Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be performing at halftime at this year's Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The announcement was posted on Bruce Springsteen's website.
The Super Bowl halftime show is annually the most-watched musical performance. More than 148 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year's show. The Super Bowl and halftime show will be broadcast worldwide in more than 230 countries and territories.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band join an esteemed list of recent halftime acts that includes the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show is an NFL Network Production and will be executive produced by Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment and by Don Mischer Productions. Don Mischer also will serve as director.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been on a huge 100-show tour. Lastt in Milwaukee they played a 31-song show at Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. With the 100-show tour behind them they should be rested and ready.