'Will.I.Am and his mates setting the tone', was how a bemused George Hamilton referred to The Black Eyed Peas', eh, loud performance during the 'opening ceremony' for tonight's Champions League final.
The sheer notion that they could set any tone at all without the recently-departed Fergie was at best kind to the American supergroup, whose performance was - by a considerable margin - one of the worst things to have ever happened in Wales.
A mere eight minutes before kick-off, Will.I.Am and the other lads assaulted the ears not only of the 70,000 or so in attendance at the Principality Stadium, but millions of people around the world. A medley of horrendous songs finished with All-Ireland final classic 'I Got A Feeling', which Hamilton remarked on RTÉ seemed to have won an otherwise stunned crowd back at the death.
On Twitter, meanwhile, football fans around the world united in apoplectic rage that their sacred night had been tainted by even more commercialism, and more pertinently, mediocrity.
Something I'm sure Black Eyed Peas and Manchester United fans can agree on: It wasn't the same after Fergie left.
— Kristan Heneage (@KHeneage) June 3, 2017
Black Eyed Peas without Fergie are even worse than Manchester United without Fergie
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) June 3, 2017
The match has been delayed because of that awful Black Eyed Peas performance.
Never again UEFA. Never again.— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) June 3, 2017
Dear @UEFA
STOP IT. STOP IT NOW.
Regards,
Every football fan ever#UCLfinal— Niall Hawthorne (@NiallHawthorne) June 3, 2017
Let them out on the pitch & never mind this shite!! Come on Juve 👍
— Alan Cawley (@alancaw) June 3, 2017
Remarkably, BT Sports have actually managed to broadcast something worse than Michael Owen's voice #UCLfinal #BlackEyedPeas
— Rupert Fryer (@Rupert_Fryer) June 3, 2017
Much like Manchester United, the Black Eyed Peas aren't good enough for the #UCLFinal without Fergie
— Adrian Collins (@AdrianCTweets) June 3, 2017
If https://t.co/z9OiN9r3aR was from #NornIron he'd be https://t.co/bxSsgadOg9
— Mark McFadden (@MarkMcFadden) June 3, 2017
No. pic.twitter.com/5jqsEVwSAJ
— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) June 3, 2017
not sure which is a worse match - Black Eyed Peas and the Champions League final or Eamon Dunphy and a touch screen for analysis
— Eoin Sheahan (@EoinSheahan) June 3, 2017
George Hamilton dropping some serious sass there at Black Eyed Peas... "Well, the crowd recognised that last one" pic.twitter.com/N3dOZhm9Oe
— Jess Kelly 👩🏻💻 (@jesskellynt) June 3, 2017
It's so upsetting how dreadful the Black Eyed Peas are in comparison to how great teenage me thought they were #UCLfinal
— Sian Elvin (@SianElvin) June 3, 2017
Can't believe they think people will stick around for a match after a Black Eyed Peas concert.
— Chris Goodfellow (@clgoodfellow) June 3, 2017
Black Eyed Peas doing their thing here...fans seemed happier when they were not here! #uclfinal2017 pic.twitter.com/Biywpl6cs5
— Kevin Palmer (@RealKevinPalmer) June 3, 2017
The Black Eyed Peas? In 2017? This opening ceremony is officially two thousand and late. #UCLFinal
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) June 3, 2017
Fuck off Black Eyed Peas we really don't have time for this shit.
Plus, Fergie isn't there so really just fuck off.— Ali (@NaboAli23) June 3, 2017
Black Eyed Peas: Let's Get It Stopped#UCLfinal
— Oldfirmfacts (@Oldfirmfacts1) June 3, 2017
Could they not have even gotten a Welsh band, for Christ's sake? We wait with baited breath for Mr. Worldwide's return next year.
