This year, the Super Bowl will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta. It's the first time since 2000 that Atlanta has hosted a Super Bowl. So, it's going to be a special occasion.
For years there have been rumblings about having Outkast perform at the Super Bowl. Last year, Bruno Mars even mentioned what his dream Atlanta halftime performance would be: Outkast, Jermaine Dupri, and T.I.
On Wednesday, September 19th, Billboard confirmed who the halftime performance was going to be: Maroon 5, a band from Los Angeles, California.
Now, Maroon 5 is good band. And a very popular one, who is about to have another number one hit. But Maroon 5 isn't what you think when you think of Atlanta performances. You think of the many iconic acts Atlanta has birthed, from Outcast to Future to T.I. to Gucci Mane.
Twitter was not happy with this. And, per usual, they came with the jokes:
\u201cWTF. Outcast, Usher, Ludicrous, T.I, Migos, Yeezy, Lil Jon are ATL originals and we get Maroon 5?\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u201d
\u201cOutkast doing the Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta is maybe the easiest decision in the history of humankind but instead we get... Maroon 5.\u201d
\u201cCan we acknowledge that the first Maroon 5 album was fantastic but everything else has been so bad that one may wonder who actually did the first album and if the current Maroon 5 killed them and jumped inside their bodies and assumed their identities\u201d
\u201cNow if you REALLY wanna get mad\u2026\n\n\u2026imagine Maroon 5 takes the Super Bowl halftime show stage and does nothing but Migos and T.I. and Outkast covers *in the style of Maroon 5*\u201d
\u201cNot picked to headline an Atlanta Super Bowl: \n\nLudacris\nMigos\nT.I.\nBubba Sparxxx\nOutkast\nJermaine Dupri\nFuture\nRun the Jewels\nYing Yang Twins\nRich Homie Quan\nDem Franchise Boyz\nWaka Flocka Flame \nLil' Jon\nUsher\nYoungbloodz\n\nPicked to headline an Atlanta Super Bowl: \n\nMaroon 5\u201d
\u201cImagine how sick a show consisted of some of these legends could be:\n\nT.I.\nOutkast\nLudacris\nJeezy\nLil' Jon & Eastside Boyz\nJermain Dupri/Brat\n112\nXscape\nT-Boz & Chili\nUsher\nCiara\n\nI hope Maroon 5 reaches out in some way, but there was a golden opportunity here they are missing.\u201d
\u201cThe NFL could've had the greatest Dirty South concert ever with Outkast, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Future, Lil' Jon, T.I., Jeezy, & Gucci Mane all being from Atlanta, but instead they went with........Maroon 5 for the Super Bowl. What are we even doing?\u201d