The Super Bowl halftime show has long been one of the
biggest spectacles in sports, as well as a sportsbook
favorite, and there are plenty of props for Super
Bowl betting players to bet online.
“The Boss”, Bruce Springsteen, will take to the stage for Super Bowl 43, and
here is a look at the top five halftime shows in the history of the “Big Game”,
and sports wagering
players will be eager to see what is available in the biggest one-day event in
the online sports betting industry.
Prince
– 2007
It was fitting that the Purple one took to the stage at
Dolphin Stadium in Miami, as it poured throughout his set (“Purple Rain” to end
was just brilliant). Still, Prince tore the Super Bowl apart, with some calling
it the best Super Bowl halftime show ever. However, Prince disappointed many online betting players by managing not to
fall during his performance.
Michael
Jackson – 1993
This was probably the first “big” Super Bowl halftime
show, and who better to kick it off than the Gloved One himself? Jackson
electrified the Rose Bowl by bringing out 3,500 children to sing “Heal The
World”. This was before Jackson went a little, um, crazy, so online betting players didn’t really have
that much to go on.
Janet
Jackson – 2004
Who can forget the “wardrobe malfunction” in Houston
featuring Janet Jackson, who was trying to raise publicity for an upcoming
album that flopped anyway? Also, there was a streaker to kick off the second
half, making this one of the most memorable Super Bowls in history,
overshadowing a great game between New England and Carolina.
U2
– 2002
The first Super Bowl halftime show following 9/11, U2
performed in New Orleans, unfurling a banner with the names of the 3,000-plus
people who died in the “Twin Towers”.
Motown
– 1998
In San Diego, the NFL paid tribute to the legends of
Motown as Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and The Temptations joined Boyz II Men
and Queen Latifah on the stage. This probably would have been better suited for
Super Bowl XL in 2006, when it was actually held in Motown (better known as
Detroit). But it was great to see the old school (Temptations) mixed with the
new (Boyz II Men).