Super Bowl XLIX halftime show

Super Bowl XLIX halftime show
Part ofSuper Bowl XLIX
DateFebruary 1, 2015
LocationGlendale, Arizona
VenueUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
HeadlinerKaty Perry
Special guestsLenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott,[1] Sun Devil Marching Band[2]
SponsorPepsi
DirectorHamish Hamilton
ProducerRicky Kirshner
Super Bowl halftime show chronology
XLVIII
(2014)
XLIX
(2015)
50
(2016)

The Super Bowl XLIX halftime show took place on February 1, 2015, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, as part of Super Bowl XLIX. It featured American singer Katy Perry, with singer Lenny Kravitz and rapper Missy Elliott as special guests. The halftime show was critically acclaimed, and its broadcast on NBC attracted over 118 million viewers according to Nielsen.

The show won two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special and Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special. The halftime show was also nominated for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program.[3]

  1. ^ Reed, Ryan (January 30, 2015). "Missy Elliott and Katy Perry Will Team Up for Super Bowl Halftime Show". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "ASU marching band practices for Super Bowl pre-game and halftime shows". East Valley Tribune. February 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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