{"id":2051895,"date":"2026-07-20T06:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051895"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:36:27","slug":"liam-gallagher-says-fifas-world-cup-halftime-show-was-like-a-bad-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051895","title":{"rendered":"Liam Gallagher Says FIFA\u2019s World Cup Halftime Show Was \u2018Like a Bad Trip\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tLiam Gallagher had a blunt review of FIFA\u2019s first World Cup final halftime show.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Oasis frontman reacted on X during Sunday\u2019s (July 19) performance at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., where Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin, the PS22 Chorus and the Muppets appeared during the Spain-Argentina final.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is like a bad trip,\u201d Gallagher wrote.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHe followed with another post, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s a good job I\u2019ve got my spiritual socks on or that halftime entertainment could have tipped me over the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 11-and-a-half-minute show marked the first halftime performance staged during a FIFA World Cup final. Curated by Martin, the production opened with Madonna performing \u201cMusic,\u201d her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 from 2000, before moving through performances from BTS, Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy and more.<\/p>\n

\n\tShakira and Burna Boy performed \u201cDai Dai,\u201d the official World Cup song and current Billboard Global 200 chart-topper, while BTS delivered \u201cDynamite\u201d and Bieber performed an acoustic version of \u201cEverything Hallelujah.\u201d Dudamel also conducted musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela through The White Stripes\u2019 \u201cSeven Nation Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show closed with the PS22 Chorus, Martin, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and several performers returning to the field for a finale built around a giant \u201cLOVE\u201d stage formation and fireworks.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe halftime show brought one of the most music-heavy moments in World Cup final history to the middle of the tournament\u2019s deciding match. It also placed FIFA closer to the kind of entertainment model long associated with the Super Bowl, where pop performance is built into the broadcast spectacle.<\/p>\n

\n\tGallagher\u2019s reaction comes after Oasis\u2019 return to stadium scale with the band\u2019s OASIS LIVE \u201925 tour, which included dates across the U.K., Ireland, North America, Mexico, Asia, Australia and South America. The band\u2019s songs have also long lived inside football culture, with tracks including \u201cWonderwall\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back in Anger\u201d becoming crowd staples far beyond rock audiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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