Members of the University of Arizona marching band perform during halftime at Super Bowl 1 in 1967. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) The halftime show at many of the early Super Bowls was The Super Bowl halftime show has evolved from a simple break in the game to a full-blown cultural event that sometimes overshadows the action on the field. With the next one set to take place on February 9, 2025, at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans' Caesars Superdome, featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA, anticipation is already building. 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 The Super Bowl halftime show as we know it took a few years to get off the ground. Marching bands filled the void between halves until 1984, and the first pop act didn't get booked until New Kids 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. 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 The first Super Bowl came together late, so naturally, the halftime festivities came even later. AZ Central notes it was only a few days before Christmas 1966 when Jack Lee, University of Arizona Marching band director, got a phone call asking his band to play at the AFL-NFL Championship Game. His show will be vastly different than the NFL’s first Super Bowl halftime show in 1967, which featured marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling State University, a historically Black college, along with hundreds of flying pigeons, thousands of balloons and two soaring men wearing jetpacks. Super Bowl: Year: Performer(s) 1: 1967: Universities of Arizona and Grambling University Bands: 2: 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands Fans Watch Super Bowl XXIII Halftime With 3-D Glasses By the 1980s, the Super Bowl was must-see TV, but the halftime show was becoming a punchline. Not even the second jetpack appearance, at Super Members of the University of Arizona marching band perform during halftime at Super Bowl 1 in 1967. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) The halftime show at many of the early Super Bowls was Members of the University of Arizona marching band perform during halftime at Super Bowl 1 in 1967. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) The halftime show at many of the early Super Bowls was In 1993, it was the first Super Bowl halftime show that featured only one star performer, Michael Jackson. There were 3500 local Los Angeles children present at the stage as he sang, however, they were not a direct part of the act. Diana Ross was the first female performer to headline a Super Bowl halftime show in 1996. Below, find more interesting statistics and facts about the Super Bowl Halftime Show. 7 Super Bowl Halftime Show facts you might not know: Inaugural Super Bowl Halftime Show was held in 1967 The first Super Bowl Halftime Show featured two marching bands, neither representing one of the teams playing in the Super Bowl (The Washington Post). The The 37-year-old from Compton, the heart of the Los Angeles rap scene, has 17 Grammy wins and performed during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2022 along with Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J The Super Bowl is the second-largest food consumption day in the U.S., after Thanksgiving. The NFL uses Roman numerals to number each Super Bowl, except for Super Bowl 50. The most-watched Super Bowl was Super Bowl XLIX, with 114.4 million viewers. The Super Bowl has never gone into overtime until Super Bowl LI. Super Bowl and Pop Culture 4. Halftime Shows (10 Questions) What artist had the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show? Who was the first solo performer to headline a Super Bowl halftime show? 6. The appearance of New Kids on the Block at Super Bowl XXV was supposed to usher in a new era of pop star-studded halftime shows. But oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, they didn't have the right stuff. Reveal Answer Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was the first solo artist to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in 1993. 14. Which Super Bowl halftime show featured a surprise appearance by Destiny’s Child? Reveal Answer Super Bowl XLVII Destiny’s Child reunited during Beyoncé’s halftime show in Super Bowl XLVII. 15. The first Super Bowl halftime show featured college marching bands, not pop stars. Michael Jackson's 1993 performance is credited with turning the halftime show into a major event. The most-watched halftime show was Katy Perry's in 2015, drawing 118.5 million viewers.
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