NFL Plans 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show In New York Despite Reports, Will Jon Bon Jovi Play In New Jersey at MetLife Stadium?

Feb 05, 2013 12:57 PM EST
Beyonce and Destiny's Child perform during the half-time show
Beyonce and Destiny's Child perform during the half-time show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3."

The NFL came out on Tuesday and refuted a report that stated that the league was not planning to hold a halftime show at next year's Super Bowl due to possible freezing temperatures.

According to ESPN.com, the league shot down a report from the New York Post that detailed unnamed sources saying that there was not a plan for a halftime show because the league couldn't determine how to hold the event in the cold-weather climate.

The source originally said that: "It's not only the acts and the singers but [also] the crews that have to put the stage together. You know, the assembly has to be done a certain way," the official said. "It's choreographed and rehearsed so it can be assembled and disassembled as fast as possible. And you just can't assemble the stage and break it down fast enough in the cold. There's no plan right now of what to do in its place."

This year Beyonce performed in New Orleans with her former group members from Destiny's Child and gave an energetic dance and entertainment show to the crowd. The songs were filled with choreographed moves as well as pyrotechnics and video. The halftime show stars are not paid to perform  and other recent past performances include Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Prince and the Rolling Stones.

The Post story also detailed some other issues that concern the NFL, including the weather, transportation and entertainment.

"The NFL is freaking out about these issues because they've never done a cold-weather Super Bowl," one source told the Post.

"There are a thousand things we didn't think about," another source said.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy later told the New York Daily News that a halftime show is planned for New York, although no guests have been announced yet.

"We've planned for it, we've mapped it out and there will be a pregame and a halftime show," he told the newspaper.

He also wrote on Twitter to tell fans that a halftime show would be put on at the Super Bowl in 2014.

"re: erroneous reports #SB48 halftime show next year. Chill out. pregame & halftime shows in-stadium," he tweeted.

There are a number of options for next year and some have speculated that New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi or Bruce Sprinsteen will play the halftime show in 2014.

According to NJ.com, Bon Jovi's band has expressed interest, writing: "during a telephone press conference held two weeks ago, guitarist Richie Sambora, drummer Tico Torres, and pianist David Bryan said they'd love to play the Super Bowl. Bon Jovi is already associated with the Stadium: the veteran rockers opened MetLife in May 2010, and will be returning for two more shows this July."

Although Springsteen played the Super bowl recently, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to bring him back, since he is one of the most notable New Jersey-ans in the world. Super Bowl XLVIII will take place on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium and will be the first time the NFL has the game in an outdoor stadium in a cold weather city.

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