He half time show Since superbowl It is one of the most quoted and commented musical moments of the year. The grand final of American football is overshadowed by an artistic event even more important than the game itself. Playing for those 15 minutes is something everyone wants to achieve, but few can. Over the years, performances have improved on each other. The visual and economic resources of this quarter of an hour border on the imaginable. According to Reuters, they exceed 10 million euros. Since the first major performer to play, Michael Jackson, in 1993, many legends have attended the macro sporting event.
During these three decades, the most important artists of the world scene have passed through the stage of the stadiums. Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, The Who, Madonna, U2, Lady Gaga or the Rolling Stones These are just some of the bands and singers who have surprised half the planet with their performances. Next Sunday, February 12, Rihanna will try to gain a foothold on the Super Bowl Olympus. Among all these musical icons, it is very difficult to choose, but for LOS40 these are the 5 best performances of all time:
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, 2020
As we all know, this February 2020 will go down in the history books as a global pandemic forced the world to a complete shutdown. On this occasion in the half time show of 2020 Shakira and JLO They left the whole world speechless with a claim to Latin culture and female empowerment. In turn, it featured two of the most important Latin artists such as Bad Bunny and J Balvin who had the whole stadium dancing. He WakaWaka there hips don’t lie It was one of the great songs in which the two artists showed that age is just a number.
Beyoncé, 2013
With an audience of over 100 million people, Beyonce offered a show that is already part of history. The American artist put on a magical show in which she literally propelled Destiny’s Child onto the stage to sing Single women. Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland have done their part. Beyoncé has performed many of her most wanted songs as Crazy in love, little boy e Independent woman. No doubt the night will be remembered for her performance during the song Halo.
Michael Jackson, 1993
The King of Pop, an artist who needs no introduction, was the first major artist to perform at the Super Bowl. It was the first time that the musical event had more impact than the sporting event itself. A turning point for the organizers who realize where the economic profitability of the event lies. michael jackson Suddenly appearing in the middle of a 360 stage after an explosion of smoke and the audience’s shout the performer stood still for over a minute as the audience cheered him on with shouts. Billie John oh we are the world These are the winning songs.
Prince, 2007
The Minnesota artist took on the task of making an ode to good taste and rock n roll as a universal deluge bathed the stadium. The singer performed songs by Jimmy Hendrix himself and The best of yourself of Foo Fighters, a band formed by former Nirvana drummer. Prince decided to mark some guitar solos that are already part of the story and interpretation during the song purple rain will be remembered forever. A white sheet reflected his figure during the guitar solo. Of course, the rain didn’t stop for a second, which made this performance an unforgettable memory.
Katy Perry, 2015
The word artistic performance falls short after the proposal of Katy Perry in which the show seemed straight out of science fiction. On the back of a giant tiger and dressed in a costume of flame, as if it were the Hunger Games, his theme began to sound Roar. With an infinity of accessories like sharks, beach balls, he launched into a surreal show. It featured a brief but intense Lenny Kravitz appearance that put the golden brush on his performance. Finally, he performed Firework and literally took off on a sort of platform of shooting stars accompanied by a battery of fireworks larger than they usually do in Valencian fallas.
There are so many great performances that have accompanied us through so many editions of the Super Bowl that it’s hard to stick to just five. Which is your favourite?