given what she's got to work with. Picked up a bit 

[Comfy Bean]

Poor.  Decent staging and dancers. Very disappointing, mimed the few minutes of “singing”. 

[incident]

Miming shouldn't surprise anyone. I thought it was quite well known that the Superbowl prefers the audio to be pre-recorded?

One band even deliberately left their guitars unplugged rather than pretend they were hooked up to something.

[gazzared]

3 minutes ago, incident said:

Miming shouldn't surprise anyone. I thought it was quite well known that the Superbowl prefers the audio to be pre-recorded?

One band even deliberately left their guitars unplugged rather than pretend they were hooked up to something.

Lady gaga seemed to sing the whole performance when I went down a YouTube wormhole and re-watched the last 20 half time shows 🤣 

[Suprefan]

2 hours ago, kalifire said:

Maybe Coachella required her to sing. 

Maybe coachella required not 6 months pregnant.

 

Beyonce didnt do it cause of pregnancy and now you lot hate the artist who did a performance with child but since she didnt dance and stuff like beyonce its not cool.  No pleasing anyone it seems. She sang but nobody cares.

 

so what if she did the kanye song, kanye didnt show up did he? No guests and showed how deep of a catalog she has. But you guys enjoy having old gits on stage with voices that arent nearly as good as they used to be and say atta boy.

[stanh]

Am I the only one who enjoyed it?😅

[kalifire]

1 hour ago, Suprefan said:

Maybe coachella required not 6 months pregnant.

Doubt it. That’s not really something you’d negotiate over, is it. That would be more like ‘RiRi’s preggers, so that’s her out’. You wouldn’t hold out, engage in ongoing discussions, and delay your line up announcement over something cut and dry like that. 

Edited February 13, 2023 by kalifire