Maroon 5 Finally Confirmed To Play The Super Bowl, Will Be Joined By Two Rappers

Looks like Variety was right.

The NFL finally confirmed on Sunday that Maroon 5 will headline Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Ga. The pop group will take the center stage during the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show on February 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Maroon 5 celebrated the news by posting a video on their Instagram.

Joining Maroon 5 will be rapper Travis Scott and Atlantan rapper Big Boi who is one half of rap duo OutKast. Artists like P!nk, Rihanna, and Cardi B were scheduled to appear alongside the pop band, but dropped out in support of ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (P!nk dropped out when negotiations between her and the NFL fell through). According to Billboard, Scott only agreed to play if the NFL did something for him. “Scott required the NFL to make a joint donation to an organization fighting for social justice in order for him to move forward with the event,” a source close to Billboard said.

Performers at past halftime shows include Justin Timberlake, Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, U2, No Doubt, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and Coldplay.

Five Artists Who Should Play Super Bowl LIII Besides Maroon 5

On Tuesday Variety reported that pop-rock band Maroon 5 will be performing during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show, and not too many people are happy about it. However the band and the NFL haven’t officially confirmed anything yet about the performance. But if this does become true, then we might have the second most boring Super Bowl Halftime Show since Justin Timberlake’s 2018 performance.

Being inspired by Jeff Miers’ article in the Buffalo News, I decided to make my own list on who would be a better act at the Super Bowl.

1. Foo Fighters

Ok, I agree with Miers with this choice. “The band is certainly highly entertaining and would likely stuff its 12 minutes on the grand stage with some potent rock ’n’ roll,” he wrote. With an outstanding catalog of music containing songs like “Everlong”, “Best Of You”, “The Pretender”, “Something From Nothing”, and “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”, the Seattle rock band would be the perfect band to bring rock back to the Super Bowl.

2. Fall Out Boy

Odd choice but let me explain. The group released a brand new record back in February and are currently touring with popular rapper Machine Gun Kelly (who’s currently beefing with Eminem). They’re popular and would be a perfect match for millennials and those who grew up listening to them during their middle and high school years, like me. Think about it, it’d be cool to hear classics like “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs”, “Saturday”, and “Dance, Dance” during the Super Bowl along with modern hits “Immortals”, “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” and “The Last Of The Real Ones”. I think it’d be neat.

3. Ludacris

Since Super Bowl LIII takes place in Atlanta, it would make sense to have someone from the ATL playing. So why not have one of Atlanta’s finest rappers Ludacris? Even he’s disappointed that no one from his city would be playing if Maroon 5 is chosen. On Instagram he posted, “Excuse me say what!?” The guy’s got classic rap tunes like “My Chick Bad”, “Move Bitch”, and “Southern Hospitality”. Tell me you’d kill to have Luda play the Super Bowl.

4. Kanye West

Poopity scoop. Yes, I’m not the biggest Yeezus fan, but everyone loves him. If you’re gonna have a rapper play the Super Bowl, let it be Kanye. He’s had a very busy 2018, releasing ye in June and a week later followed it up with his collaboration album with Kid Cudi KIDS SEE GHOSTS, has a new album Yandhi coming out later this month, and is doing another collaboration with Chance The Rapper. With hits like “Power”, “All Of The Lights”, and “Black Skinhead”, his Super Bowl performance would be powerful and full of energy.

5. Greta Van Fleet

As Jeff Miers put it, “The kids are alright! Give ‘em a shot!” Formed only last year (!), this Michigan four-piece have been doing shit bands older than them have been dreaming of doing. With a new album set to come out in October via Republic Records (Ariana Grande, Florence + The Machine, Ski Mask The Slump God) and having songs topping the Billboard Rock charts, these young bloods could possibly pull off the biggest rock show the Super Bowl has ever seen. Give them a chance, they’re basically Led Zeppelin 2.0.