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A halftime show is a performance given between the first and second halves or the 2nd and 3rd quarters of a sporting event. Halftime shows are not given for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
s with an irregular or indeterminate number of divisions (such as baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 or boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
), or for sports that don't stop. Ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 games consist of three periods, so there are in effect two halftimes at a hockey game: the intermission
Intermission

An intermission or interval is a break between two parts of performances or sessions, in events such as a Play , opera or concert. Sometimes there is also an Movie_theatre#Presentation, in particular if it is a long film....
s are usually given over to contests involving randomly-selected audience members.

A halftime show can consist of cheerleader
Cheerleading

Cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines that range from 1 minute to 3 minutes made from elements of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and List of cheerleading stunts to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions....
 performances, marching bands playing music or other spectacle performances.

lftime show is a traditional element in an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 and Canadian football
Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....
 game.






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A halftime show is a performance given between the first and second halves or the 2nd and 3rd quarters of a sporting event. Halftime shows are not given for sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
s with an irregular or indeterminate number of divisions (such as baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 or boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
), or for sports that don't stop. Ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 games consist of three periods, so there are in effect two halftimes at a hockey game: the intermission
Intermission

An intermission or interval is a break between two parts of performances or sessions, in events such as a Play , opera or concert. Sometimes there is also an Movie_theatre#Presentation, in particular if it is a long film....
s are usually given over to contests involving randomly-selected audience members.

A halftime show can consist of cheerleader
Cheerleading

Cheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines that range from 1 minute to 3 minutes made from elements of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and List of cheerleading stunts to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions....
 performances, marching bands playing music or other spectacle performances.

American football

A halftime show is a traditional element in an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 and Canadian football
Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....
 game. During the interval between the second and third quarters (normally 20 minutes) some form of entertainment is presented on the field. The entertainment frequently consists of performances by marching bands.

At high school
Secondary education

Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education is generally the final stage of compulsory education....
 and most college
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 games, the school bands of the two competing teams perform at halftime. Often, the cheerleaders and/or a dance team will perform. Other activities may also take place, and these vary widely. Until sometime in the early 1980s, these shows were typically televised (assuming the game itself was televised, of course): since that time it has become traditional for TV networks to devote the halftime to a roundup of other games' scores.

During a professional football game, a high school or college band may be brought in to perform. For the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
 and Grey Cup
Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
 games, an elaborate show involving world-renowned music stars, dancers, fireworks and other special effects has become the norm.

Super Bowl

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the halftime show
Super Bowl Halftime Shows

The following is a list of Super Bowl halftime shows. Due to the large number of viewers that the Super Bowl generates, a number of popular singers and musicians have performed during the halftime show....
 for the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
 is a highlight of the event and can cost millions to stage.

On February 1, 2004, the live halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVIII
Super Bowl XXXVIII

Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 2003 NFL season....
, produced by music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 giant MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
, sparked outrage
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast Broadcasting#Recorded or live on February 1, 2004 from Houston, Texas on the CBS television network in the United States, was noted for a controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast, which had the nipple completely uncovered, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for exactly 9/16 of a second, in...
 among many viewers when Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
, one of the performers, exposed fellow performer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
's right breast
Breast

The breast is the upper ventral region of an animal?s torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. The breasts of a female primate?s body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants....
  in what was later dubbed a "wardrobe malfunction
Wardrobe malfunction

A wardrobe malfunction is an instance of accidental indecent exposure of intimate parts. It is different from Exhibitionism, which implies a deliberate exposure....
". Since it was broadcast live, the exposure was seen by millions when it happened.

Grey Cup

In Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, the halftime show for the Grey Cup
Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
 is a highlight of the event and can cost millions to stage. Performers over the years have included Lenny Kravitz, Nelly Furtado, and The Tragically Hip.

See also

  • Seventh inning stretch
  • Tifo
    Tifo

    Tifo, originally the Italian language word for the phenomenon of supporting a sport team, is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium in connection with a sport event, mostly an association football match....
  • Card stunts
  • The Cricket Show
    The Cricket Show

    The Cricket Show is an Australian cricket television show, screened during the lunch breaks of Test cricket in Australia on the Nine Network.Currently hosted by former Test cricketer Simon O'Donnell, it also features other members of Nine Network's commentary team, such as Mark Taylor , Ian Healy and Mark Nicholas....


External links

  • gives a list of all past pregame, anthem, cointoss, and halftime shows at the Super Bowl, with the producer, the theme and the talent featured in each one.
  • How NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue
    Paul Tagliabue

    Paul John Tagliabue was the Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 NFL season and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006....
     feels about the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
    Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

    Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast Broadcasting#Recorded or live on February 1, 2004 from Houston, Texas on the CBS television network in the United States, was noted for a controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast, which had the nipple completely uncovered, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for exactly 9/16 of a second, in...