Fans couldn’t wait for Rihanna’s long-awaited return to a stage, which came at halftime of Super Bowl 57. And for the most part, it lived up to what people were hoping to see.
She performed a lot of her biggest hits, coming out on platforms that reminded people of Super Smash Bros., and it turned out to be a good show even without a guest appearance.
But it’s not a perfect Super Bowl halftime until somebody becomes a meme, and unfortunately for Rihanna’s poor background dancers, they were an easy target thanks to these puffed-up windbreakers they were wearing as they ran onto the field.
NFL fans had a ball.
me putting mini marshmallows in my hot chocolate pic.twitter.com/20RraQDtlC
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) February 13, 2023
Me and my friends headed to Bojangles. pic.twitter.com/44sZbB9QWs
— Bojangles (@Bojangles) February 13, 2023
*A kid doesn’t follow directions*
The Oompa Loompas: pic.twitter.com/xxhuWLjHcp
— Kofie (@Kofie) February 13, 2023
MLB bullpens when a brawl breakouts pic.twitter.com/TC3s5ehZvg
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) February 13, 2023
Nobody:
Rihanna’s backup dancers: pic.twitter.com/vOS9NJg86B
— Rock 'Em Socks 🧦 (@RockEmSocks) February 13, 2023
rihanna's backup dancers: pic.twitter.com/JqVyeiGgp2
— arwa ☁️ BITS DAY (@arwacat_) February 13, 2023
Rihanna’s halftime dancers. pic.twitter.com/XQjqnUFCKg
— Glen Macnow (@RealGlenMacnow) February 13, 2023
Rihanna backup dancers. pic.twitter.com/Du4IqM36dZ
— John Ewing 🦁 (@johnewing) February 13, 2023
Rihanna and her Dancers @rihanna pic.twitter.com/3HGp8XJPU3
— AVJ_Ayden (@AydenAvj) February 13, 2023
rihanna’s backup dancers pic.twitter.com/oYTJXNRSyV
— kristen 🍓 (@kristrepidation) February 13, 2023