Super Bowl half-time show: How did The Weeknd do?
By Mark Savage
The Super Bowl half-time show is traditionally built on grand gestures and eye-popping spectacle.
Think about Lady Gaga diving off the roof of Houston s NRG stadium, or Katy Perry riding an animatronic lion, or Diana Ross soaring out of Arizona s Sun Devil Stadium, waving to fans through the open door of a helicopter.
This year was a little different.
Canadian R&B star The Weeknd was the interval act and, for the first time in the game s 55-year history, he was largely forced to perform from the stands, rather than the pitch, in compliance with strict coronavirus protocols.