The 109th Grey Cup is less than two weeks away in Regina at Mosaic Stadium, but without the Saskatchewan Roughriders or a halftime show..A big part of any Grey Cup is the halftime show, which has yet to be announced..On October 27, Roughriders CEO and President Craig Reynolds told the media a halftime act was secured..“The halftime act has been secured. I can confirm that, by the CFL,” said Reynolds. .“We’re really happy with where they landed.”. Grey Cup 109 Bring It To The Heartland .The slogan of this year’s Grey Cup is “Bring it to the Heartland,” but the question remains: who's being brought to the Heartland for the halftime show?.Third Down Nation’s Roughrider podcast ‘Green Cast’ co-host John Fraser called the silence “a bad look.”.“It’s a big thing for hype. It’s a big thing to bring in the casual fan. It’s shocking they haven’t done it yet,” said Fraser. .“Without you bringing in the casual viewer, how do you grow? The CFL needs to grow. If you’re watching on TV or you’re an out-of-market fan, you don’t care where the game is.”.“You want a good show. To me, that’s on the league.”.The NFL announced Rihanna as their halftime show performer almost five months before this season’s Super Bowl..“We knew Taylor Swift turned it down, then Rihanna was coming on and we still don’t have a sniff of who’s doing the Grey Cup,” said Fraser..The Grey Cup is operated as a separate event by the CFL Head Office and there are thousands of resale tickets available online as of Wednesday..Canadian Colin James headlines the SiriusXM Kickoff Party on November 16 at the International Trade Centre at REAL District..James is an eight-time Juno Award winning musician from Regina and the kickoff party is free to attend and open to all ages..For local talent, there’s the Harvard Media Stage, but it is just for Saskatchewan talent, who get to play during the day and not connected to the halftime show..“We know there is so much incredible talent right here in Saskatchewan, and we wanted [to] provide some of our best and brightest the opportunity to be part of the Grey Cup Festival,” said Reynolds. .“Through our Harvard Media Community Stage, we’re excited to be able to showcase local performers to CFL fans across Canada.”.On Grey Cup Sunday afternoon, Grey Cup ticket holders can watch the Capital Auto Tailgate party which features live entertainment, however, none of the acts have been announced..The CFL said it will make more announcements this week.
