TRUTH OF THE WEEK: The Who Confirmed to Play Super Bowl
7:10 am, November 20th, 2009
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UPDATE 5:10PM 11/17/2009:
Gossip Cop can confirm: The Who are officially set to play Super Bowl XLIV in Miami on February 7, 2010.
Until now the band had called rumors that they’d perform “pure speculation,” but now a source close to the performance confirms to Rolling Stone, “it’s 100 percent the Who.”
The story corroborates what Gossip Cop first reported last Friday.
An announcement from the band and the National Football League is expected on Thanksgiving Day.
11/13/2009:
With the football season half over (or fully over for teams like the Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams — oh, snap!), already there is Super Bowl XLIV talk, and equally important, “Who will perform the halftime show?”
That’s right, The Who will perform the halftime show.
SI.com ran with the story after a spokesman for the NFL stated, “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it,” in response to questions about whether the British band will perform at the year’s most watched intermission.
Super Bowl XLIV is slated to take place on February 7 in Miami, and will air on CBS. So far officials from the TV network have fumbled by not commenting on the halftime entertainment. Actually, CBS already features the music of The Who on a weekly basis, using the band’s tunes “Who Are You” on “CSI,” “Won’t Be Fooled Again” on “CSI: Miami,” and “Baba O’Riley” on “CSI: NY.”
In the past, the Super Bowl has featured other musicians of The Who’s generation, including The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney.
Who band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are also busy working on a new album.
In the upcoming weeks, Gossip Cop will field and tackle more questions about the Super Bowl’s entertainment.
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