Bruce Springsteen To Play Super Bowl

NEW YORK — 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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NBC is owned by General Electric Co.

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Comments

[bwaynester]

great. i was wondering what could possibly be as good as tp last year.

[MKJeeves]

Okay but mister Boss, plese do some concerts to get out the vote first . . .

[lioness39]

Well there is one thing we do know: Bruce won't be singing to the New England Patriots this time around. Not without Tom Brady.

[KayoFrisco]

I look forward to Bruce performing the first 3 hour halftime show in NFL history!

[starcasmdotnet]

Let's see... What would be appropriate for the boss to play at the Super Bowl?

"Born To Run"
"TouchDownbound Train"
"Drive All Night"
"New Orleans Saint in the City"
"QuarterBack In Your Arms"
"Detroit Lion's Den"
"Open All Night"
"The Hitter"

Heh heh! We look forward to it!

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[walk0nwalls]

Jersey boys in the house.

[Wiredwilly]

While the entire Country is standing in Bread lines because of the $700 Billion theft of taxpayer money it will be great to watch Springsteen perform for the elite that can afford tickets from outside some bar in Jersey getting drunk in the rain.

[totalliberal]

Exaggerate much?

[grailknight]

HOO-AAH!!! The Boss is joining the immortal ranks such as Up With People!

[totalliberal]

Plus Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. Hope he doesn't whip it out by mistake. ;-)