Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Performing at Super Bowl

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers landed the highly sought after Super Bowl halftime slot, which is set to take place on February 3 in Arizona, at the University of Phoenix in Glendale. The veteran rocker follows Prince, who performed at the annual pigskin event earlier this year.

Petty joins a long list of heavyweight performers who've graced the halftime stage, including U2, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, and lest we forget, Janet Jackson and her nipple.

The event will be aired on Fox.

Watch Tom Petty's Sessions Performance

Posted by Jessica Robertson on Dec 3rd 2007 12:00PM
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News

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burgoat 12-03-2007

Hah... yeah, it's definitely clear since the whole "Janet Jackson" nipple flash thing that the Superbowl have headed in the "Classic Rock" direction. Who would have thought that it would have been the rockers who would one day be the safe choice? :P

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sean ericat 12-04-2007

Jesus Christ, we have to tolerate prince again just to finally see a good band like Tom Petty. The Heartbreakers were around way before prince, so why does that screaming idiot get to headline?

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Heatherat 12-04-2007

Sean eric, I'm pretty sure that "The veteran rocker follows Prince, who performed at the annual pigskin event earlier this year." is simply reiterating the fact that Prince performed last year, not that he will perform again this year. Not that I would have a problem if he did...

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Labor Rightsat 1-08-2008

This year's Superbowl Halftime show will be sponsored by Bridgestone, a company which owns a rubber plantation in Liberia that is characterized by child labor, abuse of workers' rights and environmental destruction. For more information check out http://www.StopFirestone.org and join the campaign to hold this company accountable!

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