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Billboard has a poll up for the Super Bowl 50 half-time show.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl-2015/6458140/super-bowl-50-halftime-show-performer-poll


GN'R isn't listed, but tick off "other" at the bottom and put in Guns N' Roses.




Being Billboard, it's pretty high-profile. Would be cool if we could get the GNR name out there as a potential candidate. If our dreams come true they might have an album out by then, and the Super Bowl is a pretty good marketing opportunity.

Spread the word to all the other boards as well   : ok:

Voted.

I believe you get 12 minutes.  And its run like a military operation.  They do not fuck around.

It would have to be some medley.  I wonder how that would be structured.  People only tend to do big hits, which I have to assume is also the network position.  Would Axl be terribly interested in doing a medley of classic line-up songs?

Will there be lip synching and sharks? :hihi:



/jarmo

Dolphins probably. :)

How more obvious could she have made that?

Within the first minute, she raises the mic away from her mouth?  

Sloppy.

Katy Perry wasn't terrible...

The NFL had a brutal year... so they were certainly in the right going with somebody with no jail record  :)

Something similar to the medley they did at the VMAs maybe? Couple of the hits + a new song.

She was decent, I thought.

I think she suffered in comparison to Bruno Mars last year thought.  Not really a Bruno fan, but he tore it up.

Network going to sign off on that thought?

Best one of the best 10 years, I think, was Prince.  Remember what he did?  'Let's Go Crazy', 'Baby, I'm A Star', and 'Purple Rain' (20 year old songs at that point) and a few snippets of covers.

There was no "here's my new single" opening.  Or time for anything he'd done in the past 2 decades.

Wonder if the RHCP will be loaning their ass transmitters out? :hihi:

It's almost like its become more about these "hey, look, here's somebody else on stage with me" moments...



/jarmo

Kravitz was totally wasted.

Most of it is just all based on demographics. 

Let's face it, RHCP were there as a bone thrown to white people.  Madonna having LMFAO and MIA was an olive branch to the young.

Depends on the timing though. If they have a successful single out close to the time of the performance there might be room, I don't know.

I'm no expert on how these things go down. Is it "only mega-hits allowed"?

Didn't Bruce Springsteen play Working on a Dream?

He did.

I assume they insist on singles, at minimum.  As in, no 'Madagascar'.

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting the exact same medley as '02.  ;)

If they had a new album out, you could work the single into the medley like Springsteen did.

In that case, something with a hook or a chorus would be imperative, because you only have 12 total minutes. 

If they didn't make an exception for The Rolling Stones, they aren't making one for Axl Rose.

Yes, I'm suggesting that if they were to play anything *new*, it would have to be from the next album, not CD.

Keep in mind, you are also flat out required to do press for this thing.  NFL is totally inflexible on that.

OK, seems like you've almost found all the reasons they can't do this now.  :hihi:


Did you vote?  :D

The halftime show has been sponsored by Pepsi for a while now.  Pepsi will only use artists who represent their brand and Axl Rose/GNR are most definitely not that.  To give you an idea of who competitors use as their spokespeople Diet Coke has a deal with Taylor Swift.  As long as Pepsi is sponsoring that halftime show you should get used to seeing the Timberlakes, Spears, Aguileras, Swifts and Beyonces of the world performing. 

Which is ironic considering I don't think of those artists as the kind of music the average NFL fan listens to.  :hihi:



/jarmo

That is not their target.

Their target is people at SB parties, for whom this might be the only football game they see all year.

Of course. That's because it's an event.



/jarmo

They want the wives and girlfriends to watch the game because of halftime, and it works. I wouldn't expect an older rock band to get the gig for the foreseeable future.

it really doesn't matter tho... the super bowl has become an american holiday. Everybody watches it ... whether its for the game, just the nature of the event, the box pools, the halftime show or even just the commercials.

The season should be pushed back so that super bowl falls the day before President's Day.. so everybody is off.

I voted for Guns.

I think like the article mentions that its going to include a medley of top performers instead of just one artist getting top billing.  Garth is huge but seems a little boring for this type of show.  I'd like to see huge hard rock bands with stadium anthems like Guns, AC/DC, Ozzy and Queen.

Voted. I can't see this ever happening though. Do you think the producers of the Super Bowl would put the "worlds most dangerous band" at halftime? Doubt it. They usually go for the "safe" choice.

IDK...the Superbowl already was pretty much a GnR medley. I heard WTTJ twice, YCBM once, and Paradise City once.  I THINK they came back from commercial and the SCOM solo was finishing and cutting off..but I'm not as sure on that one.

I thought she was pretty good, actually. Light, fun, good selection of her hits.  She was relatively family friendly while still bringing the sex appeal, and the crowd was into it.  And...she put on a Katy Perry show.  My wife is a HUGE fan...I've seen Katy in concert a bunch of times with her (and she's seen GnR with me).  Lots of color, sorta quirky and weird..that's her shows in a nutshell.  The only difference was the lip synching (and she did sing SOME of it live...just not most/all of it). So, if you don't like her act/music....and I'm guessing GnR fans are not wholly in her wheelhouse, by and large...you were probably not going to love the show.

I have to admit, I marked out huge for the Lenny Kravits duet.  I would buy that single.....

And..the ratings were gang busters. Very rarely does the rating on the half time show GO UP from the end of the 2nd quarter.  This one did.  So..like her or not..she got eyeballs, which is the name of the game for the NFL.

The Katy Perry Presser was completely hilarious (and also lightweight...no real tough questions allowed).  At one point she answered a question with "I'm just here so I don't get fined" (spoofing on Lynch, obviously).

I'm reminded of the Ramones song "I'm Against It".  To me, and I think a lot of people, rock n' roll evokes feelings of rebellion, about going against a greater power.  Although we often don't exactly know the "it" that we're "against", I'm pretty sure that the corporate behemoth that is the NFL and its sponsors falls somewhere in the vicinity of "it".  So, no, I don't want my favorite band performing in the Super Bowl. 

But is that our man though?

When he was on Jimmy Kimmel, I had seen more laid back people in POW videos.

Guns would not work in a halftime show   

In a pregame show act they would be just fine. 

The only way guns would work for half time would be that silly big R word, were they play there hits that people haven't seen the band play in decades and with serious promotion from the band to promote a tour and new music

A non classic hit played during the pre show would be nice from the current line up

I hope Katy perry is back again next year.   I liked her

And for people watching on t.v. You have families watching and  they want teens to watch the half time show and commercials.

Anyway I?m not sure I want Axl there. I mean I don?t to see him sharing the stage with Iggy Azalea or some other lame ass pop diva. I remember when Aerosmith share the stage with Britney several years ago.    ::)

If they were to play, I'd rather they didn't share the stage with anybody.

Ya it becomes a fake attempt to market the show to both mom and dad both sister and brother and the rock band almost comes off as sell outs for doing it

However if guns n roses was to share the stage with say, Ariana Grande.   I would be one happy man. 

I just voted for GNR. I was quite surprised that they didn't get Bon Jovi to do the Super Bowl last year. It was such an obvious choice as well since the Super Bowl was in  JERSEY!

 : ok: voted

Just shows that the NFl has both common sence and taste

That will never happen.

While I would love to see GNR on stage at the Super Bowl, the only way that would happen in my opinion, would be as a part of a multi-artist team. 
Kinda like how they did it this year.
Ya put a hot piece o' ass like Perry, Swift, or Spears out there to headline...bring out a legendary rocker like a Tyler or a Rose, or a Vedder, etc., and a dumb-ass hip-hop/rap artist.
It hits just about every demographic.
Everyone goes home happy.
I just don't see it ever happening..but damn, wouldn't it be cool?

I also think the most realistic NFL venture GNR could pursue would be a Thanksgiving gig in Detroit, or an Opening Night kick-off concert in early September.
Those are big audiences.
You'd think after all these years of using WTTJ at the stadiums and in their telecasts, the NFL would throw an invite out there to Axl.

...and like Pilferk mentioned, you can always ask your friends, "What song was playing right up to the opening kick-off of Super Bowl XLIX?"
Jungle baby.  Jungle.   8)

I would love to see GNR on this platform.  However, I highly doubt it would happen for many of the reasons already mentioned.  And I honestly wouldn't want it to happen unless Axl lip synched.  He's too up and down with his voice nowadays.  It would be negative press once again if he comes out and his voice isn't in shape or can't hit certain notes.  And for those who rip lip synching.....I think it's time to move on.  Nobody really cares anymore.  If you can't run around or hit certain notes anymore...then I'd rather have you do it.  And the super bowl I don't think, is going to risk a monitor or mic going out. 

done ;)

IDK if he'd be THAT kinda "comfortable"...but he'd be getting lobbed softball questions. And he'd be able to give almost prepared answers.  It's not like that crew would be asking what happened to the original lineup or where the next album was.

I think he could do it.  I mean..he ultimately did Trunk, and Kimmel. 

WOULD he? Who knows...it's a pipedream anyway.

When was the last time you saw Axl really doing anything durring the day?

Dude is a night owl.

Most of what would have to take place with regards to promotion and marketing of this super bowl would require him to do things durring the day.  Normal people hours.   For around 2 weeks.   

Would he even want to do that?  Doesn't seem like a guy that does anything he doesn't want to do

But the dude does seem to love parties. 

I could see him showing up to a celebrity party/box at a game.  Way before I see him wanting to commit to something like this

Voted for GN'R!

Right now Queen is on top. That would be awesome too.

Voted for Baz  :peace: :hihi:

Is it queen with Adam lambert?   He actually has a real good voice.  Not much of a stage presence though

I would choose Welcome to the Jungle, Better, Rocket Queen + a new song.

Rumors for 2016 -  Pink, Lady Gaga, Zak Brown, Garth Brooks,  Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, AC/DC (maybe Axl can come out and will sing Rosie or Riff Raff), and Foo Fighters.