Step aside Bruno Mars, here comes a band from another galaxy entirely.
An online petition demanding that metal band GWAR play the 2015 Super Bowl Halftime Show has generated more than 16,000 signatures and is closing in on its goal of 25,000. Created by GWAR fan Jeff Cantrell of Morehead, Kentucky and hosted on change.org, the petition calls out Senior Vice President of Communications for the NFL, Greg Aiello, as well as the league’s “boring” halftime shows.
Mars is scheduled to play this season’s Super Bowl halftime show in February at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Pop superstar Beyonce performed earlier this year for Super Bowl XLVII, and her show was the most-tweeted moment in history until Miley Cyrus broke that auspicious record last month at the MTV VMAs.
Here’s the petition’s description in full:
The time for GWAR to address the nation is NOW.
Every year people complain about who the halftime show is going to feature, now we are telling you who we want: WE WANT GWAR in 2015!
Why should articles like “Bruno Mars Announced For Super Bowl Halftime Show, Gwar Waits Until Next Year (Again)” (from Screen Junkies) be a joke?
We don’t want another year of sitting around talking through a muted, boring NFL Super Bowl halftime show. We want something different. We want a real spectacle that only GWAR can provide. Doesn’t the NFL want more viewers? Don’t advertisers want more people paying attention? This way everyone wins.
Plus, GWAR’s relationship with American football is one of the strongest in music. Front man Dave Brockie writes a football column for MetalSucks.com called “Necessary Roughness” even the “The Dan Patrick Show” has an Oderous mask on display. It’s been suggested by Sports Illustrated that GWAR should become mascots!
NFL must listen to the people. GWAR is more American than apple pie.
Please sign, share, and show your support.
Perhaps the great Oderus Urungus can change the title of this track to “Let Us Play” and get some real momentum going. In the meantime, the Richmond-based crew have a new album, Battle Maximus, coming out September 17 via Metal Blade Records.