The first halftime show of the World Cup final is staged at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, bringing multiple music, entertainment and football figures onto the field. Reports say the event is designed to evoke “Super Bowl-style” spectacle, with a packed set that lasts about 11 minutes and features several headliners performing for roughly two minutes each. Madonna opens the show with her 2000 hit “Music,” reportedly beginning with a prerecorded segment and then arriving by dune buggy while singing. Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho appear during her portion. Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads an orchestra performing “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes. The Muppets, including Animal, also take part, joining the house band. BTS then performs “Dynamite,” followed by Justin Bieber, who appears alongside promoted characters from “Ted Lasso” (Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt) and performs a slower number, “Everything Hallelujah.” Shakira joins next with Burna Boy for “Dai Dai,” described as heard before all 104 tournament kickoffs. The show concludes with a group of local elementary-school students singing.
Madonna, BTS, Shakira and Justin Bieber perform at World Cup first halftime show
The first halftime show of the World Cup final is staged at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, bringing multiple music, entertainment and football figures onto the field. Reports say the...
- Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Shakira perform at the World Cup’s first halftime show at MetLife Stadium near New York.
- Madonna opens with “Music” (2000), joined by Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.
- Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads an orchestra in “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, with the Muppets also performing.
- BTS performs “Dynamite,” while Justin Bieber performs “Everything Hallelujah,” including “Ted Lasso” themed appearances.
- Shakira and Burna Boy perform “Dai Dai,” and the show ends with elementary-school students singing.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Superstars Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Shakira offered a high-energy musical medley on Sunday in the first halftime show at a World Cup final. Madonna kicked off the Super Bowl-style show, one of several American elements added to this year’s tournament, with a performance of her 2000 hit single “Music.” Wearing a pink corset and […] The post Soccer: Madonna, BTS and Bieber bring star power to World Cup halftime show appeared first on Interaksyon.
12 hours agoMadonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. The post Watch: Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber Take the World Cup Stage appeared first on Breitbart.
15 hours agoMadonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets. The show at what’s otherwise known as MetLife Stadium, outside New York, was an attempt to bring Super Bowl vibes to the World Cup, but the 11-minute performance was considerably more packed than the usual one-headliner, 13-minute American football counterpart. Each headliner here spent about two minutes performing. Madonna opened the show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. […]...Keep on reading: BTS, Shakira, Justin Bieber, Madonna take the World Cup stage
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19 hours agoGlobal superstars BTS took the World Cup stage singing their hit song "Dynamite" for the first-ever World Cup halftime show, Monday local time. Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It started with an apparently pre-recorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy, singing “Music, makes the people come together.” Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sports anthem “Seven Nation Army,” while Animal and other Muppets bopped and shook. BTS then took to the field in red and black moments later singing “Dynamite.” Promoting the upcoming season of “Ted Lasso,” Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character, pumped up Justin Bieber, who changed the tempo with the slower “Everything Hallelujah.” Then Shakira and Burna Boy performed their anthem “Dai Dai,” heard before all 104 kickoffs in this tournament. The show wrapped with a chorus of elementary-school students from Staten
20 hours agoMadonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It started with an apparently pre-recorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy, singing “Music, makes the people come together.” Venezuelan conductor Gustavo […]
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