'It's extraordinary. It's an adrenaline rush roller coaster': Inside the Super Bowl halftime show

    By Glen Levy, CNN

    Updated 1330 GMT (2130 HKT) February 5, 2021

    Beyonce performs during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013.
    Photos: The evolution of the Super Bowl halftime show
    Beyonce performs during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013.
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    The first Super Bowl was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1967. The halftime entertainment included trumpeter Al Hirt, a local high school drill team and the marching bands of Grambling State University and the University of Arizona. But the most memorable performers might have been the Bell Rocket Air Men flying around in jet packs.
    Photos: The evolution of the Super Bowl halftime show
    The first Super Bowl was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1967. The halftime entertainment included trumpeter Al Hirt, a local high school drill team and the marching bands of Grambling State University and the University of Arizona. But the most memorable performers might have been the Bell Rocket Air Men flying around in jet packs.
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    The New Christy Minstrels, a folk and pop group, were one of the performers during the Super Bowl halftime show in 1970. The game was held at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, so the show's theme was tribute to Mardi Gras.
    Photos: The evolution of the Super Bowl halftime show
    The New Christy Minstrels, a folk and pop group, were one of the performers during the Super Bowl halftime show in 1970. The game was held at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, so the show's theme was tribute to Mardi Gras.
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    Hirt plays the trumpet while Ella Fitzgerald sings at the Super Bowl in 1972. The show that year paid tribute to jazz legend Louis Armstrong, who died the year before.
    Photos: The evolution of the Super Bowl halftime show
    Hirt plays the trumpet while Ella Fitzgerald sings at the Super Bowl in 1972. The show that year paid tribute to jazz legend Louis Armstrong, who died the year before.
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    The halftime show in 1977 was produced by Disney, and the theme was "It's a Small World."
    Photos: The evolution of the Super Bowl halftime show
    The halftime show in 1977 was produced by Disney, and the theme was "It's a Small World."
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    A Mardi Gras-themed float is part of the show in 1981, which took place inside the Louisiana Superdome.