The 10 greatest Super Bowl halftime shows of all time
Kendrick Lamar is headlining the coveted halftime show in New Orleans this weekend
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The 59th edition of the Super Bowl will take place this Sunday (Sunday 9 February) at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Aside from the game itself, the biggest talking point of the Super Bowl is the halftime show, where some of the worldâs most famous artists â from Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry â have entertained fans at the stadium.
This time around, all eyes will be on Kendrick Lamar at halftime, as the Grammy-winning hip-hop star prepares to put on a spectacular event, after Usher headlined last year.
In 2023, Rihanna made jaws drop not only with her incredible performance, but with her shock pregnancy reveal.
Meanwhile, 2022âs show was a hip-hop celebration, with joint headliners Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J Blige and Dr Dre.
Ahead of this year's Super Bowl, here are 10 of the all-time greatest halftime shows.
10) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers â 2008
Tom Petty headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2008No frills, just good old-fashioned rock and roll. Tom Pettyâs performance is often omitted from rankings of the best Super Bowl halftime shows, but weâre including it here because he absolutely crushed it. Kicking things off with âAmerican Girlâ, he followed it up with âWonât Back Downâ, âFull Moon Feverâ and the emotional âFree Fallinââ, rounding off with a stirring rendition of âRunninâ Down a Dreamâ.
Rihanna performing at the 2023 Super Bowl (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images )The Barbadian artist reigned over the 2023 Super Bowl with a first-class medley of pop showstoppers featuring âWe Found Loveâ, âWorkâ and âWild Thoughtsâ.
While RiRiâs performance was indisputably excellent, undoubtedly the biggest frenzy was caused by her red boilersuit, which revealed a bump that confirmed the pop star was pregnant with her and rapper A$AP Rockyâs second child.
It was classic from the âOnly Girl in the Worldâ star: attention-grabbing, headline-generating, full-bodied drama, and we loved it.
McCartney preceded the pop stars trying to outdo one another with extravagant stage designs and lavish costumes. Instead, he offered four beautifully played songs, of which the final one, âHey Judeâ, prompted an epic singalong with the crowd at Jacksonvilleâs EverBank Field Stadium.
One of the few to outdo Katy Perryâs 2015 entrance was Madonna, three years earlier, who appeared on a giant golden chariot led by about a hundred buff men dressed as Roman soldiers. She brought out Nicki Minaj and MIA for âGive Me All Your Luvinââ and also performed hits âLike a Prayerâ, âMusicâ and âExpress Yourselfâ.
There are few entrances as grand as standing on top of a giant golden lion with glowing eyes. Katy Perry went all out for her halftime show in 2015 with performances of âRoarâ, âDark Horseâ, âCalifornia Gurlsâ, âFireworkâ and âTeenage Dreamâ. And who can forget the notorious Left Shark and his poor coordination?
âPut the chicken fingers down and turn your television all the way up,â the Boss ordered. Springsteenâs 12-minute set started out with âTenth Avenue Freeze-Outâ and also included âBorn to Runâ, âGlory Daysâ and âWorking on a Dreamâ. Springsteen will make a cameo of sorts this year, as he stars in an advertising spot for Jeep.
One of the most outlandish halftime shows in recent memory, Lady Gaga began her performance by hurtling herself from the top of the stadium (attached to a harness, of course) â sparking a thousand memes. Once safely on the ground, she thrilled audiences with her biggest hits: âPoker Faceâ, âBorn This Wayâ, âTelephoneâ, âJust Danceâ, âMillion Reasonsâ and âBad Romanceâ.
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performing at the Super Bowl (Getty Images )Shakiraâs rock-heavy opener felt like a direct riposte to the tired notion that men are the only ones who can put on a show. The âHips Donât Lieâ singer wielded her electric guitar like a weapon for âEmpireâ, before J-Lo touched down from the Empire State building â a nod to her native Bronx â for a frenzied and superbly choreographed series of dance routines. The duo didnât so much erase as obliterate Maroon 5âs excruciating Super Bowl halftime show from the year before, with a high-octane, all-guns-blazing performance that went big on Latin pride.
BeyoncĂŠ basically ties with Prince for the greatest all-time Super Bowl performance. It was bold, it was fierce, it was virtually flawless. Bursting onto the stage with âCrazy in Loveâ after an acapella âLove on Topâ, she threw down some of her best dance moves, before moving on to other hits including âEnd of Timeâ and âBaby Boyâ. Lastly, there was a hysteria-inducing Destinyâs Child reunion with Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland â a performance so powerful, the lights at the stadium cut out when it ended.
1) Prince â 2007
Prince performing during the Super Bowl in 2007 (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)The greatest. Of course, the Purple One wasnât responsible for the rain that began to pour during his hair-raising 12-minute performance, which included covers of âWe Will Rock Youâ and âAll Along the Watchtowerâ. But the timing was so perfect, you wanted to believe he was. Following renditions of â1999/Baby Iâm a Starâ, Prince closed on âPurple Rainâ in what has to be ranked among one of his greatest live performances of that song.
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