Date | February 7, 2016 | |||
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Location | Santa Clara, California | |||
Venue | Levi's Stadium | |||
Headliner | Coldplay | |||
Special guests | ||||
Sponsor | Pepsi | |||
Director | Hamish Hamilton | |||
Producer | Ricky Kirshner | |||
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The Super Bowl 50 halftime show took place on February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara as part of Super Bowl 50. It was headlined by the British rock band Coldplay,[1] who called Beyoncé, Gustavo Dudamel, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, the University of California Marching Band and the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles as guest performers.[2] The show attracted over 115.5 million viewers, making it the most watched halftime set in history by a group.
Moreover, the band placed all of their studio albums inside the Billboard 200 chart after the concert, while Beyoncé became subject of controversy for performing "Formation", since she had aligned herself with the Black Lives Matter movement. Conservatives likewise accused Coldplay of promoting a "gay agenda". Despite its mixed reception from music critics on contemporary reviews, the show has been since ranked among the best in Super Bowl history by The Athletic, Parade, Rolling Stone and The Telegraph.
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