# Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Halftime Revolutionized How to Deliver a Knockout Performance

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/beyonces-super-bowl-halftime-revolutionized-how-to-deliver-a-knockout-performance/
- Published: 2026-10-27T23:08:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-super-bowl-halftime-show-flashback-1235648558/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Beyoncé’s 2013 halftime show set a new performance benchmark.
- Destiny’s Child reunited onstage, while Jay-Z let Beyoncé have the spotlight.
- Her later halftime appearances reflected her expanding musical range.

## Summary

Beyoncé’s 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show raised expectations for what a major live performance could be, combining solo hits with a Destiny’s Child reunion. The article traces how her later appearances and musical projects expanded that influence, from a surprise 2016 performance of “Formation” to her 2024 Beyoncé Bowl.

Her 2013 set included “Run the World (Girls),” “Crazy in Love” and “Halo”; Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined for several Destiny’s Child songs, while Jay-Z stayed offstage. In 2016, Beyoncé performed “Formation” less than a day after releasing it, prompting nearly 50 pages of FCC complaints. The article also notes that Jay-Z’s Roc Nation has partnered on halftime production since 2019, and that Super Bowl LXI is scheduled for 14 February 2027 in Los Angeles.

## Coverage

- [Rolling Stone: Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Halftime Revolutionized How to Deliver a Knockout Performance](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-super-bowl-halftime-show-flashback-1235648558/)
- [Rolling Stone: Jay-Z’s Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show Performance: What We Think He’ll Do](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jay-zs-super-bowl-halftime-show-song-artist-predictions-1235648949/)

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