Not everyone wants to watch football, even on Super Bowl Sunday: we understand. So if you’re just tuning in for Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime performance, set your alarm clock for 5 p.m. PST. The big game starts at 3:30 p.m. PST, which means Lady Gaga should go on for the Super Bowl halftime show about an hour-and-a-half later, judging by previous Super Bowl schedules. (Coldplay, Bruno Mars and Beyonce went on a few minutes after 5 p.m. in 2016.)
The Super Bowl will air on Fox, so prepare your TV, your snacks, and your Lady Gaga hashtags in advance. The game will feature the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, who head into the championship game at 14-2 and 11-5, respectively. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has already set a record for Super Bowl starts, which he’ll ramp up to seven on Sunday–a shot at his fifth ring.
But that’s enough sports talk. Gaga is expected to perform the show by herself, though you never know: could Beyonce show up? Or Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine? Stay tuned. It’ll be Gaga’s second Super Bowl performance: in 2016, she sang a sterling rendition of the national anthem, though her adding an extra “Brave” to the end caused a touch of controversy among Vegas bettors.
Today, we’re hoping we can look forward to “Bad Romance,” probably a song or two from new album “Joanne,” and more of her pop favorites–along with some serious choreography.
Over 100 million people will likely tune in, making the Super Bowl halftime show America’s most-watched annual music event. The show, held in Houston and sponsored by Pepsi, comes just a week before the Grammy Awards, a show which calls itself “music’s biggest night”: guess the Bowl will have to settle for music’s biggest afternoon.
— David Greenwald
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