Super Bowl Halftime Show Props & History: All First & Last Songs Performed

Updated: July 3, 2025 at 2:14 pm EDT

The halftime show at the Super Bowl was not always the spectacle that we know it to be today. The first 20 halftime shows were mostly filled with marching bands, high school bands, and some non-profit organizations putting on performances. Most of these shows all carried themes, generally saluting or providing tribute to a city or anniversary.

It wasn’t until 1993 that the halftime show really took off. This is all thanks to Fox network airing a special episode of In Living Color at the same time as Gloria Estefan’s 1992 Super Bowl halftime show, resulting in many lost viewers for CBS. After seeing all the lost viewership in 1992, we were treated to Michael Jackson in the 1993 halftime show.

Since then, the halftime show has taken on a life of its own, and even comes with its own set of props at sportsbooks. The two most popular halftime show props are the first and last songs performed during the show.

Fans will be treated to Kendrick Lamar and SZA during the halftime show of Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. Whether he brings anyone else with him is anyone’s guess at this point—which you can also bet on! If you’re trying to find some trends from past performances, you’ll see the performers as well as first and last songs played for every halftime show since Super Bowl 25.

2025 Halftime Show Odds | Historical Halftime Show First/Last Songs

Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show Props for 2025 Super Bowl

Not many sportsbooks have opened Super Bowl halftime show props this year, but we have rounded up what is available below. Unfortunately, unless you reside in Ontario, Canada, you are unable to bet any of these props at sportsbooks. However, Kalshi is offering two different Halftime Show markets, and they are available in all 50 states.

Odds to Be First Song Kendrick Lamar Performs

Song	Odds to Be FIRST Song Played at FanDuel
Not Like Us	+195
Humble	+210
Euphoria	+300
Squabble Up	+380
King Kunta	+430
DNA	+500
A.D.H.D	+500
N95	+600
Swimming Pools	+750
Like That	+750
United in Grief	+750
Money Trees	+900
m.A.A.d City	+900
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe	+900
All the Stars	+1000
Family Ties	+1100
Element	+1100

The first song played during Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show was GNX (Teaser). Many thought it was Squabble Up, but this came second.

FanDuel Sportsbook has released odds for the first song Kendrick Lamar will perform during the Super Bowl 59 halftime show, as well as a few other halftime related props. However, these odds are only available to bettors in Ontario, Canada.

Thankfully, Kalshi (the event trading platform) has also stepped into sports trading, and are offering a couple Super Bowl Halftime Show props, which can be traded by anyone who is 18+ and lives in the US (legal in all 50 states)! They have also told us they are trying to open first and last song played markets. I will include those odds/probabilities here when they become available for trading. For now, they do offer markets on: (1) what songs will be played, and (2) who will be part of Kendrick’s halftime show?

At the moment, “Not Like Us” has opened as a strong favorite to be the first song played at +195. The song with the second-best odds to be played first is “Humble” with +210 odds.

Odds to Be Last Song Kendrick Lamar Performs

Song	Odds to Be LAST Song Played at FanDuel
All the Stars	+240
Savior	+250
King Kunta	+430
Humble	+500
Not Like Us	+550
Family Ties	+650
LOVE	+650
Like That	+700
Euphoria	+800
Squabble Up	+900
N95	+900
United in Grief	+1000
Swimming Pools (Drank)	+1100
Alright	+1300
Rich Spirit	+1600

Odds on the last song Kendrick Lamar will perform are available and “All the Stars” has opened as the favorite with +240 odds. This means a $20 bet on “All the Stars” to be the last song Kendrick Lamar performs would win $48 and return $68.

But the halftime show props don’t stop there. You can also bet on the number of songs performed, who will appear with Kendrick Lamar, and a couple other specials too.

Super Bowl Number of Songs Performed Odds

Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop	Over Odds	Under Odds
Over/Under 10.5 Songs Performed by Kendrick Lamar During Halftime Show	Ov 10.5 (-110)	Un 10.5 (-110)

Sportsbooks are expecting Kendrick Lamar to perform right around 10 or 11 songs during the Super Bowl 59 Halftime Show. They have set the over/under at 10.5, with -110 odds on each side. Super Bowl halftime shows typically last somewhere between 12-15 minutes, with each artist getting to decide how many songs they pack into that timeframe.

Last year, we saw Usher pack 16 songs into his Halftime Show performance.

Odds to Perform with Kendrick Lamar & Other Specials

Artist	Odds to Appear During Halftime Show
Future	+125
Metro Boomin	+125
Baby Keem	+170
Lil’ Wayne	+185
Jay Rock	+205
Doechii	+210
Travis Scott	+250
Schoolboy Q	+600
Anderson Paak	+600
Rihanna	+600
A$AP Rocky	+750
Eminem	+750
Taylor Swift	+750
Left Gunplay	+750
DeMar DeRozan	+880

FanDuel also has a prop for which artists will make guest appearances. Of course, we already know SZA will join Lamar. So, you can’t bet on that. But all of Future, Metro Boomin, Baby Keem, and Lil’ Wayne are given close to even odds to make an appearance as well.

Super Bowl Halftime Show: First and Last Songs Every Year

Super Bowl	Headline Performer	First Song	Last Song
25	New Kids On The Block	It’s a Small World After All/We Are the World/I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing	It’s a Small World After All
26	Gloria Estefan	Winter Magic	Get On Your Feet
27	Michael Jackson	Jam	Heal the World
28	Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, The Judds	Tuckered Out	Love Can Build a Bridge
29	Patti Labelle, Indiana Jones & Marion Ravenwood, Teddy Pendergrass, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine	Release Yourself	Can You Feel the Love Tonight
30	Diana Ross	Stop in the Name of Love	Take Me Higher
31	The Blues Brothers, ZZ Top, James Brown, Catherine Crier	Everybody Needs Somebody to Love	Gimme Some Lovin’
32	Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah	Get Ready	Dancing in the Street
33	Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savion Glover	Go Daddy O	You’ll Be Mind (Party Time)/Another Star/My Cherie Amour
34	Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton	Reflections of Earth	We Go On
35	Aerosmith, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J Blige, Nelly	Bye Bye Bye	Walk This Way
36	U2	Beautiful Day	Where the Streets Have No Name
37	Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting	Man! I Feel Like a Woman!	Message in a Bottle
38	Jessica Simpson, Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake	The Way You Move	Rock Your Body
39	Paul McCartney	Drive My Car	Hey Jude
40	The Rolling Stones	Start Me Up	(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
41	Prince	We Will Rock You	Purple Rain
42	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	American Girl	Runnin’ Down a Dream
43	Bruce Springsteen	Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out	Glory Days
44	The Who	Pinball Wizard	Won’t Get Fooled Again
45	The Black Eyed Peas	I Gotta Feeling	The Time (Dirty Bit)
46	Madonna	Vogue	Like a Prayer
47	Beyonce	Run the World (Girls)	Halo
48	Bruno Mars	Billionaire	Just the Way You Are
49	Katy Perry	Roar	Firework
50	Coldplay	Yellow	Fix You/Up & Up
51	Lady Gaga	God Bless America/This Land is Your Land	Bad Romance
52	Justin Timberlake	Filthy	Can’t Stop the Feeling
53	Maroon 5	Harder to Breathe	Moves Like Jagger
54	Jennifer Lopez, Shakira	Dare (La La La)	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
55	The Weeknd	Starboy	Blinding Lights
56	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar & Mary J. Blige	The Next Episode	Still D.R.E.
57	Rihanna	B*tch Better Have My Money	Diamonds
58	Usher	Caught Up	Yeah!
59	Kendrick Lamar	GNX (Teaser)	tv off

The first song of Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show was GNX (Teaser). The last song was tv off. Kendrick Lamar just recently released a new album GNX in November of 2024. It’s his second album since 2022, with his first being released all the way back in 2011.

But based on past halftime show trends, it is unlikely he is going to open with anything brand new. That goes against the odds, though, as “Not Like Us” is the favorite to be the first song played and it’s from his most recent album.

The Super Bowl halftime show expects to get underway around 8pm ET.

Halftime Show First and Last Song Trends

Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl 52 halftime show is the only one in the last 19 years to begin with a song that is less than a year old – the single “Filthy” was released less than a month earlier. “The Way You Move” at Super Bowl 38 was the previous first song that was less than a year old.
Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl 51 halftime show is the only one in the last 17 years where the first song played was not a single from the performing artist – Gaga went political with a “God Bless America / This Land Is Your Land” mashup. Prince opening with “We Will Rock You” was the previous instance.
Only 4 of the last 13 first songs played at Super Bowl halftime shows featuring modern artists were less than three years old, with 7 of them being less than seven years old – Gaga’s political choice joins Coldplay (Yellow), Maroon 5 (Harder to Breathe), and Rihanna (Better Have My Money) as the only first songs played that were released more than seven years before the halftime show; the Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show was not counted towards this trend, since most were not modern.
Each last song performed in the last 24 Super Bowl halftime shows has been a single released by one of the performing artists in the show. The last one that wasn’t was “Dancing in the Street” at Super Bowl 32.

Which States Can Bet the Super Bowl Halftime Show

Sadly, no US states allow betting on the Super Bowl Halftime Show at sportsbooks. BUT you can get in on the Super Bowl Halftime Show action through sports trading at Kalshi, the event trading platform. Kalshi already has a couple Super Bowl Halftime Show markets available for trading, and are looking to add more ahead of kickoff as well.

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Matt McEwan

Editor-in-Chief; Sports Betting Expert

With nearly a decade working in the industry, Matt is a seasoned sports betting veteran. He got his start with SBD in 2016 and worked his way up the ladder to become the Editor-in-Chief. Along the way he has done everything from reviewing sportsbooks to creating proprietary sports betting tools.

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