Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show performer is Coldplay. On the rumored list are halftime acts from the past including Beyonce (2013) and Bruno Mars who performed alongside the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
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Instead, James Hetfield and the boys have been relegated to a show called “The Night Before” taking place February 6 at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, a baseball stadium an hour away from Levi’s Stadium, where the Super Bowl will take place the next day.
On the day before its new album arrives, Coldplay has landed arguably the world’s most coveted concert gig.
Overall, music continues to be an important part in the Super Bowl equation.
In a promotional video, he said: “We are so excited and honoured and thrilled to be playing the half-time show”. And even if you’re into their music, you have to admit that something about Chris Martin’s melancholy voice doesn’t really jive with what we expect out of the “Big Game”. And don’t be surprised if some special guests turn up – announced or otherwise. Online. The British rock band will be the first band of its genre to be in the Super Bowl’s halftime spotlight since The Who in 2010.
The attention given to Thursday’s announcement underscores how much the Halftime Show has transformed since the first Super Bowl was held in 1967 in Los Angeles. He’s said previously that Coldplay’s seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams was “written as a record to be performed live”.
Long before the participating teams are set, one act appears to be booked for the Super Bowl.
The band has yet to release an official statement on the event.
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“Coldplay’s A Head Full Of Dreams is not yet on Spotify, but we look forward to making it available very soon”, a spokesperson for the service told the Guardian.
