There’s a little something for everyone when it comes to the Super Bowl. Some are there for the obvious reason: football. But plenty of other people tune in just to watch the very expensive ads, while others are hanging out for the halftime show.
The Super Bowl halftime show is a very big deal for a mini concert that most people watching are, in fact, watching from afar. With superstar artists often headlining the shows, fans are treated to fun performances (though there have been some not great ones as well), plus the nearly guaranteed memes and jokes that follow.
So ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl where Rihanna will perform the halftime show, here’s a look at every Super Bowl halftime show performer since the first one in 1967 (per The Washington Post, CBS Sports, and Rolling Stone).