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The Chainsmokers, the electronic music duo, performed Saturday night between Final Four games at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, marking the first-ever Final Four concert of the NCAA tournament.
However, some fans, including prominent figures in the sport, were unhappy with the NCAA’s decision to stage this performance in the first place.
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and others expressed their frustrations on social media, watching the Chainsmokers take the stage after UConn’s victory over Illinois in Game 1 of the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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The Chainsmokers perform between games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
“This Chainsmokers concert between games is going like someone lost a bet,” Portnoy tweeted Saturday night. “I love the Chainsmokers but nothing has ever made less sense than that.”
One of the main reasons fans had a problem with the concert was the Michigan-Arizona start time, which was listed as 8:49 p.m. ET. However, the news didn’t come until around 9:20 p.m., an hour after UConn-Illinois ended.
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Portnoy is a well-known Michigan fan, so he was very happy to see that the delay ultimately didn’t hurt his Wolverines. But Van Pelt was also shocked to see the performance take place.
“Who asked that?” he wrote on social media. A fan followed in the comments, asking what he had against the Chainsmokers.
The Chainsmokers perform between games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
“Not a thing. Just a strange place,” Van Pelt replied.
Michigan easily handled Arizona in its 91-73 victory, leading by as much as 30 points at one point in the contest. They will face UConn in the national championship game Monday night at Lucas Oil.
Wolverines senior star Yaxel Lendeborg was injured in the win, although he is dealing with a sprained MCL and ankle injury. He was asked if there was a chance he would miss the national title game, to which he replied, “Absolutely not,” according to Yahoo Sports.
Lendeborg played just 14 minutes, scoring 11 points with three rebounds and an assist.
The Chainsmokers perform between games during the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 4, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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It was Aday Mara who led the charge for the Wolverines on the offensive end, as he made 11 of 16 shots for 26 points with nine rebounds and three assists. Trey McKenney also added 16 points off the bench for Dusty May’s team, including four three-pointers.
Michigan returns to the national championship game for the first time since 2018, losing to Villanova, 79-62.
