• Coldplay have a good ear for pop hooks and although they try hard, have difficulty commanding a stage as big as this. With the opening “Viva La Vida” and snippet of “Paradise,” they seemed to get lost in their surroundings – the pinwheels of color on the floor of the stage, the young people coming out with violins, the dancers working on the field. EPA
    Coldplay have a good ear for pop hooks and although they try hard, have difficulty commanding a stage as big as this. With the opening “Viva La Vida” and snippet of “Paradise,” they seemed to get lost in their surroundings – the pinwheels of color on the floor of the stage, the young people coming out with violins, the dancers working on the field. EPA
  • Overview of the half-time show. Reuters
    Overview of the half-time show. Reuters
  • Mark Ronson performed Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars when Coldplay' set ended. EPA
    Mark Ronson performed Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars when Coldplay' set ended. EPA
  • Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 between the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, 07 February 2016. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
    Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 between the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, 07 February 2016. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
  • Beynoce was dressed in leather, Beyonce’s outfit itself may have been a tribute to Michael Jackson’s 1993 show, which brought Super Bowl halftimes into the modern age. AP
    Beynoce was dressed in leather, Beyonce’s outfit itself may have been a tribute to Michael Jackson’s 1993 show, which brought Super Bowl halftimes into the modern age. AP
  • Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars perform during the halftime show. EPA
    Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars perform during the halftime show. EPA
  • Martin, Mars and Beyonce finished strongly singing a collaboration. EPA
    Martin, Mars and Beyonce finished strongly singing a collaboration. EPA

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NFL’s Super Bowl 50 halftime show - in pictures

Jake Badger

February 08, 2016

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We take a look at the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 featuring Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars.

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