The Super Bowl halftime programmers have been real cautious since the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction in 2004. Since then, they’ve been booking the oldest rockers they can find, assuming them to be safe.
- 2005: Paul McCartney
- 2006: The Rolling Stones
- 2007: Prince (who was surprisingly good)
- 2008: Tom Petty
- 2009: Bruce Springsteen
- 2010: The Who
No young, skin-showing talent. Certainly no rappers.
I’m just wondering who they’ll find in the years ahead. Here are some suggestions:
- Three Dog Night? They’re still around. Used to be the biggest band in the world
- Alice Cooper?
- AC/DC?
- Chuck Berry? He’s still kicking. I could hear “Johnny B. Goode” and “Maybellene” again.
- Aerosmith? (They were there in 2001, with Britney, ‘N Sync, and Mary J. Blige)
Sometime, one of these rockers is gonna have a heart-attack right there at halftime, live before billions of people. In fact, it could be Pete Townsend.
Wikipedia, of course, has a complete list of Super Bowl halftime shows.
