S*perBowl Halftime Show 2015. How 2004 gave birth to the hipster movement.

Every year I try to do a post about the half time show for the superbowl. Here are my thoughts.

I am very very glad that the superbowl halftime shows are again featuring pop acts. After the "wardrobe malfunction", I felt that the shows really lost touch with the "something for everybody" theme for the superbowl.

Since 2004 was the year of the halftime show problem, we will use that as a middle point to show who played them 10 years before and after.

So what is the commonality? Ricky Kirshner! Thank you for saving the superbowl halftime show!

Before 2004, the most pop acts were those produced by radio station conglomerates and MTV. After that, the NFL wanted to have a more "wholesome" halftime show to avoid any negative PR. However, what happened was that for 7 years after, mediocre performances by non-relevant, non current performers ruined the hype of the superbowl show for an entire generation of people. 

So what did this do? Exposed people to older bands right in the prime of their musical listening lives. I contend this gave birth to the "hipster". The young 20 something who has a beard, wears flannel and listens to the Beatles and the Who non stop while shunning pop music. 

NFL, you have some mighty power to influence culture. We traded in our frosted perms, bellbottoms and tanktops of N*Sync

and got neckbeards, skinny pants and flannel. 

Let's see what the next 10 years brings us...Here is the list. 

1994: 

• Performer(s): Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, The Judds
• Producer: Select Productions

1995:

• Performer(s): Patti Labelle, Indiana Jones & Marion Ravenwood, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine
• Producer: The Walt Disney Company

1996:

• Performer(s): Diana Ross
• Producer: Radio City Music Hall

1997:

• Performer(s): The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi), ZZ Top, James Brown, Catherine Crier ("news" intro)
• Producer: Select Productions, Radio City, House of Blues

1998:

• Performer(s): Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah, Grambling State University Band
• Producer: Radio City Music Hall

1999:

• Performer(s): Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savion Glover
• Producer: Radio City Music Hall

2000:

• Performer(s): Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, 80-person choir, Edward James Olmos (narrator)
• Producer: Disney

2001:

• Performer(s): Aerosmith, 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly
• Producer: MTV

2002:

• Performer(s): U2
• Producer: Clear Channel Entertainment

2003:

• Performer(s): Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting
• Producer: Jimmy Iovine and Joel Gallen

2004: 

• Performer(s): Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Justin Timberlake
• Producer: MTV

2005: 

• Performer(s): Paul McCartney
• Producer: Don Mischer Productions

2006:

• Performer(s): The Rolling Stones
• Producer: Don Mischer Production

2007:

• Performer(s): Prince, Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band
• Producer: Don Mischer Productions and White Cherry Entertainment

2008:

• Performer(s): Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• Producer: Don Mischer Productions and White Cherry Entertainment

2009:

• Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Producer: Don Mischer Productions and White Cherry Entertainment

2010:

• Performer(s): The Who, Funkus Maximus
• Producer: White Cherry Entertainment

2011:

• Performer(s): The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash, Dallas/Ft. Worth-area area high school drill teams and dancers
• Producer: Ricky Kirshner

2012:

• Performer(s): Madonna, LMFAO,^[22] Cirque du Soleil,^[23] Nicki Minaj,^[24] M.I.A.,^[25] Cee Lo Green,^[22] Andy Lewis,^[26] Avon High School Drumline, Center Grove High School Drumline, Fishers High School Drumline, Franklin Central High School Drumline, Southern University Dancing Dolls, 200 Person Choir consisting of Indianapolis locals
• Producer: Ricky Kirshner

2013:

• Performer(s): Beyoncé, Destiny's Child
• Producer: Ricky Kirshner^[27]

2014:

• Performer(s): Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Producer: Ricky Kirshner

2015:

• Performer(s): Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Missy Eliott, and Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
• Producer: Ricky Kirshner