Tbf the older acts were doing well in previous years. Prince, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen had good to great level of performances just prior to The Who.
I’m no expert on how big any of these bands were but I feel like all of those were much bigger than The Who at the time of their Super Bowl performances.
I’m 34. I’ve met people who have told me their fans of Prince/Petty/The Boss. Nobody ever told me they liked The Who.
Definitely true. But I think the NFL was like "legacy bands have been fine, why not" and then The Who didn't perform well at all and people weren't that hyped for it.
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This is a good performance though. Maybe I’ll buy his CD.
I’m 34. I’ve met people who have told me their fans of Prince/Petty/The Boss. Nobody ever told me they liked The Who.