FinSaint

I agree that VH would probably be a good choice for the venue and its target audience, but I'd still prefer a more NOLA approach like was already suggested in this thread.

Your listing of bands doesn't really call out to me, I listened to the Eagles when I was a lot younger around 10-12 and didn't even understand what the songs were about. Nirvana maybe comes the closest, but I never really got on their wagon before or after Mr. Cobain's demise. They have few song I like, but only one I really like:

"I'm not bashing people, I'm bashing their opinions because in my opinion their opinion is wrong" - Danno

Srgt. Hulka

Ok, I'm thinking something a little more...well...tame, I guess. Because I'm thinking a good entertaining country artist. We need to bring a little class back to the halftime show. Maybe Toby Keith. Or if you still want the old rock and roll guys, maybe Huey Lewis. But if you put a heavy metal band on at halftime, you'll have people jumping out of windows before the start of the second half.

FinSaint

Good point... heavy metal it is!

saintfan

So now you've got me thinking...how awesome would it be...now, stay with me, because this is going to come from WAY out yonder...but it's perfect...and it would work...and people would LOVE it...

So, can you dig this? We SHARE the halftime gig with with Van Halen AND Huey Lewis. This way we give the 40 something rockers their Van Halen AND we give those looking for something a bit more tame some Huey Lewis. Only they aren't separate performances or anything like that. Oh NO Mr Hulka... So how 'bout this? I can see Dave and Huey doing a really excellent rendition of a News classic...like, say, "Working for a Living"...oh man they would be great together on a tune like that, but there are lots of those old News songs that would work...and then...Diamond Dave and Lewis can trade off parts to "Stay Frosty". Oh man it would be perfect!

So, the song would have to be about twice as long as it is on the record, but we can swing it. Huey Lewis with HIS band and some antics from Dave cover the first part...the acoustic part...brilliant...and so we add some instrumentation there because we want it to last...long enough so that we almost lull the audience into getting comfortable...then...

badda BING baby the lights go dark, then strobe, then Dave does one of his famous squeals and then bada BOOM Eddie and Alex and Wolfie dig right into the second half of the song...Dave and Lewis still sharing the stage and trading vocals...oh man the crowd is going effing nutso. It's American Rock N Roll baby...old school meets...well...old school...take THAT whipper snappers!

Oh man it's brilliant. You are brilliant Hulka. I'm telling you it would effing work baby!

I can't find the whole song on YouTube, but this is a preview that goes long enough to hear the transition...

Oh baby this would be the best show ever in the history of Super Bowls.


and can you just hear Lewis wailing away on his harmonica? Dudes...the people that rig up halftime need to give a brotha a ring. Me and Hulka could make 'em famous. LOL

C'mon Man...

Seer1

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO with a little Subdudes on the side!

Luda34

Who care just get the game back started

OldMaid

After Madonna messed up, no surprise there, scrape all entertainers from the SB halftime show and really make it a show. Show singers , dancers, actors from Broadway plays.
Put that up.
Rent
42nd Street
Wicked
Anything fast.
Fast dancing and singing scenes.

Tobias-Reiper

Up With People are still around ...Aah.. those were the days

BGWhoDat

The Saints are pushing to perhaps do something original. They'd like to have Jazz musicians throughout history from New Orleans perform at this years halftime show. It'll be a great change and it'll showcase the cities prestige music scene.

Tobias-Reiper

Now, this is a great idea. However, given that the Saints are going to play the SB in NO this season, I don't know if the NFL is going to be down with a Second Line playing "When The Saints Go Marching In" to close the show