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Tom Petty playing Superbowl Halftime

RedlegsRedlegs Posts: 160
edited December 2007 in Other Music
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10508194
Rock 'n' rollers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will perform during halftime of the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

The NFL made the announcement Sunday.

The group has sold more than 50 million records since releasing its debut album in 1976. Its hits include Free Fallin', Breakdown, Refugee, I Won't Back Down, Don't Come Around Here No More, You Don't Know How It Feels, and Runnin' Down A Dream.

Petty, an 18-time Grammy nominee with one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive voices, has also done solo work and was a founding member of The Traveling Wilburys, playing alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

Recent Super Bowl halftime acts include the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and Prince. Nearly 140 million TV viewers in the United States watched Prince last year.

I thought Prince was pretty awesome last year, and I think this will be a pretty sweet show too.
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  • He_Who_ForgetsHe_Who_Forgets Posts: 200
    fuck yes! i guess i'll be watching the super bowl this year.
    me you wouldn't recall, cause i'm not my former.
  • reversedarwinismreversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    No one could top Prince's performance last year. They did an excellent job picking a follow-up. Petty will be kick-ass.
    bombs, dropping down, please forgive our hometown
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Two awesome halftimes in a row after years of total garbage
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  • hailhail82hailhail82 Posts: 330
    walrus wrote:
    an excerpt of a Rolling Stone interview talking about Tom Petty's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show

    Thanks for that. Tom's freakin' rad.
    Using the word "methinks" in your message board posts doesn't make you look smart.
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    reversedarwinism wrote:
    No one could top Prince's performance last year. They did an excellent job picking a follow-up. Petty will be kick-ass.

    That's how I feel. Prince had the greatest 15 minute rock show I'll ever see.

    Glad to hear that Petty is on-board for this one.

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  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    "Don't worry, I haven't gone corporate."

    I wish more bands can say that.
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    Red Lukin wrote:
    "Don't worry, I haven't gone corporate."

    I wish more bands can say that.

    i can think of one. 'can't find a bettervan'.......
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    That's cool... I can't wait to see that.

    The have actually had some good acts in the past few years.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Looks like there will be no nip slips or exposed boobs yet again. :-P
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  • WhiteMaleRatWhiteMaleRat Posts: 301
    Prince sucked last year. Didn't he do a medley including a Foo Fighter's song? I was eating chili at the time.
    "This guy back here is giving me the ole one more....one more back to you buddy."

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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Prince freakin' kicked ass last year... I'm not even a big fan of him, but he was outstanding.

    I like chili.
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • reversedarwinismreversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    WhiteMaleRat wrote:
    Prince sucked last year. Didn't he do a medley including a Foo Fighter's song? I was eating chili at the time.

    that chili must have had some mind altering drugs in it, cause this is the only negative report EVER of last year's performance. I'm not the biggest Prince, but that was truely amazing.
    bombs, dropping down, please forgive our hometown
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    WhiteMaleRat wrote:
    Prince sucked last year. Didn't he do a medley including a Foo Fighter's song? I was eating chili at the time.

    You didn't like Prince's 1/2time show?? You're not sane...I'm sure of that! But maybe you LOVED Sir Paul's 1/2time event...

    I thought Sir Paul's 1/2time show was lamo cause of his song choices...he just doesn't do it for me anymore and that Freedom song is just real bad, imo and then to do a old Beatles tune to gain back some lost respect...it just didn't win me over...glad Tom P liked him though.

    Mostly thanks to Walrus for posting that Tom Petty interview re the Superbowl...that was an excellent read and just reaffirmed to me Tom's greatness.

    If yall haven't bought Tom Petty's new dvd package called Running Down A Dream...I gotta say right now, that it's KILLER :)

    Tom's always keepin it real...he never strayed once, ever.
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