The Chainsmokers' Final Four concert draws backlash from fans: 'Who asked for this?'

The Chainsmokers, the physics euphony duo, performed successful betwixt Final Four games connected Saturday nighttime astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, marking the first-ever Final Four performance for the NCAA Tournament.

However, immoderate fans, including salient figures successful sports, were not blessed with the NCAA’s determination to person the show hap successful the archetypal place.

Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and others took their frustrations to societal media, arsenic they saw The Chainsmokers instrumentality the signifier pursuing UConn’s triumph implicit Illinois successful the archetypal Final Four matchup astatine Lucas Oil Stadium.

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The Chainsmokers execute betwixt games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA men's hoops tourney astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

"This Chainsmokers performance successful betwixt games is playing disconnected similar idiosyncratic mislaid a bet," Portnoy tweeted connected Saturday night. "I similar the Chainsmokers but thing has ever made little consciousness than this."

One of the main reasons fans had an contented with the performance was the starting clip for Michigan-Arizona, which was written arsenic 8:49 p.m. ET. However, tipoff didn’t travel until astir 9:20 p.m., which was an hr aft UConn-Illinois finished.

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Portnoy is simply a well-known Michigan fan, truthful helium was precise gladsome to spot the hold didn’t wounded his Wolverines successful the end. But Van Pelt was besides shocked to spot the show instrumentality place.

"Who asked for this?" helium wrote connected societal media. A instrumentality followed up successful the comments, asking what helium had against the Chainsmokers.

The Chainsmokers execute betwixt games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA men's hoops tourney astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

"Not 1 thing. Just an unusual spot," Van Pelt replied.

Michigan handled Arizona easy successful its 91-73 win, starring by 30 points astatine 1 infinitesimal successful the contest. They volition instrumentality connected UConn successful the nationalist title crippled connected Monday nighttime astatine Lucas Oil.

Wolverines elder prima Yaxel Lendeborg was injured successful the victory, though he’s battling done a sprained MCL and an ankle injury. He was asked if determination was immoderate accidental helium would miss the nationalist rubric game, to which helium replied, "Absolutely not," per Yahoo Sports.

Lendeborg played lone 14 minutes, scoring 11 points with 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

The Chainsmokers execute betwixt games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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It was Aday Mara starring the complaint for the Wolverines connected the violative end, arsenic helium drilled 11 of his 16 shots for 26 points with 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Trey McKenney besides added 16 points disconnected the seat for Dusty May’s squad, including 4 made three-pointers.

Michigan makes a instrumentality to the nationalist title crippled for the archetypal clip since 2018, which they mislaid to Villanova, 79-62.