Over the past few years the Grey Cup half time show has been announced on Labour Day weekend. I didn't see any announcements. Has anyone heard anything? I hope they need the extra time because they are busy trying to sign an AWESOME band to play. Something that'll get everyone jacked up for some football.
I don't really care about halftime that much but if there is one band, one band only I want to see a night or two before as part of Grey Cup festivities that is Canadian it is:
Sadies
Awesome band that few people in Canada know of but these guys are very very good. Should be at every GC festivities IMHO. Saw them recently here in Hamilton at a small venue, it was awesome.
Cuff the Duke and Sadies would even be better.
But we have so many great bands - Tom Cochrane, oh yea, love him. Sloan, yes! Wintersleep, yes!
Matt Mays, oh yea, Cocaine Cowgirl... yes!!! Tom Wilson, yes!!
Never thought of Sloan, but them or Wintersleep would help attract a younger audience. And if you’re going to introduce fans to the Canadian game there is no better match than the Grey Cup.
As long as it is not some sad, past their prime lounge act. I’m a big Assie Football fan too and they just announced INXS for the Grand Final this month. :roll:
The half time show is also for home viewers, and the bigger the home audience, the bigger the advertising revenue. That's why you need to be concerned about pleasing people not at the game.
It is a virtual impossibility to please everyone, so don't even try. Just book the best band that's available that you can afford, and don't worry about the type of music it plays.
Whatever it takes to get them in front of the TV, hopefully the game will make them want to come back. Football fans are going to tune in regardless of the halftime show and will probably miss it in order to refill the glass, plate and unload the bladder before the second half starts.
Sorry, I still don’t buy the argument of using the half-time show to attract new football fans. Using that argument, why not bring on the Wiggles, that would surely attract some younger fans.
Anybody who’s going to turn on the game just to wach the half time show, isn’t going to stick around for the game.
Don’t hate on Nickelback. They would be a perfect half-time show performence for this years Grey Cup. They’re from Alberta afterall. They play the kind of music that gets people jacked up for watching football.
I totally agree with the above statement, if you delete the last 4 words.
I never watch a halftime show regardless of who the “entertainment” happens to be. Better things to do with my time (go to the little boys’ room, raid the fridge, prepare more food, make halftime comments here on the CFL forums, etc.)