10 memorable moments from Super Bowl halftime shows

The Super Bowl halftime show used to be a time when viewers around the world would reload their nacho/wing plates and make their pit stops, hopefully not simultaneously. Now, though, the halftime show has established itself as must-watch; more people watched last year's show with Madonna than watched the actual game. To keep the world's attention, you've got to bring some serious game. Here are the 10 most impressive moments from a half-century of halftime shows. Hold onto your wardrobes. – By Jay Busbee

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2. U2 (Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002): Just months after 9/11, the mood wasn't right for a fireworks-and-festivities halftime show. Though many fans don't like politics mixed in with their sports, U2 provided a rousing and yet respectful tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks. As the band played, the names of the victims scrolled on a screen behind them, and for a moment, the world's greatest spectacle became something momentous, memorable for ... more
2. U2 (Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002): Just months after 9/11, the mood wasn't right for a fireworks-and-festivities halftime show. Though many fans don't like politics mixed in with their sports, U2 provided a rousing and yet respectful tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks. As the band played, the names of the victims scrolled on a screen behind them, and for a moment, the world's greatest spectacle became something momentous, memorable for all the right reasons. less