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Bruce Springsteen to play Super Bowl halftime
By Associated Press
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NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year's 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.

Last year's halftime 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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Bruce Springsteen sings with guitarist Steve Van Zandt at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, March 7, 2003. (AP Photo/Mary Godleski)
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FunkDizzy wrote on Oct 1, 2008 10:45 AM:

" Weeeee! This will be so exciting!!! Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen. Since when is the Super Bowl's target audience people over age 50 only?

Absolutely boring & terrible once again! "

candy2 wrote on Sep 29, 2008 7:53 PM:

" The ads for Bud beer will be more enjoyable then watching Bruce Springsteen. If thats the best they can come up with it would be more enjoyable watching high school bands at half time at the super bowl. Paying big bucks for a has-been makes no sense at all to me. "

Dr TL wrote on Sep 29, 2008 3:19 PM:

" I'm so tired of the Super Bowl Half Time Show. It used to rock! But now they have "safer" artists doing the show. Thanks Janet Jackson..you ruined the best Half Time Show during the football season. "

Cthulhu wrote on Sep 29, 2008 1:32 PM:

" I can't figure out which 1980's star is a worse singer, Bruce Springsteen or John Cougar Mellencamp. "
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