Feb 07, 2016
Commonly referred to as one of the biggest entertainment events of the year, the Super Bowl attracts millions of viewers every February to see the titans of American football battle it out. In and around the sport, of course, is a dazzling display of musical performance. Here are our top three musical moments that accompanied the Super Bowl showdown.
1. Lady Gaga sings the national anthem, starts journey to become first artist to perform at Super Bowl, Grammys, and Oscars in the same year
It was a busy, yet rewarding 2015 for the multi-faceted entertainer and it doesn't look to be changing anytime soon. Tonight, Gaga took the stage to perform the national anthem. This is the beginning of a record-breaking month where she is set to perform at the Grammys and Oscars along with tonight’s performance, a feat never accomplished before.
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It doesn’t seem as though Gaga is holding back in anything these days, as NME reports a new studio album to be in the works for later this year.
“I’ve been writing a lot for the past year” said Gaga in an interview with James Franco. “I'm using my listening from acting in my music more, which is crucial because it's music. Who knew I could listen even more? It's amazing to even talk about.”
This would be Lady Gaga's first album since 2013's Artpop.
2. Coldplay performs their first ever Super Bowl halftime set
It only took Coldplay seventeen years and seven albums to get here, but they’ve done it. Coldplay headlined their first Super Bowl halftime show. In what was certainly expected to be a dazzling spectacle of lights and bright colors, Coldplay performed a mix of classic hits like “Yellow”, “Viva la Vida”, and “Paradise” into a medley with “Adventure of a Lifetime” from their recently released album, A Head Full of Dreams.
Helping out Coldplay with their headline performance were acts from Bruno Mars with Mark Ronson backing up their best-selling single “Uptown Funk” from 2015 album, Uptown Special along with Beyoncé showcasing her new material.
3. Beyoncé gives first ever performance of new song, “Formation” and announces upcoming Formation World Tour
After a fairly quiet 2015, Beyoncé is back. In her first ever live rendition, Beyoncé performed her new hit single “Formation”.
Coming quickly after the end of the halftime show was a short announcement video of her new 2016 Formation World Tour. The new tour will begin April 27th in Miami followed by dates in North America and Europe.
All signs point to a new follow-up album to 2014’s self-titled work, but we can surely expect information to come soon.
Upcoming dates are as follows:
April 27 – Miami, FL – Marlins Park
April 29 – Tampa – Raymond James Stadium
May 1 – Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome
May 3 – Raleigh, NC – Carter-Finley Stadium
May 5 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
May 7 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
May 9 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium
May 12 – San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium
May 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl
May 16 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium
May 18 – Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field
May 20 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
May 23 – Minneapolis, MN – TCF Bank Stadium
May 25 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
May 27 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
May 29 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
May 31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Field
June 3 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium
June 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
June 7 – New York, NY – Citi Field
June 10 – Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium
June 12 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
June 28 – Sunderland, UK – Stadium of Light
June 30 – Cardiff, UK – Millennium Stadium
July 2 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
July 5 – Manchester, UK – Emirates Old Trafford
July 7 – Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park
July 9 – Dublin, IE – Croke Park
July 12 – Dusseldorf, DE – Esprit Arena
July 14 – Zurich, CH – Letzigrund
July 16 – Amsterdam, NE – Arena
July 18 – Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro
July 21 – Paris, FR – Stade de France
July 24 – Copenhagen, DK – Parken
July 26 – Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena
July 29 – Frankfurt, DE – Commerzbank Arena
July 31 – Brussels, BE – Roi Boudoin
Pre-sale tickets will go on sale Tuesday for American Express cardholders and tickets for the general public will be available February 15th.
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