NFL fans aren’t clamoring to watch Chris Martin and his band Coldplay perform at the Super Bowl halftime show next year. Color us shocked.
With Thursday’s news that the “Yellow” band would be attempting to entertain the masses at the Big Game, Twitter has spoken, and the reaction is overwhelmingly negative.
“Can we just sit in silence for 20 minutes instead of Coldplay?” asked one dissatisfied customer going by the Twitter handle i hate third downs.
“I’d rather watch a gif of Justin Timberlake exposing Janet Jackson‘s breast on repeat for 30 mins than watch Coldplay,” another offered.
“Now that @coldplay is performing at the Superbowl my wife and I will be doing a conscious uncoupling from the Halftime Show,” one detractor offered, a reference to the breakup between Martin and ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
“The 2016 Super Bowl halftime show will be performed by Cold Play–causing an expected huge rating spike for the Puppy Bowl,” another critic predicted.
Read below for a choice selection of Twitter reactions to Coldplay’s big gig.
Can we just sit in silence for 20 minutes instead of Coldplay?
— i hate third downs (@davesearles) December 3, 2015
I’d rather watch a gif of Justin Timberlake exposing Janet Jackson‘s breast on repeat for 30 mins than watch Coldplay. — Mason Sizemore (@stikfigirartist) December 3, 2015
Now that @coldplay is performing at the Superbowl my wife and I will be doing a conscious uncoupling from the Halftime Show.
— David Feldman (@David_Feldman_) December 3, 2015
The 2016 Super Bowl halftime show will be performed by Cold Play–causing an expected huge rating spike for the Puppy Bowl — MIKE GLAZER (@GlazerBooHooHoo) December 3, 2015
I respect the fact that the NFL hates it’s fans. It knows we’ll sit through anything during halftime #Coldplay
— Brandon Perna (@BrandonPerna) December 3, 2015
Coldplay ????? The NFL is outta touch w/: Women How to hand out Punishment Musical Taste in 2015 What’s a catch What’s not a catch — JR Anthony (@HarlemGetsMoney) December 3, 2015
Coldplay always gets me hyped up for a football game #saidnooneever
— Jordan Achs (@Achsycontin) December 3, 2015
I wake up to find out Coldplay is playing halftime at the Super Bowl. I must have died and gone to Hell in my sleep.
— Tom ?? (@deviantsyndrome) December 4, 2015
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