It took decades for Super Bowl halftime to become the spectacular event we've all become used to. This is how the show moved past marching bands and grew into a showcase for megastars.

See photos of every Super Bowl Halftime Show performance from 1993 to 2024, including Prince, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg and more.

Crotch Watch 2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band delivered one of the best halftime show performances at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa in 2009. The Boss got a little bit over-excited at the end of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” though, when he sprinted down a ramp, dropped to his knees, and slid crotch-first in living rooms around the world.