Fireworks go off as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during half time of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Bruce Springsteen holds up his guitar after performing a high-energy 12-minute set at halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Singer Jennifer Hudson performs the National Anthem at the start of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. It was her first performance since the October slayings in Chicago of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings.
Singer Faith Hill performs at the start of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Fans reach out as Bruce Springsteen, center, performs during the halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. Springsteen is riding a new wave of exposure, playing for President Obama in Washington, releasing his 24th album, and winning a Golden Globe award for his song from "The Wrestler."
A gospel choir backed Bruce Springsteen and his wife and bandmate, Patti Scialfa, during "Working on a Dream," the title song from his 24th album at halftime during NFL Super Bowl XLIII, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Bruce Springsteen performs during halftime at the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Fireworks go off as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during half time of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Jennifer Hudson sings the national anthem before the the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. She is scheduled to perform at next week's Grammy Awards, and her new video for "If This Isn't Love" is set to debut the week of Feb. 9.
Backed by a choir, Faith Hill sings "America the Beautiful" before the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Faith Hill sings "America the Beautiful" before the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.
Bruce Springsteen performs at halftime during the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. He and his E Street Band performed "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," "Born to Run," a new song called "Working On A Dream" and "Glory Days," which had special Super Bowl lyrics.
Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform at halftime during the NFL Super Bowl XLIII Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. An actor as well as a musician, Van Zandt had a role in the HBO hit "The Sopranos."
Jets fly over the stadium at the start of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.