While watching the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, there’s a good chance that you’ll notice the singers are lip-syncing during their performances and there’s a reason for this.
Almost all of the entertainers who “sing” live on 34th Street during the annual event will be lip-syncing and this is perfectly normal for the parade.
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The 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is happening today (November 26) and we have the full list of balloons that you can expect to see this year!
Things are going to be a lot different than normal this time around due the pandemic and spectators won’t be allowed to line the streets to watch the balloons and floats march down Broadway.
Instead of the normal 2.5-mile parade route, the event will be held solely in Herald Square on 34th Street, right outside of the flagship Macy’s store.
Some new balloons will be debuted this year, including The Boss Baby and Red Titan from Ryan’s World.
Make sure to check out the full list of performers appearing during the event!
Click inside to see the full list of balloons in the parade… More Here! »
The 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be kicking off momentarily and you might notice something while your favorite entertainers are performing live in New York City.
Almost all of the singers appearing live on 34th Street are going to be lip-syncing during their performances and this is completely normal for the annual event.
Nearly all performers in the parade have been lip syncing instead of singing live for years for multiple reasons, the biggest one being that floats are moving throughout the parade and having singers perform live would be a logistical nightmare.
Another reason is the cold weather that performers frequently have to face during the parade. It estimated to be in the high 50s with rain in New York City this year, while some years the weather is much colder than that.
John Legend previously revealed, “Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don’t have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance… Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live!”
A couple years ago, a Grammy-winning singer broke tradition and actually sang LIVE for a change!
Make sure to check out the full list of performers who will appear this year!
Click through the gallery to see a bunch of the parade balloons… More Here! »
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is still happening this year amid the pandemic, but things will be different because of what’s happening in the world.
In normal years, it’s estimated that 3 million people line the streets of New York City on Thanksgiving morning to watch the balloons and floats march down Broadway en route to Herald Square.
For 2020, the parade route is being shortened significantly and will only take place along 34th street near the flagship Macy’s store. This is the portion of the parade that we normally see on TV every year and the street will be closed down to detract spectators from congregating.
“Every year we have two parades: There’s the one for New Yorkers who line the parade along the streets, and we knew that couldn’t happen, we couldn’t march from uptown to downtown,” executive producer Susan Tercero told Variety. “The other parade is the one that happens on television for 50 million people. We knew that was going to be our safest way of moving forward.”
The city of New York will be treating the parade like a movie set and the NYPD will make sure people can’t crash the event.
Balloons, floats, musical performances, and Santa Claus will all appear, but the amount of people participating in the event has been reduced by 88% and those people will only hail from the New York/Tri-State area.
“We found ways to have a balance of both [live and pre-tape],” Tercero said. “We will still be doing it live because there is some magic in that. I think that people are missing live entertainment, one of those things where you never know what’s going to happen. And people will want to tune in to see how we put it all together.”
There will be NO marching bands from high schools or colleges this year as the producers decided to not include anyone under the age of 18 due to health and safety concerns.
The balloon inflation public event that happens the night before Thanksgiving is also not happening this year. The balloons also will not be operated by hundreds of people holding the ropes. Instead, Toro tractor vehicles will tow them.
“You’re still going to see them flying high,” Tercero said. “It’s just the way that they are being carried down the street is different. We have done many, many iterations of this and training to try and make sure that this is the right way to go. I think it’s going to still get the same essence and the balloons flying high amongst the buildings that we’re used to seeing.”
Here’s the FULL lineup of performers and celeb guests you can expect to see at the event!
The 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade just kicked off and there will be tons of great performances all morning long… though you might notice something interesting during them!
Almost all of the performers are going to be lip-syncing during their performances and this is completely normal for the annual event.
Nearly all performers in the parade have been lip syncing instead of singing live for years for multiple reasons, the biggest one being that floats are moving throughout the parade and having singers perform live would be a logistical nightmare.
Another reason is the cold weather that performers frequently have to face during the parade. It currently is 50 degrees with strong winds in New York City, while some years the weather is much colder than that.
Last year, a Grammy-winning singer broke tradition and actually sang LIVE for a change!
Make sure to check out the full list of performers who will appear this year!
Click through the gallery to see a bunch of the parade balloons… More Here! »
