Summary
The Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show was a performance that took place at the halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII.
| Part of | Super Bowl XXXIII | |||
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| Date | January 31, 1999 | |||
| Location | Miami, Florida | |||
| Venue | Pro Player Stadium | |||
| Theme | "A Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" | |||
| Headliner | Gloria Estefan Stevie Wonder | |||
| Special guests | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | |||
| Sponsor | Progressive Auto Insurance | |||
| Producer | Radio City Productions | |||
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The show was titled "A Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing"[1] and featured Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Stevie Wonder, and Gloria Estefan.
Production edit
A native to the Super Bowl host city of Miami, Estefan had previously performed at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXVI.
The halftime show was sponsored by Progressive Auto Insurance.[2] Progressive, in doing so, was the first auto insurer to be the title sponsor of a Super Bowl halftime show.[2] The show was produced by Radio City Productions.[2][3] The show featured 1,000 performers.[2][4] Effects included large lighted balloon balls, lasers, pyrotechnics.[4]
The show took place around the time of the end of commercial success of the swing revival.[5][6] Music journalist Rob Sheffield has likened it to marking an end of 1990s music culture in the same that many regard the Altamont Free Concert as marking an end of the 1960s youth culture, remarking, "in a way, this halftime show did for the '90s what Altamont did for the '60s".[6]
Synopsis edit
The show was preceded with a brief skit featuring Estefan and Wonder with the character E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, who had appeared in Super Bowl advertisements run that night for the show's title sponsor Progressive Auto Insurance.[7][8]
The performance began with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performing "Go Daddy-O".[4]
Wonder then entered the field in a vintage automobile, while performing "Sir Duke".[4] He sat at a keyboard and performed "You Are the Sunshine of My Life". During this song, dancers unrolled large swaths of cloth to form an image of a sun on the field.[4] He then performed "I Wish", during which he was joined on stage by tap dancer Savion Glover.[4] Wonder briefly joined Savion in tap dancing.[4]
The performance then saw Miami native Estefan make her entrance.[4] She sang "Oye!" followed by "Turn the Beat Around".[4] During "Turn the Beat Around", dancers on the field swung long lighted ropes.[4]
The performance ended with Wonder and Estefan both performing "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)".[9] During this final song, Wonder wore a jacket with the word "African" on one sleeve and the word "American" on the other.[10]
References edit
- ^ Weinreb, Michael (2 February 2019). "How Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Became the Last Niche Act to Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show". The Ringer. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Progressive Auto Insurance Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Show to Feature Gloria Estefan and Stevie Wonder". www.propertyandcasualty.com. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Wadler, Joyce (20 January 1999). "A Full-Time Mission: Super Bowl Halftime". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shain, Jeff (31 January 1999). "Wonder Ignites Super Bowl Show". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (16 May 2016). "Let's All Remember The Late-'90s Swing Revival". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b Weinreb, Michael (2 February 2019). "How Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Became the Last Niche Act to Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show". The Ringer. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Shales, Tom (1 February 1999). "SUPER BOWL XXXIII: PUNT AND CLICK". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "26 Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ranked, Including Lady Gaga (Videos)". TheWrap. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Remembering the Last Time the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons Played a Big Game – Super Bowl XXXIII [VIDEO]". K99. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (17 January 2020). "Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ranked by Sheffield: From Worst to Best". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2020.