Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion have reportedly signed on to perform at the annual sporting event's 50th year in February 2016.
- December 4, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Coldplay is reportedly set to headline the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show. According to multiple sites, Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion have signed on to perform at the annual sporting event's 50th year on February 7.
A source tells E! News that the NFL will also definitely showcase other artists in addition to Coldplay. The 2016 Halftime Show is slated to highlight "the past, present and future of music." Another source tells Us Weekly that Bruno Mars, who headlined the show in 2013, will also be involved at the upcoming show in some capacity, as will other "friends of the group."
Despite previous rumors, Maroon 5 and Taylor Swift are not scheduled to take the stage at the upcoming show.
Representatives for NFL and Coldplay haven't commented on the report yet.
Coldplay's seventh and likely last studio album "A Head Full of Dreams", featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyonce Knowles and President Barrack Obama, hits shelves on Friday, December 4.
Super Bowl 50 is scheduled to take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, February 7, 2016 and air on CBS.
