SPRINGSTEEN ROCKS THE SUPER BOWL

Last updated: Monday, February 2, 2009

SPRINGSTEEN ROCKS THE SUPER BOWL

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and JENNIFER HUDSON wowed Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday (01Feb09) as the Pittsburgh Steelers were crowned American football champions in Tampa, Florida.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band´s performing in concert the last show in European tour at Camp Nou. Barcelona, Spain - 20.07.08

Hudson made her public comeback after the triple murder of her mother, brother and nephew in October (08) forced her into hiding.

The Oscar winner kicked off the big game with an emotional but flawless rendition of the U.S. National Anthem, and Springsteen and The E Street Band took over at half-time with a 12-minute medley of past and present hits.

Kicking off his first Super Bowl appearance, The Boss urged fans watching the game at home to "step back from the guacamole dip, I want you to put the chicken fingers down."

He then performed hits including Glory Road and Born To Run, and new track Working on A Dream - backed by a 42-piece gospel choir - before ending the show by screaming, "I'm going to Disneyland" - the chant traditionally associated with the Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

Springsteen welcomed Nils Lofgren back to the E Street Band line-up - the guitarist took a hiatus in 2008 after undergoing hip surgery.

Among the celebrities in the crowd at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium were heroic US Airways Flight 1549 pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger and his crew, and Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., who ironically played a fictional member of the Arizona Cardinals - the Super Bowl's losing team - in the film Jerry Maguire.

Source: WENN

| Monday, February 2, 2009

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