Rumor has it that a certain independent woman is set to perform at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on Feb. 3, 2013.
The Associated Press has a source close to the show reporting that Beyonce will be the headliner for the widely-watched break from the football game. New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Superdome will play host to the performance and the competing teams.
Photo courtesy: Kevin Mazur/Beyonce.com
We won’t hear the official announcement until Wednesday, but the “Single Ladies” singer seems like an ideal choice for the halftime show that’s lacked in excitement for the past couple of years.
Fresh off a surprise appearance during husband Jay-Z’s concert at the Barclays Center on Oct. 6, we can only hope that if she is the chosen performer for the halftime show, Sasha Fierce will have a few more surprises up her sleeve. While we cross our fingers for a Destiny’s Child reunion, let’s take a look at some notable halftime shows from years past:
Paul McCartney, 2005 – Following 2004′s scandalous performance with Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction,” producers for Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005 played it safe with Paul McCartney. Viewers griped that it would be a relatively boring show, but the Beatle’s closing performance of “Hey Jude” was nothing short of impressive — an entire football stadium full of people singing “Na na na na, hey Jude” was unforgettable.
The Rolling Stones, 2006 – While you wait for these rock legends to roll into Newark’s Prudential Center on Dec. 13 and 15, check out their performance at Detroit’s Ford Field for Super Bowl XL. The set kicked off with “Start Me Up” and wrapped up with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2009 -- The 43-rd Super Bowl halftime show starred none other than The Boss himself. Sure, it wasn’t the three or four-hour show that we’re usually expect from Bruce Springsteen, but it was energetic nonetheless.