Look back at the history of the Super Bowl halftime show

<strong><a href=/tags/0/jennifer-lopez>Jennifer Lopez</a></strong> and <Strong><a href=/tags/0/shakira>Shakira</a></strong> are set to rock the stage at the <strong><a href=/tags/0/super-bowl>Super Bowl</strong></a> this weekend. It's their first time performing at one of the biggest entertainment events of the year. <P>Now in its 54th year, the Super Bowl has had a halftime show every year since its debut in 1967. But did you know until the mid-1980s, marching bands were the focus and popular artists largely weren't featured at all? <p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see some of the biggest and most memorable Super Bowl halftime show performances in history - and to learn about how the spectacle took shape over the years!</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The first non-marching band performers at the Super Bowl were <strong>Ella Fitzgerald</strong>, <strong>Carol Channing</strong> and <strong>Al Hirt</strong>, who headlined the show with the USFA Cadet Chorale and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team in 1972. <p>Photo: &copy; Jerry Cooke/Corbis via Getty Images
It wasn't until <strong>New Kids on the Block</strong> in 1991 that the focus changed to popular acts headlining the show. <p>Photo: &copy; Gin Ellis/Getty Images
<strong>Gloria Estefan</strong>'s 1992 performance turned the halftime show into the spectacle it has since become. Her set included appearances from U.S. figure skaters <strong>Brian Boitano</strong> and <strong>Dorothy Hamill</strong>, along with members of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. <p>Photo: &copy; STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images
<strong><A href=/tags/0/diana-ross>Diana Ross</a></strong>'s iconic 1996 set featured classic songs such as "You Keep Me Hangin' On," "Stop in the Name of Love," "You Can't Hurry Love" and more. <p>Photo: &copy; Al Bello/Allsport
The Super Bowl got a small injection of Can-con when <strong>Dan Ackroyd</strong> and <strong>The Blues Brothers</strong> joined <strong>James Brown</strong> for the halftime show in 1997. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Gloria Estefan returned to the Super Bowl in 1999, this time with <Strong>Stevie Wonder</strong>. <p>Photo: &copy; Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The 2000 show featured a medley of performers, from <strong>Phil Collins</strong> to <strong><a href=/tags/0/christina-aguilera>Christina Aguilera</a></strong> and <strong><a href=/tags/0/Enrique-iglesias>Enrique Iglesias</a></strong>. <p>Photos: &copy; Brian Bahr/Getty Images and Allen Kee/Getty Images
In a combination that will probably never again be repeated, <strong><a href=/tags/0/nsync>NSync</strong></a>, <Strong><a href=/tags/0/britney-spears>Britney Spears</a></strong> and <Strong><A href=/tags/0/aerosmith>Aerosmith</a></strong> combined forces to perform in 2001. <p>Photo: &copy; JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/u2>U2</a></strong>'s 2002 set featured a stirring tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, including singer <strong>Bono</strong> flashing his jacket lining, which featured the print of an American flag. <p>Photo: &copy; KMazur/WireImage
In 2003, <strong><A href=/tags/0/shania-twain>Shania Twain</a></strong>, <strong><a href=/tags/0/no-doubt>No Doubt</a></strong> and <strong>Sting</strong> split the headlining duties. <p>Photos: &copy; KMazur/WireImage
In what eventually became the most famous halftime show of all time, <strong><A href=/tags/0/Justin-timberlake>Justin Timberlake</a></strong> and <strong><a href=/tags/0/janet-jackson>Janet Jackson</a></strong> helped coin the term "wardrobe malfunction" during their set. That show also included performances from <strong>P. Diddy</strong>, <Strong>Nelly</strong> and <strong>Kid Rock</strong>. <p>Photos: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, KMazur/WireImage and Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/paul-mccartney>Paul McCartney</a></strong> performed a medley of Beatles hits and his "Live and Let Die" theme in 2005. <p>Photo: &copy; Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/the-rolling-stones>The Rolling Stones</a></strong> brought some classic rock to the stage in 2006. <p>Photo: &copy; Theo Wargo/Getty Images
The crowd appropriately went crazy when <strong><a href=/tags/0/prince>Prince</a></strong> played the Super Bowl in 2007, and appropriately, while it was raining during his set, he closed with "Purple Rain." <p>Photo: &copy; ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/tom-petty>Tom Petty</a> & the Heartbreakers</strong> ran through four classic songs during their 2008 set. <p>Photo: &copy; Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/bruce-springsteen>Bruce Springsteen</a></strong> brought some Jersey shuffle to the stage in 2009. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
<strong><a href=/tags/0/the-black-eyed-peas>The Black Eyed Peas</a></strong> brought some boom boom pow to the show in 2011. <p>Photo: &copy; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
<a href=/tags/0/madonna><strong>Madonna</a></strong> was joined by <strong><a href=/tags/0/nicki-minaj>Nicki Minaj</a></strong>, <strong>LMFAO</strong>, <strong>M.I.A.</strong> and more during the 2012 show. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
<strong><a href=/tags/0/beyonce>Beyoncé</a></strong> was joined by her former <Strong>Destiny's Child</strong> group members as they reunited during the 2013 show. <p>Photo: &copy; Al Pereira/WireImage
<strong><a href=/tags/0/bruno-mars>Bruno Mars</a></strong> and the <strong><a href=/tags/0/red-hot-chili-peppers>Red Hot Chili Peppers</a></strong> brought some funky moves to the show in 2014. <p>Photo: &copy; Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/katy-perry>Katy Perry</a></strong> was joined by <strong>Lenny Kravitz</strong> and <strong>Missy Elliott</strong> in 2015. <p>Photo: &copy; Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Both Beyoncé and Bruno Mars returned in 2015 for a set that also included <strong><a href=/tags/0/coldplay>Coldplay</a></strong>. <p>Photo: &copy; Rich Graessle/Icon Sports Wire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/lady-gaga>Lady Gaga</a></strong>'s 2017 set is a modern classic. <p>Photo: &copy; Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/justin-timberlake>Justin Timberlake</a></strong> made a triumphant return to the Super Bowl halftime stage in 2018. <p>Photo: &copy; Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
<strong><a href=/tags/0/maroon-5>Maroon 5</a></strong> were joined by <strong>Big Boi</strong>, <strong>Sleepy Brown</strong>, <strong>Travis Scott</strong> and more in 2019. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
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