1991: The New Kids on the Block
The halftime show was meant to show support for the troops, but people could not get behind it. The performance came with Disney characters and little kids jumping around to “Step By Step” and “It’s A Small World”. That was the first time the boy band performed at the Super Bowl. However, they were overshadowed by Whitney Houston’s wonderful performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Sadly, the show was not even played on live television as many networks only showed a condensed version when the game ended.
1991: The New Kids on the Block
2010: The Who
For the Win found the 2010 performance of The Who to be underwhelming. They said, “Remember when there was an uproar after NBC cut away from The Who’s Closing Ceremony performance at the 2012 Olympics? That wouldn’t have been a terrible fate for this halftime show.” The band was criticized for their lackluster performance. Rolling Stone described it this way: “Alas, they showed up even more shoddily prepared than the Colts, fumbling a medley of classics – sad to think of all the kids out there first hearing ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ or ‘Baba O’Riley’ in this sorry condition.”
2010: The Who