1996: Diana Ross celebrating 30 years of the Super Bowl with special effects, pyrotechnics and stadium card stunt. Finale featured Diana Ross being taken from the stadium in a helicopter Diana Ross performs at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. read more
Beyoncé's performance at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show became the most tweeted-about moment in Twitter history with 268,000 tweets per minute. In the week ending February 10, 2013, Beyoncé sold 220,000 digital song downloads in the US, while Destiny's Child sold 60,000; up 80% and 36% on the previous week, respectively. read more
That was three years ago, but Beyonce and her army of backing dancers were back in revealing black leather as she performed at last Sunday's Super Bowl half-time show — the American football final's break which provides the last word in the country's obsession with glitzy spectacle. read more