As Lady Gaga triumphed over Super Bowl LI, she most likely should’ve taken home the big trophy. However, she’s not the first one to put on an excellent performance. Halftime shows have been a tradition in football games for years. When the first Super Bowl game was played in 1967, the idea of a halftime show became even more popular. From marching bands to flying Gaga’s, let’s take a journey through time and the numerous ravishing Super Bowl half time shows
1. Super Bowl I: Kansas City Chiefts vs. Green Bay Packers
Date: January 15th, 1967
Performer(s): University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band & Grambling State University Marching Band.
2. Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders
Date: January 14th, 1968
Performer(s): Grambling State University Marching Band
3. Super Bowl III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts
Date: January 12th, 1969
Performer(s): Florida A&M University Marching Band & Dance Team
4. Super Bowl IV: Minnesota Vikings vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Date: January 11th, 1970
Performer(s): Southern University Marching Band
5. Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys
Date: January 17th, 1971
Performer(s): Southern Missouri State Marching Band; Up with People
6. Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins
Date: January 1th, 1972
Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald; Al Hirt; Carol Channing; US Marine Corps Drill Teams
7. Super Bowl VII: Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins
Date: January 14th, 1973
Performer(s): University of Michigan Marching Band; Woody Herman; Andy Williams
8. Super Bowl VIII: Minnesota Vikings vs. Miami Dolphins
Date: January 13th, 1974
Performer(s): University of Texas Longhorn Band
9. Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Date: January 12th, 1975
Performer(s): Mercer Ellignton; Grambling State University
10. Super Bowl X: Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Date: January 18th, 1976
Performer(s): Up with People
11: Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings
Date: January 9th, 1977
Performer(s): Los Angeles Unified All-City Band
12: Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos
Date: January 15th, 1978
Performer(s): Tyler Apache Belles Drill Team
13. Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Date: January 21st, 1979
Performer(s): Ken Hamilton, various Caribbean bands including Grammacks out of Dominica
14. Super Bowl XIV: Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburg Steelers
Date: January 20th, 1980
Performer(s): Up with People; Grambling State University Marching Bands
15. Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Date: January 25th, 1981
Performer(s): Southern University Marching Band; Helen O'Connell
16: Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Date: January 24th, 1982
Performer(s): Up with People
17. Super Bowl XVII: Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins
Date: January 30th, 1983
Performer(s): Los Angeles Super Drill Team
18. Super Bowl XVIII: Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Date: January 22nd, 1984
Performer(s): University of Florida and Florida State University Marching Bands
19. Super Bowl XIX: Miami Dolphin vs. San Francisco 49ers
Date: January 20th, 1985
Performer(s): Tops in Blue
20. Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots
Date: January 26th, 1986
Performer(s): Up with People
21: Super Bowl XXI: Denver Broncos vs. New York Giants
Date: January 25th, 1987
Performer(s): George Burns; Mickey Rooney; Grambling State University; USC Marching Bands; Disney characters
22. Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos
Date: January 31st, 1988
Performer(s): Chubby Checker; The Rockettes; 72 grand pianos
23. Super Bowl XXIII: Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers
Date: January 22nd 1989
Performer(s): Elvis Presto
24. Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos
Date: January 28th, 1990
Performer(s): Pete Fountain; Doug Kershaw; Irma Thomas; Nicholls State University Marching Band; Southern University Marching Band
25. Super Bowl XXV: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants
Date: January 27th, 1991
Performer(s): New Kids on the Block (NKOTB)
26. Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills
Date: January 26th, 1992
Performer(s): Gloria Estefan
27. Super Bowl XXVII: Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys
Date: January 31st, 1993
Performer(s): Michael Jackson
28: Super Bowl XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
Date: January 30th, 1994
Performer(s): Clint Black; Tanya Tucker; Travis Tritt; The Judds
29. Super Bowl XXIX: San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers
Date: January 25th, 1995
Performer(s): Patti Labelle, Indiana Jones & Marion Ravenwood, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine
30. Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Date: January 28th, 1996
Performer(s): Diana Ross
31. Super Bowl XXXI: New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers
Date: January 26, 1997
Performer(s): The Blues Brothers
32. Super Bowl XXXII: Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos
Date: January 25th, 1998
Performer(s): Boyz II Men; Smokey Robinson; Martha Reeves; The Temptations, Queen Latifah
33. Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons
Date: January 31st, 1999
Performer(s): Gloria Estefan; Stevie Wonder; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Savion Glover
34. Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans
Date: January 30th, 2000
Performers: Phil Collins; Christina Aguilera; Enrique Iglesias; Toni Braxton
35. Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants
Date: January 28th, 2001
Performer(s): Aerosmith; 'N Sync; Britney Spears; Mary J. Blige; Nelly
36. Super Bowl XXXVI: St. Louis Rams vs. New England Patriots
Date: February 3rd, 2002
Performer(s): U2
37. Super Bowl XXXVII: Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Date: January 23rd, 2003
Performer(s): Shania Twain; Gwen Stefani; Sting
38. Super Bowl XXXVIII: Carolina Panthers vs. New England Patriots
Date: February 1st, 2004
Performer(s): Justin Timberlake; Janet Jackson
39. Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Date: February 6th, 2005
Performer(s): Paul McCartney
40. Super Bowl XL: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Date: February 5th, 2006
Performer(s): The Rolling Stones
41. Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears
Date: February 4th, 2007
Performer(s): Prince
42. Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
Date: February 3rd, 2008
Performer(s): Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
43. Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Date: February 1st, 2009
Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen
44. Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
Date: February 7th, 2010
Performer(s): The Who
45. Super Bowl XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
Date: February 6th, 2011
Performer(s): The Black Eyed Peas; Usher; Slash
46. Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
Date: February 5th, 2012
Performer(s): Madonna; LMFAO; Nicki Minaj: M.I.A; Cirque de Soleil; Cee Lo Green
47. Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers
Date: February 3rd, 2013
Performer(s): Beyoncé
48. Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos
Date: February 2nd, 2014
Performers: Bruno Mars; Red Hot Chili Peppers
49. Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
Date: February 1st, 2015
Performers: Katy Perry; Missy Elliott
50. Super Bowl 50 (L): Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos
Date: February 7th, 2016
Performer(s): Coldplay; Beyoncé; Bruno Mars; Mark Ronson; Gustavo Dudamel
51. Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons
Date: February 5th, 2017
Performer(s): Lady Gaga
Who do you think should take home the trophy for best performance?
