Indianapolis hosted both games of the Final Four round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. After the first game between the UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini, fans in Lucas Oil Stadium were treated to a performance by The Chainsmokers, an electronic DJ and production duo comprised of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart.<\/p>\n
Pall and Taggart walked out to their new single \u201cEcho,\u201d before switching to the biggest hits of their career, including \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down,\u201d \u201cRoses,\u201d and \u201cCloser\u201d feat. Halsey.<\/p>\n
Chainsmokers performing the theme of the night: \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d pic.twitter.com\/346uzqv7ey<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tony Garcia | Detroit Free Press (@RealTonyGarcia) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Fans in Lucas Oil appeared to be having a fine time. TBS and truTV viewers at home, on the other hand, weren\u2019t too thrilled with the quick concert.<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s Scott Van Pelt was left dumbfounded by the decision to air the concert.<\/p>\n Who asked for this?<\/p>\n \u2014 Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you have against The Chainsmokers, SVP?\u201d a fan asked Van Pelt.<\/p>\n \u201cNot one thing,\u201d Van Pelt wrote back. \u201cJust an odd spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Not one thing. Just an odd spot.<\/p>\n \u2014 Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was also scratching his head about the decision to have the duo perform between games.<\/p>\n \u201cThis chain smokers concert inbetween games is playing off like somebody lost a bet. And I like the Chainsmokers but nothing has ever made less sense than this,\u201d Portnoy posted on X.<\/p>\n This chain smokers concert inbetween games is playing off like somebody lost a bet. And I like the Chainsmokers but nothing has ever made less sense than this. pic.twitter.com\/WuLyF7BVQD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Bay Area sports writer Damon Bruce joked that the concert was received even worse than the \u201cDr. James Naismith\u201d segment that was shown right before The Chainsmokers\u2019 performance on TBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Chainsmokers got a colder reception than that Naismith bit.<\/p>\n \u2014 Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Chainsmokers got a colder reception than the Naismith bit,\u201d Bruce posted to X.<\/p>\n \t