Here's Who Has Performed At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Over The Past 31 Years — Like, I Totally Forgot About Some Of These
Yesterday, Rihanna essentially came out of music retirement when she announced she was going to be the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show performer.
For context, starting in 1991, the halftime show became a really big thing with really big names. Before that, it was basically all marching bands.
Because I was curious, here are all the Super Bowl performers from the past 31 years.
1991: New Kids on the Block
1992: Gloria Estefan
1993: Michael Jackson
1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and the Judds
They also had these cowgirl dancers:
And it looks like Stevie Wonder came out at the end:
1995: Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle
Also performing were Teddy Pendergrass, Arturo Sandoval, and Miami Sound Machine.
1996: Diana Ross
1997: The Blues Brothers, James Brown, and ZZ Top
Los Del Río of "Macarena" fame also opened the preshow:
1998: Queen Latifah, Boyz II Men, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson
1999: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Savion Glover
And here's Big Bad Voodoo Daddy:
2000: Phil Collins, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, and Enrique Iglesias
2001: Aerosmith and NSYNC with Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly
2002: U2
2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt, and Sting
2004: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake with P. Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock
Jessica Simpson also introduced it*:
*Newlyweds was big, and MTV produced the halftime show.
2005: Paul McCartney
2006: The Rolling Stones
2007: Prince
2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2010: The Who
2011: The Black Eyed Peas
Usher and Slash also came out:
2012: Madonna
LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., and CeeLo Green also came out:
2013: Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child also came out:
2014: Bruno Mars
The Red Hot Chili Peppers also came out:
2015: Katy Perry
Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz also came out:
2016: Coldplay
Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Mark Ronson also came out:
2017: Lady Gaga
2018: Justin Timberlake
2019: Maroon 5
Travis Scott and Big Boi also came out:
2020: Shakira and Jennifer Lopez
J Balvin and Bad Bunny also came out:
2021: The Weeknd
2022: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar
50 Cent was also there:
