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

By Matt McEwan
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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
Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show Props
Not many sportsbooks have opened Super Bowl halftime show props this year, but we have rounded up what is available below:
Odds to Be First Song Kendrick Lamar Performs
Song | Odds to Be FIRST Song Played at FanDuel |
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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 |
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.
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 |
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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 $68.
But the halftime show props don’t stop there. You can also bet on the number of songs performed, who will appear with Kendrick Lamar, and a couple other specials too.
Odds to Perform with Kendrick Lamar & Other Specials
Prop | Odds |
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Number of Songs Performed | Ov 10.5 (-110) | Un 10.5 (-110) |
Artist | Odds to Appear During Halftime Show |
Future | +125 |
Metro Boomin | +125 |
Baby Keem | +170 |
Lil’ Wayne | +185 |
Jay Rock | +205 |
Doechii | +210 |
Travis Scott | +250 |
Schoolboy Q | +600 |
Anderson Paak | +600 |
Rihanna | +600 |
A$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 |
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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! |
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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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.