OutKick Fans Sound Off On Who They Want For Super Bowl Halftime Show
We are only days away from Super Bowl LVIII where the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will square off once again, much to the dismay of many football fans, who were hoping that it would be anyone else but the Chiefs.
But for those who don't actually care about the game (besides their bets, of course) they will be more focused on things like getting hammered with their friends, eating delicious food, judging those pesky Super Bowl commercials and of course tuning into the Halftime Show. This year will feature Usher, who although is listed as a solo act is expected to bring out some guest performers like Lil John and Ludacris because you can't scream "Yeahhh!" without those two jumping on board.
And although I expect Usher to be fine - not bad, but nothing groundbreaking, I decided to ask the OutKick audience who YOU would want to perform on the world's biggest stage. And one thing's for certain, the OutKick faithful love their electric guitars.
OUTKICK FANS ROCK… LITERALLY
The overwhelming majority of votes came in for a rock band to perform the Halftime Show - something that hasn't happened since 2010's The Who, or 2019 if you consider Maroon 5 ‘rock’ because they use electric guitars.
Regardless, many OutKick fans listed some of their band choices that would melt faces with some infectious guitar lick solos.
Metallica was the overwhelming OutKick favorite throughout all the responses as many were surprised that the band who recently celebrated 43 years together has never played the Halftime Show yet. Unfortunately, if they weren't asked to do it during their latest album ‘72 Seasons,’ which actually was the metal band's first No. 1 debut in two decades, I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon.
This OutKick reader had a solid suggestion with a mix of rock bands that would work out perfectly. By the way, I know that Pearl Jam is up there in age but I didn't know they went all geriatric and they were eating ‘pears’ like they're in a nursing home. And BOB Jovi? That's gotta be Bon's alter-ego, right? Either way, this would be a ripper of a set:
HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS, REALLY?
When I first saw someone respond with a high school marching band as their choice, I thought I was being trolled. But then another one came in, and another one and in the end we legitimately had a good number of people saying that's who they wanted to see perform.
At the Super Bowl Halftime Show people? Seriously? I'm not fan of the network suits, but I can hear the executives already screaming "Hell no!" as if they were Mr. Burns from the Simpsons going off on Homer.
Sure, it'd be a cool experience for a marching band, but let's leave them for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, shall we? Plenty of time to shine there.
By the way, enjoy this exchange. Ya'll are ruthless. LOL.
ONE DUDE WAS OBSESSED WITH WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
I received a couple of responses advocating for Weird Al Yankovic to perform. I can only assume that this is the same person using multiple burner accounts in what seems to be a rather interesting obsession with the ‘Amish Paradise’ singer.
Nothing against Weird Al, maybe he can do the next Nickelodeon Slimetime game though.
COUNTRY MUSIC, OF COURSE
If there's been one genre that has been missing in the Super Bowl it's definitely country music. In fact, did you know Garth Brooks has never performed? The fact that country music is pretty much pop music these days tells me that we will one day soon see a Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, new-era country show soon.
As for Taylor Swift? I've gone on record that she'll do the first one in the Tennessee Titans new stadium in Nashville when that rolls out for the 2027-2028 season. You heard it here first!
MY TOP 5
Speaking of Swift, I have her in my top 5 that need to play the Halftime Show.
5. Oasis
4. Foo Fighters
3. Jay-Z
2. Taylor Swift
1. Billy Joel
A couple of OutKick fans agree with me on Billy Joel- the guy has absolute JAMS that would be straight up electric and would have the crowd going wild in the stadium and in family rooms across the country. Movin' Out, Longest Time, Uptown Girl, We Didn't Start The Fire, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, River of Dreams, She's Always A Woman, Pianoman? Lord have mercy, come on now - Billy Joel needs to do it sometime sooner than later, he ain't getting younger damnit.
AS FAR AS USHER GOES…
Despite only two or three people saying that they're actually looking forward to Usher on Sunday, I'm telling you as a lifelong fan of all types of music, he is definitely going to do a good job and the set will definitely be energetic, upbeat and fun. So don't go into it with a dismissive attitude.
But also don't go into it with as high hopes as this OutKick reader either. High school dance? Woof.
THOUGHTS? WHO DO YOU THINK WILL PLAY THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW NEXT YEAR?
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