The Boss to play Super Bowl halftime

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:57 pm

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night.

Continuing a run of major talent that has lately included the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the biggest television event in the nation will showcase one of its most beloved rock 'n' roll artists. The Super Bowl will be played Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium.

The 2008 Super Bowl show was watched by more than 148 million viewers in the U.S., the NFL said in its release. It wasn't always that way: For years, the game's halftime show was made up of local and college marching bands and drill teams.

Chubby Checker in 1988 was the first popular musician to perform at halftime, and Michael Jackson upped the ante in 1993. His sister Janet provided the show's most infamous moment with 2004's "wardrobe malfunction" — and the show has stuck with straight ahead rock acts ever since.

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Post #2 » by **BlackMamba** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:07 pm

i think another smart choice, he's an artist that could be between the various generations of the people that are interested in watching the SB not only in the US but around the world.

Post #3 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:11 pm

All the more reason why the Giants need to make another run to the Super Bowl this year.

deeney0 · Post #4 » by **deeney0** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:03 pm

BlackMamba wrote:i think another smart choice

I thought Tom Petty was just about every synonym for dry, dull, and boring you can think of last year. Seriously, what has the average age of performer been since the Janet incident? 60? I can only guess they settled on Springsteen because Bob Dylan is too much of a hippie, Sinatra is no longer with us, and The Everly Brothers were unavailable. The Super Bowl has got to be the only major event that recruits exclusively at AARP meetings.

Post #5 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:05 pm

Springsteen’s much better when he’s reading numbers at bingo halls.

hermes · Post #6 » by **hermes** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:06 pm

shoot, thought for sure they were going with the Oakridge Boys this year

Post #7 » by **studcrackers** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:46 pm

who would you people rather have then someone like bruce who's a hit everywhere they go?

Post #8 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:32 pm

I wonder if Kanye would ever do a halftime show?

casey · Post #9 » by **casey** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:35 pm

studcrackers wrote:who would you people rather have then someone like bruce who's a hit everywhere they go?

I would prefer silence, personally.

WEFFPIM · Post #10 » by **WEFFPIM** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:28 pm

There's no one good right now that would justify a Super Bowl halftime show.

Post #11 » by **studcrackers** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:49 pm

id be interested in see RHCP perform

Post #12 » by **Icness** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:19 pm

casey wrote:
studcrackers wrote:who would you people rather have then someone like bruce who's a hit everywhere they go?

I would prefer silence, personally.

Amen to that.

I don't need 40 minutes of halftime. Get back to the game already.

deeney0 · Post #13 » by **deeney0** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:19 am

RHCP would be a fantastic popular musical choice, but if there has to be an act (and I'm with casey and Ic, there's no need), why must it be popular music?

Post #14 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:59 pm

Da Schwab wrote:I wonder if Kanye would ever do a halftime show?

+1…even more so for the fact that he’s such a diva that he’d probably flip out before the show and do something completely unscripted on stage.

Post #15 » by **BlackMamba** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:26 pm

deeney0 wrote:RHCP would be a fantastic popular musical choice, but if there has to be an act (and I'm with casey and Ic, there's no need), why must it be popular music?

besides the fact that gazillions of people watch the SB?

deeney0 · Post #16 » by **deeney0** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:45 pm

Think outside the box. Why not comedy? Why not something like Cirque d'Soleil? Or NFL players competing in a couple track and field events?

Post #17 » by **Da Schwab** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:05 pm

deeney0 wrote:Think outside the box. Why not comedy? Why not something like Cirque d'Soleil? Or NFL players competing in a couple track and field events?

Cirque d'Soleil? This isn't soccer, bud. This real football! This is Amurica!

deeney0 · Post #18 » by **deeney0** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:00 pm

Don't knock it if you haven't seen it live.

Pats19andO · Post #19 » by **Pats19andO** » Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:48 pm

I thought the Boss was referring to Rick Ross