For as long as there has been a Super Bowl, there has been a Super Bowl halftime show. But much like football itself, the event has gone through plenty of major changes since 1967.
Gone are the days when marching bands, grand pianos and non-profits took center stage, not to mention the annual themes tied to anniversaries and local culture. The show took a turn in the early 1990s, and the biggest artists in the world have been putting together extremely intricate and expensive performances ever since.
Here is a complete list of every headlining performer for the Super Bowl halftime show, plus notable featured acts and themes where applicable:
1960s
- 1967: University of Arizona Marching Band, Grambling State Marching Band
- 1968: Grambling State Marching Band
- 1969: Florida A&M University band – “America Thanks”
1970s
- 1970: Marguerite Piazza, Doc Severinsen, Al Hirt, Lionel Hampton, Carol Channing, Southern University Marching Band – “Tribute to Mardi Gras”
- 1971: Anita Bryant, Southeast Missouri State Marching Band
- 1972: Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt, U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team – “Salute to Louis Armstrong”
- 1973: Woody Herman, Andy Williams, University of Michigan Marching Band – “Happiness Is”
- 1974: University of Texas Longhorn Band – “A Musical America”
- 1975: Mercer Ellington, Grambling State Marching Band – “Tribute to Duke Ellington”
- 1976: Up with People – “200 Years and Just a Baby: A Tribute to America’s Bicentennial”
- 1977: Los Angeles Unified All-City Band, The New Mickey Mouse Club – “It’s a Small World”
- 1978: Tyler Apache Belles Drill Team, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt – “From Paris to Paris of America”
- 1979: Ken Hamilton, Gramacks, The Merrymen, other Caribbean bands – “Salute to Caribbean”
1980s
- 1980: Up with People, Grambling State Marching Band – “A Salute to the Big Band Era”
- 1981: Helen O’Connell, Southern University Marching Band – “Mardi Gras Festival”
- 1982: Up with People – “Salute to the 1960s and Motown”
- 1983: Los Angeles Super Drill Team – “KaleidoSUPERscope”
- 1984: University of Florida Marching Band, Florida State Marching Band – “Salute to Superstars of Silver Screen”
- 1985: Tops in Blue – “World of Children’s Dreams”
- 1986: Up with Peopls – “Beat of the Future”
- 1987: George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Grambling State Marching Band, USC Marching Band – “Salute to Hollywood’s 100th Anniversary – The World of Make Believe”
- 1988: Chubby Checker, The Rockettes – “Something Grand”
- 1989: Elvis Presto – “1950s Rock and Roll (Be Bop Bamboozled in 3-D)”
1990s
- 1990: Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas – “Salute to New Orleans & 40th Anniversary of Peanuts”
- 1991: New Kids on the Block – “Small World Tribute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl”
- 1992: Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill – “Winter Magic”
- 1993: Michael Jackson
- 1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, The Judds – “Rockin’ Country Sunday”
- 1995: Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval – “Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye”
- 1996: Diana Ross – “Take Me Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Super Bowl”
- 1997: The Blues Brothers, ZZ Top, James Brown – “Blues Brothers Bash”
- 1998: Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah – “Salute to Motown’s 40th Anniversary”
- 1999: Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savion Glover – “Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing”
2000s
- 2000: Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton – “Tapestry of Nations”
- 2001: Aerosmith, NSYNC (feat. Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly) – “The Kings of Rock and Pop”
- 2002: U2
- 2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt (feat. Sting)
- 2004: Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson – “Choose or Lose”
- 2005: Paul McCartney
- 2006: The Rolling Stones
- 2007: Prince
- 2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- 2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2010s
- 2010: The Who
- 2011: The Black Eyed Peas (feat. Usher, Slash)
- 2012: Madonna (feat. LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., Cee Lo Green, Cirque de Soleil)
- 2013: Beyoncé (feat. Destiny’s Child)
- 2014: Bruno Mars (feat. Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2015: Katy Perry (feat. Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott)
- 2016: Coldplay (feat. Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Gustavo Dudamel)
- 2017: Lady Gaga
- 2018: Justin Timberlake
- 2019: Maroon 5 (feat. Travis Scott, Big Boi)
2020s
- 2020: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez (feat. Bad Bunny, J. Balvin)
- 2021: The Weeknd
- 2022: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar (feat. 50 Cent, Anderson .Paak)
- 2023: Rihanna
- 2024: Usher (feat. Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, Ludacris)
- 2025: Kendrick Lamar (feat. Samuel L. Jackson, SZA, Serena Williams, Mustard)
- 2026: Bad Bunny
