The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Show To Be Performed Completely Live
“It’s all happening in that stadium, in that moment,” producer Jesse Collins said of the upcoming performance.
The Weeknd‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend will be performed entirely live.
The Canadian artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, is this year’s guest performer during the much-hyped halftime show, which takes place during the main interval of the NFL showpiece game on Sunday, February 7.
In a new interview the show’s producer, Jesse Collins, said that everything in the show will be performed live despite fears that pre-recording may have been necessary to fit in line with COVID-19 protocols.
“It’s all happening in that stadium, in that moment,” Collins told Entertainment Tonight. “We’re not bouncing off to another stadium and then cutting in, like some people have had to do (before). We are fortunate enough in this situation that we are able to do a live, live show.”
“It’s gotta be about entertainment from a truthful perspective. Get away from the massive sets, all the hoopla, the flying this and that. And get to the core of what makes an artist special.”
Discussing what to expect from the show, Collins added: “I think there’s a lot of stuff happening in the show that people aren’t going to expect. It’s just going to be fun. It’s so perfect.”
“We started creating this thing back in September, and the message of it really worked out. The world worked out for the message that The Weeknd wants to communicate in this performance… It’s definitely a very special show.”
In the run up to The Weeknd’s much-anticipated Super Bowl show the star surprised fans with the announcement of The Highlights – a greatest hits collection available exclusively on CD, via the artist’s website. The compilation comes ahead of the R&B star’s highly-anticipated Super Bowl halftime.
The Highlights includes such career-spanning favorites as 2015’s “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills,” 2018’s “Call Out My Name,” as well as more recent hits like “Blinding Lights” and “Heartless.” The album also features many of the artist’s collaborative singles – including “I Feel It Coming” with Daft Punk, “Pray for Me” ft. Kendrick Lamar, and “Love Me Harder” with Ariana Grande.
The Weeknd’s The Highlights can be bought here.
