The next band to play Super Bowl halftime? (who you want/ who will play)

[Bennyboy]

The Flaming Lips/The Eagles.

[charlie and algernon]

1. I want Rush to play, but now that you mention it, i could definitely see them

choosing the Eagles

It would follow their new pattern of picking bands well past their prime

[jobycom]

37. Oh I could see them choosing Rush.

I could easily see that. :(

[johnnie]

2. Bruce

So I can whine and complain that he is too old, should be put out of his misery, retire, give it up. get rid of the paunch and say that his voice sure isn't what it used to be.

[MissMillie]

46. Bruce doesn't have a paunch

and he still has one of the best butts in Rock & Roll.

The last time I saw him, he was all over the stage, truly performing, and was terrific.

[MrCoffee]

3. Bring back Prince every year until someone PROVES they can do a good show

Prince killed.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Ugh.....

Prince had to be my least favorite halftime show since the boobgate one.

[MrCoffee]

16. "Prince killed."

It was a statement of fact.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

43. It's true. Those poor five people.

Impaled by a giant

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

4. I thought Tom Petty and heartbreakers put on a great half time show.

maybe someone that could appeal to an (slightly) older and (slightly) younger crowd - Pearl Jam or Green Day or both. Radiohead? probably not commercial enough.

But I do agree, based on past picks, it would seem like it is Bruce's turn.

Just not the Eagles. Eagle hater here.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

45. Bruce did it last year.

But I agree, Tom Petty rocked.

Although--hate them or love them or being indifferent to them (as I am)--I could see The Eagles doing a halftime show.

[Glorfindel]

5. The White Stripes/Foghat

n/t :rofl:

[tigereye]

7. ooh, there's a bizarre combo!

:thumbsup:

[tigereye]

6. Flaming Lips would be cool - how about Arcade Fire or one of those

large groups? There seem to be a lot of those, people love em and they're very electic. (not that the SB admin folks care about eclecticism - they just don't want to see any breasts!)

Wait, there's always the Dandy Warhols! :rofl: :evilgrin:

[Tikki]

9. Los Lobos want...

Heart/Eagles...prob


Tikki

[greenbriar]

10. Chicago or Earth Wind and Fire or Rascal Flatts

wonder if they will ever

[edbermac]

11. Oasis.

I want over 100 million people to hear how badly they truly SUCK!

Score one for the Beatles.

[TheMightyFavog]

12. Scissor Sisters/Lynyrd Skynyrd

Would be an interesting show...

[Initech]

13. How about the Foo Fighters?

[AwakeAtLast]

23. I'll give ya +1 on that

:headbang:

[av8rdave]

14. Rush would be great, but the NFL wouldn't want the game upstaged by superior talent

[madinmaryland]

19. What. The. Fuck. Limbaugh would be make the NFL dead to me if he performed

his bullshit at halftime.

Oh, the band sucks too.

[jobycom]

38. Yeah, but he'd be better than that Ayn Rand-screeching monstrosity of a band with his name. nt

[rcrush]

15. Zombie Rolling Stones

[Initech]

21. They're not zombies already?

[femmocrat]

17. The Black-Eyed Peas. n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

24. I said that yesterday

Actually, I said, "Black Eyed Peas would have been some kind of awesome at halftime tonight."

[femmocrat]

33. GMTA!

:) :hi:

[fortyfeetunder]

49. Black Eyed Peas at Grey Cup (Canadian Football championship)

a few years back, the Black Eyed Peas performed at the Grey Cup halftime show.
So it is about time they did the Superbowl!!

[Swede]

18. Metallica

[AwakeAtLast]

25. I don't think there would be enough room in the stadium for their egos.

:hide:


(I like Metallica, BTW)


:hide:

[MadBadger]

20. I think it will be The Eagles or Bon Jovi...and I wouldnt mind either

[jmowreader]

22. The only band that could carry Cowboys Stadium is Iron Maiden

Have 'em play Wasted Years, The Trooper and Running Free.

There are a couple other Iron Maiden songs that would be...well, let's say INTERESTING...if you played 'em at a Super Bowl, but somehow I don't think they could get away with Run To The Hills and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is NOT a song for a Super Bowl crowd--besides it's fourteen minutes long.

[AwakeAtLast]

26. Ozzy, Ozzy!

Police Reunion

GREEN DAY

[Common Sense Party]

30. Ozzy? Only with subtitles.

Otherwise I wouldn't know wtf he was saying.

[Initech]

35. Black Sabbath w/ Dio would fucking rock.

Ozzy though, if you want to see something more embarrassing than the Who... :yoiks:

[Auggie]

27. Green Day, performing American Idiot

[Tommy_Carcetti]

44. Actually that might not be a bad guess.

Green Day's risen to a level of mainstreamedness (?) that they come off as a quite plausible halftime act, whether you think that's a good thing or not.

[Dulcinea]

50. That would be great! eom

[LibDemAlways]

51. I personally would love it. However, if they were invited,

they'd probably be asked to stick to songs that are upbeat, non-controversial, and not going to offend anybody. Maybe they could just sing Good Riddance, Time of Your Life 3 or four times. LOL.

[SoxFan]

55. Good luck getting them to stay on message

Billy Joe Armstrong and a stadium full of 100,000 corporate types, most of them Texans? Good luck with that!

Never mind wardrobe, you'd have a "lyrics malfunction".

[LibDemAlways]

56. Trying to keep Billie Joe from saying

"fuck" and/or "motherfucker" while on stage is probably futile. My guess is that the networks wouldn't risk it.

[Ishoutandscream2]

28. The Radha Krishna Temple from London

Performing the Hare Krishna Mantra. We would all bliss out.

[Common Sense Party]

29. I want Cheap Trick or AC/DC.

I'll probably get someone like Kanye West or Taylor Swift.

[we can do it]

31. Someone Still Among the Living

[Bennyboy]

32. It's gonna be Garth Brooks folks...

But I really think FURTHUR should play it. US Blues>Saturday Night>The OtherOne>Sugar mag would be pretty sweet....

[Captain Hilts]

59. Brooks, of all people, was THE hit at the pre-inaugural concert. nt

[Bennyboy]

60. He's awesome.....

Seriously. One of the best shows I ever saw. In that big production kind of show way that only he can pull off.

[Captain Hilts]

61. He certainly solidified his reputation as a showman that day. nt

[Sebastian Doyle]

34. Van Halen

:headbang:

[MiddleFingerMom]

36. Who I want: The Beatles / Who will play: Yoko Ono... ... ... n/t

[Mojambo]

39. Guided By Voices / Jay Z

[NuttyFluffers]

40. Diamanda Galas or Shonen Knife/ (some legendary singer reduced to a medley of pap)

i win. :7

observe my beautiful selections...

Diamanda Galas

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=diamanda+galas&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-892&SpellState=n-3380748058_q-Wj8zFARxsvvXXUHUAd3xHAAAAA%40%40&vid=0001545667162

Shonen Knife

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=shonen+knife%2C+twist+barbie&n=21&ei=utf-8&js=1&fr=yfp-t-892&tnr=21&vid=000168234395

however it will never come to pass. and i had imagined the whole stage and choreography on the field already... :(

[peekaloo]

47. I love Shonen Knife.

saw them open for Nirvana (last U.S. tour) and at Lollapalooza the following summer.

Laughed our asses off during 'Brown Mushroom' at the Nirvana show because, well, we had enjoyed some prior to the show. At Lollapalooza they played one of the side stages and their start was delayed due to "artistic differences". They argued for a good half hour over one riff, much to the delight of the assembled crowd. :-)

p.s. the cover of 'On Top of the World' is sublime.

[whistler162]

41. Paper Lace

but only if Chicago plays.

[carlyhippy]

42. The Beatles, Ringo...Paul,.Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison

With the renewed popularity with Rock Band: Beatles and Ringo's new cd/walk of fame star, it would be awesome...

[MissMillie]

48. I'm sure they will continue to book classic rock acts that irritate me

Tom Petty and The Who over the radio are guaranteed "time to change the station" groups, along with The Eagles, and Bob Seger--so I'm guessing one of those two acts is next.

Springsteen would be a great pick.

Jimmy Buffet would be a great pick.

Elton John would be a great pick.

Billy Joel would be acceptable.

Madonna would be ok.

Red Hot Chili Peppers would be good.



There are plenty of acts w/ much less popular appeal that I would love to see on the stage (even more so than the ones I just listed) but are just not mainstream enough to get this gig:

Crowded House

Peter Gabriel

Yes

[bbernardini]

52. Porcupine Tree. nt

[gmoney]

53. I'm really surprised they don't have more country acts.

Not that I'm advocating it, but I could see them trotting out Garth Brooks, or Hank Jr., or Charlie Daniels or some country-fried hacks. I'm just grateful that they don't.

[Common Sense Party]

57. I'm surprised Keith Urban hasn't done the show.

He's not really country, but he passes for country these days.

[SoxFan]

54. I like the Foo Fighters idea, but it's not gonna happen

Next year's game is in Dallas, so I'd expect something twangy. Garth Brooks (an Oklahoma native) would seem to be an obvious pick. ZZ Top is alos a pretty obvious choice.

A dark horse possibility: Los Lonely Boys, which plays to the NFL's effort to tap into the Latino market. I could see them being paieed up with an old country warhorse like Willy, which would actually be pretty cool.

Then again, they might just go and dredge up The Eagles or Bon Jovi.

[Captain Hilts]

58. University of Michigan/ Norfolk State. nt

[bamacrat]

62. Pink Floyd/The Jonas Brothers.

I know Nick Mason is dead but would still be a hell of a show and would love to see Gilmour and Waters together again.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

63. Hootie & The Blowfish.

Blue Oyster Cult
The Association
Stone Temple Pilots
The Hansons
Motley Crue

[DBoon]

64. The Iron Butterfly

they have been doing a lot of aging '60s rockers, and I figured In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida would make a great half time song

[undeterred]

65. Captain and Tenille

singing "muskrat love"

[proteus_lives]

66. Gwar/Jimmy Buffet

[Throd]

67. GWAR/Tori Amos

[Alexander]

68. Van Halen

That's right, I said it.

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if this happened.