There are two things that people who aren’t sports fans have to look forward to during the Super Bowl: seven-layer dip and the halftime show. The Super Bowl has become the platform for some of the best performances of the year. While the event’s coordinators pretty much have it down to a science, things have always run as smoothly as you may think. You remember Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, but did you know that it helped save another failure of the night? Equally surprising is that only one artist has actually been paid to perform during the show. Keep reading for more on these secrets and others.
Secrecy Is A HUGE Deal
Super Bowl producers are hugely concerned with the element of surprise. Micah Kosco, a high school marching band member at the Super Bowl XLIX performance, told Cracked that anyone who even walked by a rehearsal would have to sign a Nondisclosure Agreement.
That fact is far more hilarious considering that his rehearsals took place at, “a high school in the middle of nowhere.” Another participant, Chris Sopko, said that his rehearsals required everyone to turn in their cellphones. They even kept Missy Elliot a secret from band members until the day before the big show.
