Janet Jackson was the original choice to perform at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI, but the NFL ultimately selected U2 after a group of NFL owners and officials attended the band's concert in New York City shortly after the September 11 attacks. [4] Janet Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 in Houston. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images) Before the Super Bowl halftime show became the spectacle it is today, it The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, known through corporate sponsorship as the Super Bowl XXXVIII AOL TopSpeed Halftime Show took place on February 1, 2004, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of Super Bowl XXXVIII. It featured Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson. 2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII -- Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake 2003, Super Bowl XXXVII -- Shania Twain and No Doubt featuring Sting 2002, Super Bowl XXXVI -- U2 20 years ago tonight, February 1, 2004, as the Patriots were on their way to winning their 2nd championship, Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast for 9/16 of a second during the The National Football League (NFL) announced in December 2003 that Jackson would headline the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show and it would be produced by MTV, who also produced the 2001 show On this day in 2004 we remember Janet Jackson and the craziest Super Bowl when the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers with a last-second field goal. The game itself had a lot of quirks. For example, despite 868 total yards and 61 combined points, the first and third quarters were scoreless. On February 1, 2004, the now-infamous “Nipplegate” incident occurred at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show as Janet Jackson performed with Justin Timberlake, crescendoing to a costume The Super Bowl halftime show, before Michael Jackson, was an endless wasteland of college marching bands and maddening flag-spinning tributes, from salutes to Hollywood (twice), to Motown, to the It was February 1, 2004, that the New England Patriots faced the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston. But while the game — which helped establish the Patriots as a burgeoning Get the Janet Jackson Setlist of the concert at Reliant Super Bowl XXXVIII setlists Dec 11, 2024. Billy Joel, Morrissey, Janet, 50 Cent to Play New Year's Eve In 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Tiberlake were both at the top of the pop star game and among the top choices when they were picked to headline the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. In just a few seconds though, the performance was launched into infamy when Timberlake exposed Jackson’s breast after unintentionally removing more material The 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the most iconic moments of the aughts. Featuring Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson, the NFL show could Michael Jackson put on an unforgettable show during halftime of Super Bowl XXVII. (Steve Granitz / WireImage) It’s incredibly rare for something from 1993 to hold up more than 30 years later Janet Jackson performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 and yes, you do remember what is about to happen next. was chosen to play the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI in “On February 1, 2004, the now-infamous “Nipplegate” incident occurred at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show as Janet Jackson performed with Justin Timberlake, crescendoing to a costume malfunction/reveal that begot the aforementioned name. During his 1993 performance at the Super Bowl in Pasadena, California, Michael Jackson immediately grabbed the audience’s attention by standing completely still in silence on stage for nearly The 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show went down in infamy when Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast during a dance routine, coining the term “Nipplegate.” A new documentary looks at the "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show in a new light – but doesn't definitively answer some important questions. Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson in Super Bowl XXXVIII before the show went off script Credit: Getty "That was the worst night of my life," former Atlanta Falcons safety Eugene Robinson said.
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