Springsteen Tapped for Super Bowl Halftime Show

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to perform during Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 1.

By Sarah Armaghan -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/29/2008 10:51:00 AM

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were announced by the National Football League and NBC Sunday night as the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 1.

The Super Bowl halftime show, usually one of the highlights of the event, annually claims the title of most-watched musical performance. More than 148 million viewers in the United States watched last year’s broadcast. The Super Bowl and its halftime show will be seen on televisions in more than 230 countries and territories worldwide.

Recent halftime performers include a long list of household names such as U2, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Paul McCartney.

One of the most controversial halftime acts was Janet Jackson’s and Justin Timberlake’s appearance at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, which sparked a debate over indecency brought into American homes by the cable industry.

Talkback

» Submit Feedback

• 
  

  Where do you get the 3D glasses for the Halftime Show?

  
  

  
  Michael Duganier - 1/4/2009 7:22:00 PM EST

• 
  

  WHERE DO WE GET TO 3D GLASS FOR THE HALF TIME SHOW

  
  

  
  DONNA MARENTES - 1/3/2009 9:38:00 PM EST
» Submit Feedback

Related Content

• Topics
• Author

Some NBC Super Bowl Ads Hit $3M

09/11/2008

Stations Rack Up Super Bowl Ads

01/24/2010

Tech Special: NBCs Super Bowl Comeback

01/24/2009

The Even Longer Goodbye

01/09/2009

Hallmark Halftime

01/23/2007

Also by this author

• Richard Gay to Head MTV, VH1 Strategy and Operations

• Lifetime Digital Sees Record Traffic in 2008

• Bravo Renews 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'

• Hallmark Channel Orders Two Movies

• Lifetime Bringing 'Acceptance' To TV

Also by Sarah Armaghan

Product Wire

• Resource Center
• Browse Categories
• Browse Companies

Featured Company

• Parks Associates

  

  Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups throug..more

---

Most Recent Resources

• Robust Encoding, Transcoding and Streaming Systems – Critical B..
• Simultaneous Multi-Format Encoding for Efficient Content Repurpos..
• Broadband Services: The Turning Point
• Digital Lifestyles and the Service Provider
• IPTV and the Digital Home