Superbowl XXXIX Pre-Game & Halftime Show
Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, with American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots playing the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Kenny Ortega worked as the producer and field director for the Super Bowl XXXIX PreGame and HalfTime shows for this game.
PreGame Show
Before the game, performances came from the Black Eyed Peas, Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Daniels, and Gretchen Wilson. Shortly before kickoff, Alicia Keys sang "America the Beautiful," paying tribute to Ray Charles, who died in June 2004. The combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy sang the national anthem accompanied by the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. It had been more than 30 years since all four service academies sang together—the last time was at the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon in 1973.
Halftime show
The 2005 halftime show had a lot of scrutiny prior to its debut because of the "wardrobe malfunction" incident of the previous year’s halftime show (Janet Jackson). Therefore NFL, the show’s sponsors and Don Mischer Productions chose Kenny Ortega to help produce the show. Paul McCartney performed during the halftime show. McCartney’s set consisted of the Beatles songs:
- "Drive My Car"
- "Get Back"
- "Hey Jude"
- "Live and Let Die" from his career with Wings.
