Reports: NFL asking musicians to pay to play Super Bowl half

[tater1977]

Reports: NFL asking musicians to pay to play Super Bowl half-time show

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... ?track=rss

Aug. 19, 2014


he Wall Street Journal is reporting: The National Football League is reportedly asking musicians under consideration for the Super Bowl half time show to contribute a portion of their post game sales to the league. Performers have traditionaly played the high-profile show for no pay. Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Coldplay are said the be under consideration for 2015..

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[conversationpc]

Ridiculous...You get paid to do gigs. Period. Asking an artist to do it for free or, heaven forbid, pay to play is ridiculous.

[ebake02]

That's just greedy. It's pretty ballsy for the NFL to ask musicians something like that considering how much money they make off the Super Bowl and the hype leading up to it.

[slucero]

The NFL is a non-profit.

something wrong with that ...

[Deb]

Ridiculous...You get paid to do gigs. Period. Asking an artist to do it for free or, heaven forbid, pay to play is ridiculous.

Agreed!

Last year's half-time was, by far, my favorite. Man he's one talented dude!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuhLgSQo2sk

[RPM]

GREED . huge NFL fan and that is disheartening to hear. whats next, pay per view super bowl?
The artist do a job and should be paid, and paid well.

[G.I.Jim]

Most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time. Many people (like me) don't give a rats ass about football. I watch it solely for the commercials and the half-time show. Fuck the NFL! Seriously, fuck those greedy bastards! Look how much money they make BECAUSE of the half-time show! This reminds e of all the dumbass bar owners out there who want 5 and 6 piece bands to play for free while they make thousands more at the bar on the nights that those bands play. Fucking retarded!

[Rick]

Most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time. Many people (like me) don't give a rats ass about football. I watch it solely for the commercials and the half-time show. Fuck the NFL! Seriously, fuck those greedy bastards! Look how much money they make BECAUSE of the half-time show! This reminds e of all the dumbass bar owners out there who want 5 and 6 piece bands to play for free while they make thousands more at the bar on the nights that those bands play. Fucking retarded!

Were you beered up when you posted this? Just asking, because that's the kind of post I would make when I were beered up. Actually, most of my posts are when I'm beered up. lol

[G.I.Jim]

Most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time. Many people (like me) don't give a rats ass about football. I watch it solely for the commercials and the half-time show. Fuck the NFL! Seriously, fuck those greedy bastards! Look how much money they make BECAUSE of the half-time show! This reminds e of all the dumbass bar owners out there who want 5 and 6 piece bands to play for free while they make thousands more at the bar on the nights that those bands play. Fucking retarded!

Were you beered up when you posted this? Just asking, because that's the kind of post I would make when I were beered up. Actually, most of my posts are when I'm beered up. lol

Nope, I haven't drank since May 26th Rick. I don't drink anymore, I'm just an asshole sober now. Lol!!