gustavo dudamel performed the halftime show at super bowl 50.
gustavo dudamel performed the halftime show at super bowl 50.
who performed the halftime show at super bowl 50?
gustavo dudamel
the show opened with chris martin singing the opening chorus from "yellow". he was then joined by the remaining band members of coldplay to perform "viva la vida", "paradise", and "adventure of a lifetime" with the youth orchestra los angeles conducted by gustavo dudamel and the university of california marching band. bruno mars, mark ronson, and a troupe of backing dancers (dressed in the style of michael jackson) then performed "uptown funk". beyoncé, also in a jackson-inspired outfit and appearing with a set of backing dancers dressed as black panthers, then performed her new single "formation" in a mass choreographed dance number before joining mars onstage for a verse of "uptown funk". coldplay played a snippet of "clocks" during a video montage of past super bowl halftime and national anthem performances, including those by bruce springsteen, missy elliott, katy perry, the rolling stones, paul mccartney, stevie wonder, diana ross, james brown, whitney houston, michael jackson, the black eyed peas, u2, prince, beyoncé and mars. the show concluded with the band performing "fix you" and "up&up" with beyoncé, mars and everyone taking part in the show. at the end of the performance, the audience participated in a card-stunt creating a rainbow and the phrase, "believe in love", the closing lyrics to coldplay's "a head full of dreams".
super bowl 50 halftime show
coldplay, rihanna, and katy perry were considered as potential acts for the super bowl xlix halftime show in 2015. perry was soon confirmed as the headliner of the halftime show in november 2014. in summer 2015, many acts were being rumored as potential headliners for the 2016 halftime show including taylor swift, britney spears and one direction. in september 2015, it was reported that bruno mars was set to curate the super bowl 50 halftime show, but the next month in october, it was reported that maroon 5 was in talks to headline, but the band said they haven't had any conversations with the nfl about headlining, but were open to it. in late november, 2015, reports surfaced stating that multiple acts would perform during the halftime show. coldplay was confirmed as the lead half time performer for super bowl 50 on december 3, 2015, one day before the release of their seventh studio album "a head full of dreams". it was later confirmed that beyoncé and bruno mars would join coldplay as special guests. chris martin called mars to ask him to perform with coldplay; however, mars declined the offer. nevertheless, the singer of coldplay invited mars to his studio in malibu where he was working. there, martin revealed to mars that he wanted for him to perform "uptown funk" with beyonce. despite this, mars still didn't think it was a good idea and asked the former to talk to beyonce to see what was her opinion on that. martin videotaped him and mars, while the former sang a song to beyoncé so that she would come to do the super bowl with both of them. beyonce response was receptive to the idea.
super bowl 50 halftime show