GSG Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 From the Motown Sound to the Motor City Madman, from the MC5 to Mitch Ryder, from Bob Seger to "Detroit Rock City," from Kid Rock to "8 Mile," the city of Detroit has a rich history when it comes to all kinds of rock and roll. And that's why the NFL really goofed up when it set the entertainment for this year's Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game -- another estimable Motor City tradition.For the first time in eons, the Lions are a very exciting and competitive team, which means that football fans around the country will not be scheduling their post-Tryptophan naps to coincide with the appearance of Ford Field's home team. It's a marquee game for once, so you'd think that a tribute to some tough Detroit rock would be in order. Nope. Instead, the league has presented us with halftime entertainment in the form of the inexplicably popular proto-generic post-grunge band Nickelback. That's right -- these seventh-generation Pearl Jammers are set to whine and squall at halftime of the Lions' game against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day, and the city of Detroit is not at all happy about it. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Detroit-wants-to-disinvite-Nickelback-from-its-T?urn=nfl-wp11074 Quote Link to comment
huzkerbob Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 This show would have killed 6 years ago. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 The people in my radio were talking about this on my way to work...said there's a big petition going around Detroit to drop them from the show... Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Here's the link to the petition. Even if you don't sign it, there are some funny comments to read on there. http://www.change.org/petitions/the-detroit-lions-replace-nickelback-as-the-halftime-show-for-the-thanksgiving-game Quote Link to comment
GM_Tood Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 That is too funny. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 At no point, has Nickleback ever been good. What are they going to do at halftime, pull a Vancouver and burn the stage? Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The people in my radio were talking about this on my way to work...said there's a big petition going around Detroit to drop them from the show... You have people in your radio? That's impressive. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 http://isnickelbacktheworstbandever.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 We need to start a petition to have FFDP play during the halftime show. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 We need to start a petition to have FFDP play during the halftime show. I would be down for that but I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to air it on TV Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 LOL I guess they wanted to top last year's gripping performance by Kid Rock. Quote Link to comment
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