Keith Urban, Drake, and Sophie Turner were among the stars to heap praise on The Weeknd following his Super Bowl halftime show.

The Weeknd

The Weeknd

The 30-year-old star - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - shunned special guests for performance midway through the showpiece NFL final between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Florida on Sunday (07.02.21), but his hit-filled set was still a huge hit with his famous fans.

Country singer Keith tweeted: "DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN @theweeknd !!! loooooved the entire field being THE STAGE ! (sic)"

Drake took to Instagram to describe the show as a "big moment for the city", while Sophie also used the platform to share her excitement.

The former 'Game of Thrones' star posted: "@TheWeeknd rocks my world thank u (sic)"

Timothee Chalamet shared a clip of the performance and could be heard shouting "Legend! Legend! over it.

And music legend Dionne Warwick was impressed by the staging of the show.

She tweeted: "Well done @theweeknd. Loved the set and pyros. You looked and sounded great! A Big Hug and Loud Applause!! #SuperBowl (sic)"

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter took to Instagram to thank the 'Starboy' singer for his show.

He wrote: "Thank you @theweeknd for giving us a halftime performance that the world needed. LOVED IT!!”

Both Olivia Munn and Vanessa Carlton admitted the eight-track performance had made them excited for the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

Olivia tweeted: "This #SuperBowl halftime show makes me excited to go to concerts again. #TheWeeknd(sic)"

And Vanessa posted: "This is an amazing half time show and I need to go to a club and cry dance to The Weeknd every Tuesday night for the entirety of 2022. I mean that was brilliant!”

However, not everyone was impressed by the spectacle.

Maria Shriver complained: "I can’t hear the @theweeknd either and my volume is up #PepsiHalftime (sic)"

Dancer Alan Bersten asked on Twitter: "Is this shot on a GoPro?"

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