The Weeknd is set to take the stage at the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The R&B superstar has not released a set list, or hinted at any special guests, but it’s safe to say his 2020 hit-single, “Blinding Light” will be part of the show in some fashion.
Whatever happens, the Weeknd is sure to dazzle the stage in a 13-minute performance, but he’s got some big shoes to fill.
Last-year’s halftime show featured Latin singers, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
Inaugural Poet, Amanda Gorman is also set to perform ahead of the Super Bowl.
The NFL announced Wednesday, the 22-year-old poet will recite an original poem recognizing community leaders during the pandemic.
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History of Super Bowl halftime show performers
Super Bowl
I -1967
Universities of Arizona and Michigan Grambling University Bands
II -1968
“Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami” featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands
III -1969
“America Thanks” with Florida A&M University
IV -1970
Carol Channing
V -1971
Florida A&M Band
VI -1972
“Salute to Louis Armstrong” with Ella Ftizgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Coprs Drill Team
VII -1973
“Happiness Is...” with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman
VIII -1974
“A Musical America” with University of Texas Band
IX -1975
“Tribute to Duke Eillington” with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands
X -1976
“200 Years and Just a Baby” Tribute to America’s Bicentennial
XI -1977
“It’s a Small World” including crowd participation for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue
XII -1978
“From Paris to the Paris of America” with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII -1979
“Super Bowl XIII Carnival” Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV -1980
“A Salute to the Big Band Era” with Up with People
XV -1981
“A Mardi Gras Festival”
XVI -1982
“A Salute to the 60′s and Motown”
XVII -1983
“KaleidoSUPERscope” (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
XVIII -1984
“Super Bowl XVIII’s Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen”
XIX -1985
“A World of Children’s Dreams”
XX -1986
“Beat of the Future”
XXI -1987
“Salute to Hollywood’s 100th Anniversary”
XXII -1988
“Something Grand” featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
XXIII -1989
“Be Bop Bamboozled” featuring 3-D effects
XXIV -1990
“Salute to New Orleans” and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts’ characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV -1991
“A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl” featuring New Kids on the Block
XXVI -1992
“Winter Magic” including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII -1993
“Heal the World” featuring Michael Jackson
XXVIII -1994
“Rockin Country Sunday” featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX -1995
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye” featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine
XXX -1996
Diana Ross
XXXI -1997
“Blues Brothers Bash” featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII -1998
“A Tribute to Motown’s 40th Anniversary” including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
XXXIII -1999
“Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing” featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
XXXIV -2000
“A Tapestry of Nations” featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
XXXV -2001
“The Kings of Rock and Pop” featuring Aerosmith, *N’SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI -2002
U2
XXXVII -2003
Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII -2004
Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
XXXIX -2005
Paul McCartney
XL -2006
The Rolling Stones
XLI -2007
Prince
XLII -2008
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
XLIII -2009
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
XLIV -2010
The Who
XLV -2011
The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
XLVI -2012
Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
XLVII -2013
Beyoncé with guests Destiny’s Child
XLVIII -2014
Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX -2015
Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 -2016
Coldplay with guests Beyoncé and Bruno Mars
LI -2017
Lady Gaga
LII -2018
Justin Timberlake
LIII -2019
Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi
LIV -2020
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez
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