Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl performance was pure showbiz

In what has become a recent tradition in the States, Bruce Springsteen was yesterday the fifth veteran act in a row to be booked by the NFL for the allotted 12 minutes during half-time at the Super Bowl, following on from Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Prince and Tom Petty. It is now regarded as one of the highest-profile gigs in music - Petty and Prince both saw big sales increases for their back catalogues after their hit-filled performances, and indee...

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