There's no bigger concert than the Super Bowl halftime show, despite it being much shorter than an average touring artist's concert.
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The Weeknd will take the stage for just less than 15 minutes at Super Bowl 55 in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium. The Chiefs and Buccaneers will be in their respective locker rooms gearing up for the second half as The Weeknd is broadcast into more than 100 million homes just in the United States.
With the Super Bowl slated to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET, it's safe to expect The Weeknd to perform sometime between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET. A football half can be expected to take about 90 minutes unless something totally unforseen takes place.
Here's what you need to know about the Super Bowl 2021 halftime show, including when it starts and who exactly will take the stage in Tampa.
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What time does the Super Bowl halftime show start?
- Time: 8 p.m. ET (approx.)
The Super Bowl halftime show will likely begin shortly after 8 p.m. ET. The game between the Chiefs and Buccaneers is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the first half will usually take about 90 minutes. Add in only a short time to prepare the field for The Weeknd's show, and by a little bit after 8 p.m., the world should be jamming along.
The Super Bowl halftime show is on CBS, which is broadcasting the game.
Stream Super Bowl 55 on fuboTV (U.S.) | DAZN (Canada)
Who is performing during halftime of Super Bowl 2021?
- The Weeknd
The Weeknd, a Canadian singer-songwriter, will be performing at halftime of Super Bowl 55 in 2021.
This year's halftime show will follow the dual act from last year in Miami, when both Shakira and Jennifer Lopez took the stage. The Weeknd does collaborate on some of his songs with other artists, so there could be a surprise cameo or two during the show.
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Who is The Weeknd?
The Weeknd is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose full name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. While his music hits on a number of different genres, it has a heavy R&B influence.
The Weeknd's stage name has a fun origin, at least how Tesfaye tells it. He left for a weekend and never came home during high school, instead choosing to drop out. He'll turn 31 a bit more than a week after performing at the Super Bowl, with his birthday on Feb. 16.
The Weeknd has won three Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards. He broke heavily into the mainstream with his song "Can't Feel My Face."
Do performers get paid for the Super Bowl halftime show?
No, the halftime show performers do not get paid. The NFL covers the cost of performance and that's it. It's an enticing enough publicity move for the artists on stage as is.
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Who is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 55?
It'll be a duet national anthem at Super Bowl 55, sung by both Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan.
Church is a country music star, while Sullivan is a rising performer in the R&B world. Neither has performed in any capacity at the Super Bowl before this year.
Also as part of the pregame festivites, another R&B artist, H.E.R., will sing America the Beautiful.
History of Super Bowl halftime show performers
| Super Bowl | Year | Performer(s) |
| I | 1967 | Universities of Arizona and Michigan Grambling University Bands |
| II | 1968 | "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands |
| III | 1969 | "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University |
| IV | 1970 | Carol Channing |
| V | 1971 | Florida A&M Band |
| VI | 1972 | "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Ftizgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Coprs Drill Team |
| VII | 1973 | "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman |
| VIII | 1974 | "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band |
| IX | 1975 | "Tribute to Duke Eillington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands |
| X | 1976 | "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial |
| XI | 1977 | "It's a Small World" including crowd particiption for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue |
| XII | 1978 | "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt |
| XIII | 1979 | "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands |
| XIV | 1980 | "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People |
| XV | 1981 | "A Mardi Gras Festival" |
| XVI | 1982 | "A Salute to the 60's and Motown" |
| XVII | 1983 | "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound) |
| XVIII | 1984 | "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen" |
| XIX | 1985 | "A World of Children's Dreams" |
| XX | 1986 | "Beat of the Future" |
| XXI | 1987 | "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary" |
| XXII | 1988 | "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker |
| XXIII | 1989 | "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects |
| XXIV | 1990 | "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas |
| XXV | 1991 | "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block |
| XXVI | 1992 | "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill |
| XXVII | 1993 | "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson |
| XXVIII | 1994 | "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd |
| XXIX | 1995 | "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine |
| XXX | 1996 | Diana Ross |
| XXXI | 1997 | "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top |
| XXXII | 1998 | "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations |
| XXXIII | 1999 | "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover |
| XXXIV | 2000 | "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton |
| XXXV | 2001 | "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly |
| XXXVI | 2002 | U2 |
| XXXVII | 2003 | Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting |
| XXXVIII | 2004 | Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake |
| XXXIX | 2005 | Paul McCartney |
| XL | 2006 | The Rolling Stones |
| XLI | 2007 | Prince |
| XLII | 2008 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| XLIII | 2009 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
| XLIV | 2010 | The Who |
| XLV | 2011 | The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash |
| XLVI | 2012 | Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj |
| XLVII | 2013 | Beyoncé with guests Destiny's Child |
| XLVIII | 2014 | Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| XLIX | 2015 | Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz |
| 50 | 2016 | Coldplay with guets Beyoncé and Bruno Mars |
| LI | 2017 | Lady Gaga |
| LII | 2018 | Justin Timberlake |
| LIII | 2019 | Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi |
| LIV | 2020 | Shakira and Jennifer Lopez |