Arkells named halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup in Hamilton

Canadian rock band Arkells have been announced as the halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup.

The Canadian rock band was announced as the halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup on Friday night. Lead singer Max Kerman said that he and his bandmates have been preparing for the intermission show on Dec. 12 by watching game tape.

“We're looking at performances from the Super Bowl halftime show, like Prince or Springsteen or Bruno Mars, or Grey Cup performance like Keith Urban a couple of years ago was incredible,” said Kerman, who also mentioned Kanye West's performance at the Brit Awards.

“What tricks can we steal from those artists? And then how do we amalgamate all those ideas into something that Arkells would do?”

Planning a halftime show was a unique creative opportunity for Arkells, according to Kerman. He said that when the band first formed in 2006 when they were at students McMaster University the challenge was just to feel confident at a small bar.