The Super Bowl XXVII halftime show took place on January 31, 1993, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, as part of Super Bowl XXVII. In an effort to increase its profile after being counterprogrammed by an In Living Color special the previous year, the show featured a performance by Michael Jackson. The performance was successful in its The Super Bowl XXVII halftime show starring Michael Jackson is the most watched Super Bowl halftime show, with a TV audience of more than 133.4 million viewers. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] The Super Bowl LVI halftime show starring Dr. Dre , Snoop Dog , Eminem , Mary J. Blige , Kendrick Lamar and 50 cent is the most viewed Super Bowl halftime show on YouTube In January 31 1993, Michael Jackson made a memorable appearance at the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII. The performance began with Jackson catapulting onto The King of Pop—Michael Jackson—became the first solo performer to play a Super Bowl Halftime Show on Jan. 31, 1993 at Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. On January 31, 1993, Michael Jackson performed for the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show.[1] The show lasted around thirteen minutes and for the first time in the game's history, it increased Super Bowl's viewership between halves. The King of Pop getting to perform at the halftime show also helped with the sales of Dangerous. "Jam" (samples the "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" intro) "Billie Jean 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 Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl performance: The show that changed everything. After Jackson's performance, dogs self-rocketed to the moon and danced the rhumba. Eyes bled orange juice that dripped upwards into a giant golden chalice in the sky, and rivers burped up shoulderless arms that scrabbled across vast plains of scrambled eggs. Michael Jackson's Super Bowl performance took place on January 31, 1993, during Super Bowl XXVII held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. This iconic h The 1993 Super Bowl halftime show was a defining moment in the history of the game, as it featured a highly-anticipated performance by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The show, which took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was watched by over 130 million people, making it one of the most-watched halftime shows in Super Bowl history. Michael Jackson collaborators look back on his historic performance at the 1993 Super Bowl. MJ brought his own band and dancers to perform on a set that weighed 12 tons and had to be built Michael Jackson 1993 show changes halftime forever. fans wanted to know why Maroon 5's Adam Levine was allowed to run around with his shirt off during the band's Super Bowl LIII halftime Michael Jackson’s performance at Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in 1993 marks the start of the modern era of pop music halftime headliners. an Irish rock band known for its inspirational 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 Here are 9 of the most memorable Super Bowl performances: Michael Jackson (1993) Day,” "MLK" and "Where the Streets Have No Name," the band displayed a banner with the names of all Batten played lead guitar and rhythm guitar on Michael Jackson's Bad (1987–1989), Dangerous (1992) and HIStory (1996–1997) world tours, and on his 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance, which was aired to over 1.3 billion people in 86 countries, the largest audience in television history for a live music performance. [4] Michael Jackson delivers one of his most famous performances at the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show in Pasadena, Calif. (Steve Granitz/WireImage via Getty Images) (WireImage) 1994: The Judds She also released her debut album ‘Above Below and Beyond’ in the same year. When Michael Jackson appeared in the 1993 Super Bowl, the most extensive live performance in television history, Batten was there on the guitar. Then the guitarist continued touring with Jackson in 1996 for the ‘HIStory’ tour, which also reached many fans. Almost 30 years after Jackson's Super Bowl performance, the Super Bowl returned to Los Angeles. With the game being held in Los Angeles for the first time in 29 years, some of the city's best While the Super Bowl halftime show began in 1967, it wasn’t until the ’90s that superstar artists started taking the stage instead of marching bands. The tradition really took off in 1993 when it was announced that Michael Jackson would be headlining the festivities. 31 Jan 1993: Entertainer Michael Jackson sings at half-time during the Super Bowl X XVII game between the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys
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