Every Super Bowl halftime show performer since the first one in 1967 (2025 edition)

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch)

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated.

There's a little something for everyone when it comes to the Super Bowl. Some are there for the obvious reason: football. But plenty of other people tune in just to watch the very expensive ads, while others are hanging out for the halftime show.

The Super Bowl halftime show is a very big deal for a mini concert that most people watching are, in fact, watching from afar. With superstar artists often headlining the shows, fans are treated to fun performances (though there have been some not great ones as well), plus the nearly guaranteed memes and jokes that follow.

So ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl where Kendrick Lamar will perform the halftime show, here's a look at every Super Bowl halftime show performer since the first one in 1967 (per The Washington Post, CBS Sports, and Rolling Stone).

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1960s

Sep 17, 2005; Seattle, WA, USA; The Grambling State Tigers marching band performs at halftime of their game against the Washington State Cougars at Qwest Field. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE © Copyright Mark J. Rebilas ORIG FILE ID: 20050917_jhp_su5_154.jpg
Sep 17, 2005; Seattle, WA, USA; The Grambling State Tigers marching band performs at halftime of their game against the Washington State Cougars at Qwest Field. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE © Copyright Mark J. Rebilas ORIG FILE ID: 20050917_jhp_su5_154.jpg

1967: Grambling State and University of Arizona marching bands

1968: Grambling State marching band

1969: Florida A&M marching band

1970s

Jan 16, 1972; New Orleans, LA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Entertainer Carol Channing performs at halftime of Super Bowl VI between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins at the Tulane Stadium. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins to win their first Super Bowl title 24-3. Mandatory Credit: David Boss-USA TODAY Sports Copyright © David Boss
Jan 16, 1972; New Orleans, LA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Entertainer Carol Channing performs at halftime of Super Bowl VI between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins at the Tulane Stadium. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins to win their first Super Bowl title 24-3. Mandatory Credit: David Boss-USA TODAY Sports Copyright © David Boss

1970: Carol Channing, Southern University Band, Al Hirt, Marguerite Piazza, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinson

1971: Florida A&M marching band, Anita Bryant, Southeast Missouri State marching band

1972: Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team

1973: Andy Williams, Woody Herman Band, the University of Michigan marching band

1974: University of Texas marching band

1975: Grambling State marching band and Mercer Ellington

1976: A Tribute to America's Bicentennial, Up with People, various performers

1977: Los Angeles Unified School District's All-City Band, Disney performers

1978: Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt

1979: Ken Hamilton, Caribbean bands

1980s

Jan 31, 1988; San Diego, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Recording artist Chubby Checker performs during the Super Bowl XXII halftime show at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Washington Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos 42-10. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 1988; San Diego, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Recording artist Chubby Checker performs during the Super Bowl XXII halftime show at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Washington Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos 42-10. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports

1980: Grambling State marching band, Up with People, various performers

1981: Southern University Band, Helen O'Connell

1982: Up with People, various performers

1983: Los Angeles Super Drill Team

1984: University of Florida marching band, Florida State marching band

1985: U.S. Air Force Band: Tops in Blue

1986: Up with People, various performers

1987: Grambling State band, George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Southern California high school drill teams and dancers

1988: Chubby Checker, The Rockettes

1989: South Florida-area dancers, magician Elvis Presto

1990s

28 Jan 1996: Pop artist Diana Ross performs on-stage during half-time of the Dallas Cowboys game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cowboys defeated the Steelers 27-17 to win the Super Bowl. Mand ORG XMIT: 175309080,108478299 [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
28 Jan 1996: Pop artist Diana Ross performs on-stage during half-time of the Dallas Cowboys game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cowboys defeated the Steelers 27-17 to win the Super Bowl. Mand ORG XMIT: 175309080,108478299 [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

1990: Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas

1991: New Kids on the Block

1992: Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill

1993: Michael Jackson

1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd

1995: Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine

1996: Diana Ross

1997: The Blues Brothers (Dan Akroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi), James Brown, ZZ Top

1998: Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah, Grambling State marching band

1999: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, tap dancer Savion Glover

2000s

Overall of the Rolling Stones halftime performance at the Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. on Sunday, February 5, 2006. ROMAIN BLANQUART/JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press (Via OlyDrop)
Overall of the Rolling Stones halftime performance at the Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. on Sunday, February 5, 2006. ROMAIN BLANQUART/JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press (Via OlyDrop)

2000: Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton

2001: Aerosmith, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly

2002: U2

2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting

2004: Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock

2005: Paul McCartney

2006: The Rolling Stones

2007: Prince, Florida A&M marching band

2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

2010s

Feb 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Lady Gaga performs during halftime between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-348602 ORIG FILE ID: 20170205_sal_sd2_226.JPG
Feb 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Lady Gaga performs during halftime between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-348602 ORIG FILE ID: 20170205_sal_sd2_226.JPG

2010: The Who

2011: The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash

2012: Madonna, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., LMFAO, CeeLo Green

2013: Beyoncé, Destiny's Child

2014: Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers

2015: Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott

2016: Coldplay, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars

2017: Lady Gaga

2018: Justin Timberlake

2019: Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi

2020s

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Singers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Singers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

2020: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin,

2021: The Weeknd

2022: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Anderson .Paak

2023: Rihanna

2024: Usher

2025: Kendrick Lamar

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Every Super Bowl halftime show performer since the first one in 1967 (2025 edition)