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One Year Out: Halftime

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By CURTIS ROSS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 3, 2008

It's not too early to wonder about possible halftime entertainment.

Tampa's last Super Bowl included MTV's first halftime production, which featured a cast of then-hot pop stars helping Aerosmith perform "Walk This Way."

Three Super Bowls later, a millisecond-long glimpse of Janet Jackson's almost-bare breast spawned congressional hearings, huge fines and a re-think on the whole concept of "edgy" halftime shows.

Since then, the big game's midpoint has seen mini-sets by a roster of older and less-likely-to-disrobe performers: Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, and this year's stars, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Don't expect a big change next year.

Surely the news hasn't escaped planners that Bruce Springsteen is touring throughout 2008, and a resurrected Led Zeppelin may be as well.

Elton John seems like a safe bet. Or his sometime tour-mate Billy Joel. Or both. Or maybe a big-name country act such as Kenny Chesney.

And don't forget Celine Dion plays Tampa four days before the game. Perhaps she could extend her stay.

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