Haters unite: Many dismayed Coldplay reportedly will lead Super Bowl 50 halftime showPopular band, not a very popular pick for the Super Bowl stage.
Guitarist Jonny Buckland, singer Chris Martin, drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman of Coldplay perform onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Will Coldplay's more mellow melody mesh well with a football crowd? By Brett SmileyDec 3, 2015 at 4:40p ETIt’s impossible to please everyone and never worth trying. That said . . . Coldplay as the Super Bowl 50 halftime headline performer?!Obligatory: Coldplay is an extremely popular and commercially successful band. The British alternative/piano rock band has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. Everyone has different taste.Following Katy Perry (featuring Left Shark) and Bruno Mars’ exciting, uplifting, well-received performances, it just feels like an odd choice given the band’s collection of sad, downtrodden songs (for example, "Yellow," "Trouble” and "Death and All His Friends”). Has a stadium deejay ever played a Coldplay song to pump up a crowd?It’s fashionable to hate on Coldplay. I get it. That said, the NFL had much more appealing choices, beginning with Swift. At halftime in February, I will be watching the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet.Now, here are remarks from others who are very underwhelmed by the Coldplay announcement:
