{"id":10267,"date":"2026-02-09T19:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?post_type=pmc_list&p=1235196391"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:53:57","slug":"the-15-best-super-bowl-halftime-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/?p=10267","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best Super Bowl\u00a0Halftime\u00a0Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Break out the beer and wings, and watch as we countdown the most spectacular Super Bowl halftime performances ever.<\/p>\n

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Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. <\/span> Kevin Mazur\/WireImage<\/cite> <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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The Super Bowl<\/a> Halftime Show has come a long way over the years, growing from a quaint marching band-centric affair to a blockbuster concert that draws the biggest names in music \u2014 not to mention millions of eyeballs.<\/p>\n

When it debuted in 1967, the halftime show featured, among other things, the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band performing \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d and \u201cWhen the Saints Go Marching In\u201d \u2014 stuff you might hear at any ordinary college football game in the late \u201960s. As the years went on, however, it expanded \u2014 but it wasn\u2019t quite A-list. Mid-game breaks featured everything from an Elvis Presley-impersonating magician (Elvis Presto, obviously) to the New Mouseketeers.<\/p>\n

But when Michael Jackson headlined the halftime show in 1993, everything changed. Audiences grew accustomed to the idea of seeing the biggest pop star in the world performing at the biggest game in America, and before long, the modern halftime show took hold. It became not only an offering of live music and entertainment for football fans waiting patiently for third quarter to start, but also a badge of honor for the artists invited to perform. Playing the Super Bowl is one of the greatest milestones you can achieve as a musician, a singular marker of a star who\u2019s earned their stripes as a bona fide legend. <\/p>\n

From MJ\u2019s game-changer to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 2013 show-stopper to Dr. Dre\u2019s 2022 hip-hop extravaganza, keep reading to see Billboard<\/em>\u2018s 15 best Super Bowl Halftime Show performances of all time.<\/p>\n