It’s no ‘Abide With Me’, that’s for sure.
Tinie Tempah provided the pre-match entertainment for this year’s FA Cup Final, and it was certainly different to the usual Wembley offering.
Admittedly, the platinum-selling musician has a football connection, with ‘Written In The Stars’ being the soundtrack to Sky’s coverage of the Premier League for a number of years, but not everyone was impressed.
Tinie Tempah about to be added to the list of musicians I would never pay to see who I have got to watch at a football match.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) May 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/KellyCates/status/734056936128323584
There were complaints about him ruining the natural cup final atmosphere.
https://twitter.com/JacobSteinberg/status/734057260029202433
https://twitter.com/joehallwords/status/734057188256284672
There was some support, at least
Tinie Tempah >>> hymns and deep down you know it
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) May 21, 2016
Tinie Tempah performance 🔥🔥🔥🔥#FACupFinal #WeAreUnited
— Livin Athanas Silayo (@livinho_cr7) May 21, 2016
Though we’re not sure all of it was sincere.
TINIE TEMPAH'S PLAYING?!? Can this day get any better?
— Out of Context Bandwagons (@bifurcated_MBM) May 21, 2016
In the end, though, as is so often the case, there was no beating Henry Winter for an on-the-pulse observation.
First Ferguson on the pitch, now a great singer. Big Temper and Tinie Tempah at Wembley. #FACupFinal
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 21, 2016
