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2016 marks the 50th Super Bowl, and the NFL and Pepsi plan on making it a Super Bowl to remember for fans.
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Coldplay will headline the famous Super Bowl halftime show, and Beyoncéwill join the band onstage for an extra special performance.
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The British band Coldplay is excited to rock the stadium, According to Matt Tabeek of CBS Sports, the band’s frontman Chris Martin said, “‘It’s the greatest moment of our band’s life. We’re going to give it everything we have,’” in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
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The band has won 7 Grammy Awards and “Coldplay is one of the world’s most popular musical acts, selling more than 80 million copies of their six No. 1 albums and garnering eight BRITs,” as noted in the NFL article, “Coldplay will perform at Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show.” Some of the group’s best known songs are “Yellow,” “Viva La Vida,” “A Sky Full of Stars” and “Fix You.”
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The plan for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show is to incorporate the NFL’s “On the Fifty” campaign, “by honoring the past, the present and looking ahead to the next 50 years,” Tabeek reported. To honor the Super Bowl’s past, former halftime performer Beyoncé will take part in the amazing show. Beyoncé headlined the 2013 halftime show in New Orleans, accompanied by her former Destiny’s Child group members, and together they put on an incredible show.
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Pepsi has been the title sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show for the past 4 years. This year is the first year Pepsi is providing an exclusive behind the scenes view of the making of the legendary Super Bowl halftime show. This digital mini series presented by Pepsi is available to watch on Pepsi’s website as of January 11th.
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The big question is whether Coldplay’s and Beyoncé’s performances will be able to top previous halftime acts like Katy Perry and her iconic dancing sharks that performed during the previous Super Bowl show. According to Tabeek, Katy Perry’s performance last year “was the most-watched halftime show in history with 118.5 million viewers.” Although not amounting to the record 118.5 million viewers, other famous acts from previous years, including Bruno Mars, Madonna, Beyoncé, and Bruce Springsteen certainly entertained the crowds.
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The NFL hopes that they set a new record for Super Bowl 50 with Coldplay, Beyonce, the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. It will be played at Levi’s Stadium in California on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. ET, and this historic event will be watched by millions.
Works Cited:
“Coldplay will perform at Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show.” NFL. NFL Enterprises LLC, 3 Dec. 2015. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
Tabeek, Matt. “Super Bowl Halftime Show: Coldplay Teaming up with Beyonce.” CBSSports. CBS Interactive, 23 Jan. 2016. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.