There’s a little something for everyone when it comes to the Super Bowl. Some are there for the obvious reason: football. But plenty of other people tune in just to watch the very expensive ads, while others are hanging out for the halftime show.
The Super Bowl halftime show is a very big deal for a mini concert that most people watching are, in fact, watching from afar. With superstar artists often headlining the shows, fans are treated to fun performances (though there have been some not great ones as well), plus the nearly guaranteed memes and jokes that follow.
So ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl where Rihanna will perform the halftime show, here’s a look at every Super Bowl halftime show performer since the first one in 1967 (per The Washington Post, CBS Sports, and Rolling Stone).
1960s
1967: Grambling State and University of Arizona marching bands
1968: Grambling State marching band
1969: Florida A&M marching band
1970s
1970: Carol Channing, Southern University Band, Al Hirt, Marguerite Piazza, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinson
1971: Florida A&M marching band, Anita Bryant, Southeast Missouri State marching band
1972: Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
1973: Andy Williams, Woody Herman Band, the University of Michigan marching band
1974: University of Texas marching band
1975: Grambling State marching band and Mercer Ellington
1976: A Tribute to America’s Bicentennial, Up with People, various performers
1977: Los Angeles Unified School District’s All-City Band, Disney performers
1978: Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt
1979: Ken Hamilton, Caribbean bands
1980s
1980: Grambling State marching band, Up with People, various performers
1981: Southern University Band, Helen O’Connell
1982: Up with People, various performers
1983: Los Angeles Super Drill Team
1984: University of Florida marching band, Florida State marching band
1985: U.S. Air Force Band: Tops in Blue
1986: Up with People, various performers
1987: Grambling State band, George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Southern California high school drill teams and dancers
1988: Chubby Checker, The Rockettes
1989: South Florida-area dancers, magician Elvis Presto
1990s
1990: Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas
1991: New Kids on the Block
1992: Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill
1993: Michael Jackson
1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
1995: Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine
1996: Diana Ross
1997: The Blues Brothers (Dan Akroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi), James Brown, ZZ Top
1998: Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah, Grambling State marching band
1999: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, tap dancer Savion Glover
2000s
2000: Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton
2001: Aerosmith, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly
2002: U2
2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting
2004: Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock
2005: Paul McCartney
2006: The Rolling Stones
2007: Prince, Florida A&M marching band
2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2010s
2010: The Who
2011: The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
2012: Madonna, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., LMFAO, CeeLo Green
2013: Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child
2014: Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers
2015: Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott
2016: Coldplay, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars
2017: Lady Gaga
2018: Justin Timberlake
2019: Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi
2020s
2020: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin,
2021: The Weeknd
2022: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Anderson .Paak
2023: Rihanna
