It’s been three years since rock was part of the Super Bowl halftime show.
The Who played the 2010 event (see it here), marking the third year in a row that rock was center stage at the event; Bruce Springsteen performed the 2009 edition (watch it here).
In 2008, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers rocked Super Bowl 42.
The game, in Phoenix, featured the New York Giants versus the New England Patriots; the Giants won 17-14.
The broadcast broke the then-record for the most watched Super Bowl in history with an average of 97.5 million viewers in the United States. American Idol season 6 winner Jordin Sparks sung the national anthem.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers See also:
VIDEO: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder rocks Amsterdam with Tom Petty
Tom Petty doing live Twitter chat today
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers announce 2012 tour
Tom Petty: Vinyl-only live album due next month
Super Bowl Flashback: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (2008)
1986: Tom Petty rocks The Bridge School – part 1
1986: Tom Petty rocks The Bridge School – part 2
Tom Petty rocks The Midnight Special
