Super Bowl halftime scores

By Todd Martens, Lora Victorio, Jevon Phillips and Sheigh Crabtree
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

For non-football fans forced to watch the game, the halftime spectacle is more than half the fun. This year's performance features music by Madonna, an act whose fan base is not known to be traditional NFL fans. In recent years the game has seen a spate of older acts, including the Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. The latter have all been relatively safe acts since the 2004 Janet Jackson- Justin Timberlake debacle. Perhaps Madonna will bring sexy back.

Here's a look at how some past Super Bowl performances came off.