Maybe the Weeknd needed another day or two to put it all together.The artist, who's largely known for his dark R&B style, is a multiple-time Grammy Award winner, so it seemed like a slam dunk, a no-brainer, ahome run when he was announced for the Super Bowl 55 halftime show late in 2020.MORE: | For the most part, the show was unique and high-energy, but it wasn't received as well as it probably should Derek Jeter Jersey have been, especially when one considers the Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) put up $7 million of his own money to make the show as he envisioned it.BLINDING LIGHTS NFL (@NFL) Part of that vision was astage in the stands, seizure-inducing light displays and a gaudy fireworks display at the end Sonny Gray Jersey .Interestingly, the Weeknd's performance was entirely solo, the first time that has happened in quite a bit: While he had an entire orchestra and a field's worth of dancers with him, there were no guest appearances, though several names were rumored for a spot next to him. Skeeter (@Skeeter696969) Not surprisngly, not everyone was in love with the performance. The response to the Weeknd's halftime show was very much mixed, at least according to the tweet machine:Idc killed that yall need to stop hating... Blake Snell (@snellzilla4) Production was great. Performance? Not so much. REGGIEOnTheMOVE (@ReginaldLBarnes) I love The Weeknd. I really do.But this is definitely a very sub par halftime show. Especially compared to other years. Its too bad. I honestly thought it would be better. John R Nabors (@BuzzJohnNabors) The audio for The Weeknd wasnt great but lets be fair. It wasnt Black Eyed Peas bad. Moons are a thing! (@Lesley_NOPE) Apparently a hot take, but I liked THE Weeknd's halftime show. Jerry Blevins (@jerryblevins) The Weeknds good but its been a long year, this shouldve been some elaborate medley with Johnny Damon Jersey Beyonc, Elton John, Willie Nelson, hologram Elvis, maybe that lady who balances plates on a unicycle, Kobayashi wolfing down hot dogs, Im just saying we deserve a ridiculous nice thing. Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) I loved that production and performance. has such great songs. Wish the NFL cared enough to do a better audio mix for it. Eric Monacelli (@ermonacelli) That was masterful, . From concept to execution including multiple set designs (how big was that stage in the stands??), symbolism, art & costume design, command of the stage to the closing shot backlit by exploding fireworks, tremendous halftime show. Cabbie Richards (@Cabbie) Best Halftime Show Ive Joe DiMaggio Jersey ever seen. absolutely blew it away. No surprise there.Super impre sive set and choreography. Cant imagine amount of planning that went into that show, but it was worth it. It was a true cinematic experience.Well done Abel Luke Farwell (@LukeFarwell) The Weeknd was fine and entertaining and Ill also forget it happened by 1pm tomorrow.It can be both. Mikey (@fsmikey) The Weeknd was awesome and even more awesome is seeing how weirded out everyone was by it. Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) The Weeknd had to do a show for a half-empty stadium, with songs about drugs of which some were ballad-y, and it was memorable and creative and had some good visual images, and while I am not a huge fan of his the songs are not bad! It was Miguel Andujar Jersey a good effort, and good for him Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur)