Grey Cup halftime show - Announced MGK

[gobombersgo]

What MGK's performance might look like. This is from an NFL game in Germany last year.

I am guessing he'll play Country Roads. Hey, maybe Jelly Roll will show up.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

What MGK's performance might look like. This is from an NFL game in Germany last year.

I am guessing he'll play Country Roads. Hey, maybe Jelly Roll will show up.

That's bad, sounds like ****.

[blue_or_die]

Even though I don't like him and his music, it's good for the league to have someone famous who connects with the younger generation (many of whom may now watch the game now primarily for this reason). Yeah, I wish we had a Canadian artist but to my poor knowledge of the kids these days, I'm not aware of many Canadian artists as famous as the upper echelon American ones (aside from Drake I guess) in the present time. I don't think we have a Shania, Avril, Sum 41 etc anymore right now unfortunately.

People like us are already watching the game and while we/I would appreciate watching something I like, fact of the matter is that the halftime show is an additional tool to bring in new eyeballs and so they need to milk that. MGK - while lame imo - is going to do more than having a beloved has-been. It legitimizes the league as much as I hate to say it lol.

OLP on the other hand is SOLID for pregame. Canadian, decades of great music with memorable hits, and despite being a moderate fan over the last ~quarter century, I have never seen them live so I'm getting a free bonus concert as far as I'm concerned.

[theaardvark]

I still wanted RUSH...

[ichabod_crane]

Someone should tell Megan Fox.

Sorry mixed these two clones up!! 

[Tecno]

Wow, I feel old, don't know who the heck this guy is or what songs he even sings, I guess, life goes on....

Never heard of the halftime act, or the opening act, or the anything act.  My kids haven't either.  So pretty much par for the course regarding CFL half time shows!  Won't change whether I go or not, like it ever would!

[GOLDMEMBER]

I still wanted RUSH...

CFL couldn't afford Rush.  MGK sound like a complete twit of an artist. Poor choice.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Never heard of the halftime act, or the opening act, or the anything act.  My kids haven't either.  So pretty much par for the course regarding CFL half time shows!  Won't change whether I go or not, like it ever would!

You haven't heard of Our Lady Peace?

[blue_or_die]

CFL couldn't afford Rush.  MGK sound like a complete twit of an artist. Poor choice.

If this was the 80s you might be right, but aren't Rush playing casinos these days?

[Waffler]

Anyone who is a Bob Dylan fan knows that he is a fan of MGK. 

The unlikely friendship sprung in late February earlier this year, when Dylan posted a video of MGK performing in a record store in 2016 to his Instagram page.

MGK attended the Outlaw Music Festival in Hollywood back in May, where he had a face-to-face encounter with Dylan.  According to MGK, Dylan said to him, "You really rip it, man."

Dylan's voice can be heard on MGK's latest album trailer Lost Americana noting how MGK's "music celebrates the beauty found in the in-between spaces".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-oC9YVtxlU

[dd]

I had hoped we would get Canadian hoser Bryan Adams to put on a half time show to remember, maybe next year....

[GOLDMEMBER]

If this was the 80s you might be right, but aren't Rush playing casinos these days?

Lol

Nope charging average ticket price $350 each. Screw em. Major cash grab.

[Tecno]

You haven't heard of Our Lady Peace?

Nope!

[dd]

Nope!

What, are you serious?? Late 90's they had a good run. they'll put on a good pre-game for sure.