Sting Added To Super Bowl Halftme Line-Up With Shania & No Doubt
Yahoo! Music, Jan 24, 2003 7:00 am PST(1/24/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Sting has been added to the Super Bowl halftime show lineup on Sunday, January 26 in San Diego, that will also include Shania Twain and No Doubt.
Country-pop crossover star Twain will sing two numbers: "Man! I Feel Like A Woman," from her multiplatinum 1997 album Come On Over, and the title song of her current album, 2002's Up!.
Speaking at a press conference, Twain wouldn't take sides, choosing neither the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the Oakland Raiders--although No Doubt drummer Adrian Young is taking Oakland, and offered members of the press bets.
No Doubt played the pre-game show last year, with U2, the band they opened shows for in 2001, playing the halftime slot. "I don't think we ever dreamed we'd be doing it this year," singer Gwen Stefani told AP. "We're so lucky Sting is going to show up. We're big, huge fans."
The show is being co-produced by Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records.
-- Darryl Morden, Los Angeles
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