Watch a Super Bowl halftime show live stream
Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show is being televised on Fox in the US in a matter of minutes. Viewers in the UK can enjoy a FREE live stream on ITVX, while viewers in Australia can watch free on 7Plus. Viewers in Canada can tune in on DAZN. Use a VPN to watch from anywhere (opens in new tab) if you happen to be travelling abroad. Full details below.
Time: Sunday, Feb 12, not before 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 11am GMT / 12am AEDT |
TV channel: Fox (US) |
Free Live streams: ITVX (UK) | 7Plus (Aus) | TVAzteca (Mex) |
Use ExpressVPN to watch any stream |
Super Bowl halftime show: 2023 preview
While some subscribe to the idea that the Super Bowl is a music show interrupted by a sports event and others see it the other way around, the rest of us lap up every second of both components with childlike glee, and live in hope that Rihanna's performance at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show will measure up to the footballing fare that's served up by the Eagles and Chiefs. Or the other way around.
The pop and R&B megastar's performance at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is set to go down as the comeback of comebacks. The Super Bowl halftime show is probably the most coveted slot in the world, and Rihanna's last live performance was almost five years ago, in 2018. The word on the street is that she's back full-time, but we wouldn't count on that yet.
Tradition dictates that we'll see Rhianna bring on a few special guest to perform the show with her but lips have been tight and there's not been so much as a blurry picture to go on. What we do know is that fellow musicians Cher, Paul McCartney and Jay-Z are all watching in the crowd. We'll find out who comes out on stage shortly.
What you can bank on is a rundown of one of the richest catalogues of certified bangers of anyone in the music industry, from "We Found Love" to "SOS", "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "Umbrella", "Diamonds" and "Work".
We may even get a surprise guest or several. Follow our guide as we explain how to watch the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, so you can live stream Rihanna's performance from anywhere.
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How to watch Super Bowl halftime show 2023 from outside your country
We've set out how you can live stream the Super Bowl halftime show in a number of countries around the world. However, if you're away travelling for pleasure or for work, you probably won't be able to tune in like you would if you were at home. This is the result of geo-blocking - best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to specific parts of the world.
A good streaming VPN can let you get around these digital borders, while also offering robust protection from cybercriminals and government snooping. They're also really easy to use.
Use a VPN to live stream Super Bowl halftime show 2023 from anywhere
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Who's performing at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show?
Rihanna is headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, five years after her last live performance.
She's hinted that a special guest or two might join her on stage at State Farm Stadium, but ahead of the show the details of the performance are being kept firmly under the Barbadian megastar's hat.
2023 Super Bowl halftime show start time
The start time for the Super Bowl halftime show will be dictated by how long the first two quarters of the game last.
Seeing as the Super Bowl is scheduled to begin at 6.30pm ET / 3.30pm ET, and each quarter starts with 15 minutes on the clock, the halftime show will definitely start after 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
How long after remains to be seen. Last year's halftime show started just under an hour after kick-off, which seems a fairly sensible guide to follow if you don't plan on watching the game itself.
How long is the Super Bowl halftime show?
Halftime intervals are typically restricted to 13 minutes in the NFL, but it isn't uncommon for the Super Bowl halftime interval to push 20 minutes.
Last year's halftime show was just shy of 14 minutes long, which was enough time to squeeze in abridged versions of 11 different tracks.
2023 Super Bowl halftime show rumors
As mentioned above, the details of Rihanna's halftime show are hush-hush. We can hope that her performance will include tasters of her biggest records, such as "Only Girl (In the World)", "We Found Love" and "Umbrella", but beyond that it's all speculation.
Rihanna herself has teased the involvement of other artists, but ahead of the show their identities remain a mystery.
How much money are artists paid for the Super Bowl halftime show?
Like the artists who came before her, Rihanna won't be paid to perform at the Super Bowl. However, seeing as the halftime show is probably the biggest musical platform in the world, the exposure is as good as a guarantee of massive sales increases.
There are also reports in circulation suggesting that Rihanna plans to use the halftime show to drum up publicity for a rumored 2023 comeback tour.
Best ever Super Bowl halftime shows
Music and theater are, obviously, subjective, but ask anyone who put on the best ever Super Bowl halftime show and chances are they'll say it was the artist best known as Prince.
In February 2007, joined at Miami Gardens by his backing band New Power Generation, as well as The Twinz and the Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band, the late, great, inimitable musical master put on a show that would be revered for years to come, featuring "We Will Rock You", "Proud Mary", "All Along the Watchtower" and, of course, "Purple Rain", all during a glorious downpour.
And a special shoutout to Bruno Mars, whose 2014 Super Bowl performance alongside the Red Hot Chili Peppers stands out as another classic of the genre. It's safe to say that the announcement of Mars as the headline act underwhelmed large sections of the media, but he knocked it out of the park with a rambunctious, hip-shaking set that included "Locked Out of Heaven", "Treasure", "Give It Away" and "Just the Way You Are".