Katy Perry Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Performance Officially Announced by NFL, Watch Teaser Here (VIDEO)
The NFL has finally made the official announcement that Katy Perry will be headlining the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show on Feb. 1, 2015. Perry had long been rumored along with Rihanna and others to potentially be the halftime act.
After NBC announcer Bob Costas announced Perry would be performing, they released a teaser trailer during the Sunday night football game showing Perry gearing up for her halftime performance. You can watch the silly clip above.
The official sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, Pepsi, surely took notice of Perry's monumental social media presence when making their final decision. Perry is the most followed person on twitter with over 60 million followers, in addition to her over 76 million fans on Facebook. So it was a safe bet for Pepsi that viewership would be strong just through her promoting it to her own following.
Perry will be performing at a prime year as last years halftime performance by Bruno Mars was the most watched halftime show ever with 115.3 million viewers, beating out Beyonce's 2013 halftime show, which attracted 110.5 million viewers. So we will have to see if Perry can set a new mark this year.
While her setlist will remain a secret until the show, she has a good number of clean hits to choose from including "Roar" and "Fireworks" which would be expected to be in the set. No word on guest performers to join Perry on the stage but there is sure to be some surprises.
Everyone can tune into Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to see what the 30-year-old singer has up her sleeve as the stages the past several years seem to be able to pull off just about anything that can be imagined.
What do you think of the NFL choosing Katy Perry to be the main act for this year's Super Bowl?