In the race for Sunday’s big game (February 7), The Weeknd revealed on Thursday night that he plans to resist the recent tradition and go it alone during his performance at the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl LV break “I have read a lot of rumors” , the singer told the NFL Network while discussing whether he would have any special guests on stage. “There was no space to fit the narrative and story I was telling in the performance. So, there are no special guests, no.”
Recent intermission programs brought in several special guests, with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira inviting Bad Bunny and J Balvin to the game last year, Maroon 5 joined Travis Scott and Big Boi in 2019, Coldplay sharing the stage with Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson in 2016 and Katy Perry making room for Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott in 2015.
He is not alone, since Lady Gaga did not need support in 2017 – at the first break show since 2010 without other artists – and Justin Timberlake had only his band and Univ. Minnesota Marching Band for his 2018 performance at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. And while The Weeknd was stingy with details about what fans will see at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, he assured everyone that it will tone down the sometimes bloody story of a year with his face bandaged for the biggest show. of your career.