Big Sean gave his “Blessings” during his halftime show at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving day game, performing songs from his “Dark Sky Paradise” album.
The 27-year-old Detroit native got to spend his turkey day performing in his hometown team’s halftime show at Ford Field, giving quite the show as he sang his hits “One Man Can Change the World” and “Blessings.”
Big Sean opened the show by walking slowly from the players’ tunnel onto Ford Field, performing “One Man Can Change the World” while joining a few dozen children from the Detroit Police Athletic League who were already on the field. Sean’s charity, the Sean Anderson Foundation, made a $5,000 donation to the group this month.
Decked out in a Detroit Lions coat and a pair of black Yeezy snow boots, he continued his performance with an amazing rendition of “Blessings,” which was topped off by fireworks at the end!
“I’m from Detroit,” he told the crowd. “I used to watch this game every year!”
He clutched his microphone in his hands as if he was saying a Thanksgiving prayer and wished the crowd a happy Thanksgiving at the close of the performance.
It was all over in a matter of minutes, and as Sean ran off the field, he stopped to shake hands and take selfies with fans in the first row of the crowd.
Fans already knew how pumped he was for the halftime show performance weeks before it happened because he announced it on his Instagram November 8 — and even got his own Lions jersey!
Sean joins a list of artists that includes Bon Jovi (2002), Mariah Carey (2005), John Fogerty (2006) the Goo Goo Dolls (2007), Nickelback (2011) and Kid Rock (2012) who have performed at halftime of the Lions Thanksgiving game over the years.
After beginning 2015 with his first No. 1 album, Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean’s career has continued to explode. Most recently, he was featured on a track from Justin Bieber‘s Purpose titled “No Pressure” and even got the chance to perform the song with The Biebs on the Today show November 18.
