Super Bowl 2013! Kick off times and the Half Time Show

With the Super Bowl just days away, we thought we would give you a rundown of what to expect from Sunday’s spectacular. From the game itself to the half time show – Super Bowl Sunday provides a great evening of entertainment for young and old. Whether you are a fan or have never seen a game of American football in your life – you’re sure to be entertained.

Who’s playing at the Super Bowl 2013?

After weeks of play offs, it all came down to Championship games on Sunday 20th January to find out who would make it to the Super Bowl final to decide the 2013 NFL champions. San Francisco 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24, booking themselves a place in the 47th Super Bowl final along with Baltimore Ravens, who beat the New England Patriots 28-13.

Kick off times for Super Bowl 2013?

The big game will be held on Sunday 3rd February in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. TV coverage will start at 6.00pm US time (23.00 UK time), with kick off at 6.30pm.

Super Bowl 2013 Half-Time Show!

The Super Bowl is famed for its half time show – every year spectators await the announcement as to who has been picked to entertain the crowds in what is given to be a spectacular. The budget is sure to be enormous and the producers are always the best in business. Acts such as Prince, The Rolling stones, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson have graced the Super Bowl stage in the past, and the support acts are just as fantastic. Last year Cee Lo Green and Nicki Minaj joined Madonna and in 2011 Slash and Usher supported The Black Eyed Peas.

2013 is set to be the biggest show yet. On 16th October this image was all over the internet before gracing the advertisement boards in Times Square:

Beyonce confirmed for Super Bowl 2013. Source: Huffington Post

Given that just a few weeks ago Beyoncé announced that Destiny’s child have reformed and will be releasing their new album on 4th Feb – I think we might be able to guess who will be joining her on stage.

 Interesting Super Bowl 2013 Facts

The 47th Super Bowl final will be the first ever final when two brothers will be head to head. Head coaches for both teams, John Harbaugh for the Baltimore Ravens and Jim Harbaugh for the San Francisco 49ers will face each other on Sunday 3rd for Super Bowl 2013. The last time the brothers played one another was in the 2011 Thanksgiving match, when we saw the Ravens beat the 49’s 16-6.

Super Bowl 2013 will be the 10th time that New Orleans have hosted the event – a record which is only matched my Miami. This will also be the first time they have hosted since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city in 2005.

Reports suggest that Hurricane Katrina caused over $1 billion of damage to New Orleans, yet it is thought that the Super Bowl will generate over $432 million on Feb 3rd alone and the publicity for the city will be priceless.

Super Bowl 2013 Commercials

TV advertising during the Super Bowl is the most lucrative in the business. It is estimated that adverts during the game reach up to 90 million people, making the price tag for a Super Bowl advert in the millions.

Companies also invest millions in the adverts themselves, so viewers can expect adverts as breath taking as the show itself.

Companies lay out big bucks for celebrities to appear in their commercials. Last year we saw Matthew Broderick parody his role in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for Honda. This year, expect to see Kate Upton making an appearance for Mercedes Benz.

Super Bowl 2013 is set to be truly incredible, so sit back and enjoy the show.

 

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