U2 at XXXVI Superbowl 2002 (Full halftime show)

[DaddyProdigal]

How do people forget Paul McCartney's half time show. I thought that was one of the best ones.

[swillie182]

Best half-time show EVER!!!!!!

[jdb316]

This is one of my favorite Super Bowl halftime shows.

[TheSportsFan4Lyfe]

HOW SAD Was it to know the Pats so called "Dynasty" never happend or wouldnt of happend if 9/11 never occured...SAD, Very very sad but true..to the fullest.

[buchstr]

Hands down the best 1/2 time show there has ever been and ever will be!

[ThemBones24]

Best halftime show ever in my opinion. The ending song was epic!

[hedges1]

LIKE IF YOU THINK TERRORIST SUCK

[53knights]

was this the patriots-eagles super bowl?

[MyPako89]

The best superbowl halftime

[Packguitar182]

i think it's best said but this show was amazing because as AWESOME as U2 did, it felt like the crowd was really cheering for America and not really them, capturing that is just amazing.

[Xx23JoRdAn45xX]

Greatest superbowl halftime show.. there will Never be another America on earth.. god bless the usa! For we are the world's hope..

[LuvliJubly]

Absolute favourite Superbowl show ever!

Felt like a real concert not a quick-run-through-of-every-son­g-released-by-this-artist.

[SirHatchporch]

Well, that was phenomenal.

[MrDrephd]

"I'll show you a place with no sorrow or pain."

[booradleyno1]

had chillls when the names went up, even after 10 years still feels like yesterday, g.b.n.f.

[ShadowCatNYC]

It's a shame that it took a national tragedy to make us all love each other. Now we're all back to being bitchy, fighting over who had the best superbowl show and cursing each other out.

[krop0026]

They didn't need the dance teams and all the flashiness...they're good without it.

[gigabyteme]

Is Bono American? Thought they're Irish.

[tdrider2008]

@gigabyteme He is not American.

[ShadowDog415]

best halftime show ever, nothing comes close

[gdhun19]

Very classy.1st class with the 9/11 tribute.  Emotional time

[gdhun19]

Best SB halftime ever! Fact

[MrTomasDUDA]

This is very good but Madonna is much better

[tdrider2008]

@MrTomasDUDA Yes. It's apparently much easier to dance when you aren't really singing.

[MrTomasDUDA]

@tdrider2008 Madonna sang live, only the new one and few parts in music was lip sync.. but she singing live

[AHHFI]

Amazingly poetic! Appropriate and exactly the right artist to perform the right songs at such a sensitive time in America. Between songs Bono quotes from Psalms 51: 14-15..."Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise." Class act all the way! And the whole performance was aired without any apologies needed the next day! Imagine that.

[alsajiiiii]

AMAZING!!! BEST HAFTIME EVER!!!!

[NickyBoje]

The 12 losers who disliked this video can fuck off and go watch the shit Black Eyed Peas half time show instead!

[MidnightVariations]

i got the chills.. really amazing show...

[chronikkondition]

Best damn halftime show ever....from one the best bands in the world. Thank you God.

[bamboolightstorm]

god, the timing of U2 being onstage after 9/11 and picking up the American people was perfect.

[chronikkondition]

@bamboolightstorm Amen my friend....amen.

[larryvq]

Now that's how halftime should be done!

[isabel0528]

best performance ever! No one has topped this!

[RhodesCarnivale]

It's amazing to see something so inspired on one of the greatest stages as opposed to something so insipid as flipping off a camera. God Bless! (or if you don't believe in God, then may you be happy!)

[jonathanjimz88]

Maddona???...whos Maddona?

[MrMinnie55555]

Just Love U2! Madonna Who?

[MJP474]

Really Madona? -Awesome and ThanX

[smguy101]

This was the best Halftime show in recent memory.

[wanuekaz]

Dude I play this every year as a joke on my friends.... I just say whoever was playing cancel!!!

[luigee78]

U2 and Madonna are very different styles of music and performance styles. Both superbowl performances were great for different reasons each. There is no reason to hate one over the other.  I like both for different reasons.

[linmira]

NOW this is a Superbowl Show! Madonna's performance is forgettable, but I still remember U2!!!!

[TheEddytallica]

Never we see this again in a Superbowl, the part of the tribute makes me cry, simply amazing. God bless all the world, and PEACE & LOVE for everyone.

[SilverAngel2771]

U2, THe Who, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Micheal Jackson are the best superbowl half time show ever. period.

[Oscarleal44]

@SilverAngel2771 Don't forget Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

[bd9598]

@SilverAngel2771 Paul McCartney also



[MichaelJJacksonKing]

@SilverAngel2771 agree

[beastlestnisity]

@SilverAngel2771 Aerosmith was pretty fuking good 2 with NSYNC

[mylovelymayomammy]

@SilverAngel2771 U2, Springsteen and especially The Who were streets ahead of anyone else

[srv333]

@SilverAngel2771 Ya, i guess Tom Petty and Sir Paul MCcartney werent that good, you PILLICK!! U2 is total SHITE!!

[rubaby333]

@SilverAngel2771 and paul mccartney?

[flexor212000]

Epic camera interaction and cinematic move at 3:28 !

[Utube4ever2]

The best performance!

[jamielowndes]

The best one Ive seen since Ive been watching the NFL.

[JDFaulk79]

Love. that's all we really need to know. Bono was sending us a message, and the world had love to share with us, for that moment.

[JDFaulk79]

perhaps, next year, in new orleans they shall, the location of the even t of destruction, which sparked an era of a rebirth of the soul of this country. NOLA.

[jcdoll07]

How freaking awesome is it that he quoted scripture. Anyone know what verse?

[sincerelytill]

@jcdoll07 Psalm 51:15

[vaportrails44]

The best halftime performance ever in the history of the Super Bowl or any other game. Post 9-11...I tear up to this day when I watch this...the emotion was raw and real. U2 were the perfect fit for this moment. When I see people calling Madonna the best show ever? She lip synced the entire thing and it was the same crap she has been doing for 30 years. All ego. U2 is all heart.

[jhonsdawe]

@vaportrails44 so true

[beachstate]

I love the U.S.A.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would not live anywhere else but here!!! May God bless my grandparents from Spain who decided to come to this great country!!!!! Go USA

[zerodfg]

I can’t think of anyone I would rather perform at the super bowl right after 9/11. I wasn’t old enough to really care about U2, but I’ve watched this show online, and It brings tears to my eyes. Its a truly sobering halftime show that could go down as the greatest in Super Bowl history. Some people say why not have an American band do the first show after 9/11, but U2 is what America needed at the time in my honest opinion

[wusupsteelo]

i look at this &then you see madonna's halftime. SMH.

super bowl halftimes have bands like U2 perform. something that pumps you!!

[TheCalpodd]

Best superbowl show ever?



[Genshiken2006]

AMERICA FUCK YEA!!!

[braupaul]

I watched this Superbowl halftime show instead of Madonna as a 10 years later 9/11 tribute.

[eliteslaya13]

America.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-O­OOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[mcslopez]

Still the best half time show ever... Amazing!

[domebaldaSD]

Every day I watch u2 videos, I love them a little bit more :')

[domebaldaSD]

Can't compare u2 with maddona, sincery maddona, you didn't light up the scenary like u2 did.

[ixlykexgamez]

Who else watched this video instead of the one that was on today? :)

[VictorYong36]

11 dislikes are from Madonna.

[VictorYong36]

from this to the crap halftime show 10 years on.....just turned off the TV

[U2lover64]

I am watching the crap superbowl half time show right now with Madonna and can not compare it to U2's performance ! What a difference in quality

[mporr316]

Thumbs up if you are watching this instead of Madonna right now

[Dizzaddy]

@mporr316 You rock! I give YOU a thumbs up!

[dmacirish321]

just have them every year! this is the best superbowl halftime show ever!

[bshaw7273]

Chills went down my back when I saw Bono show the American flag inside his jacket...best halftime show!

[mitalca35]

See, a performance like this, it proves that the halftime show performance doesn't need over-the-top theatrics or excessive sex appeal - all it needs is genuine, raw emotion.

[loreluvuso]

Se enchina la piel al entrar "Where the streets have no name " con todo el sentimiento que le saben imprimir... Excelente!!

[randmperson2]

10 years later and this performance can still give me goosebumps and bring tears to my eyes. Bravo U2. Just...bravo.

[TheNskk]

Goosebumps



[z71pack]

10 years ago tomorrow, seems like just yesterday. One of the greatest Super Bowls with the best halftime show. Wish we could go back in time to that day.

[onderdonkjohn4]

Best halftime show ever!!! On a sidenote, imagine how disappointed the people must have been who were sitting behind the banner with ascending names of the 9/11 victims...no U2 for them.

[fafkdl1lt]

At 7:40, whoever attempted to hit Bono by throwing a glow stick at him must be a born-to-be-dumbass-dou*hebag. GOSH Why are some people so brainless???????

[babyinblack]

Bono running around the stage was cool lol U2 was great as usual!

[Allegra16]

Ten years ago this Friday was the best Super Bowl Halftime Show EVER!!!!! Hands down!!! And will be forever and always..... *sniff*

[TheAwesomemusicdude]

This is why U2 is the greatest band on Earth...they can perform like none other

[hbk42581]

One of the most memorable Superbowls of all time.

[kevinleeburns]

Incredible!

[MrNjdevilsfan4life]

This is a powerful performance

What is the name of the song at 6:30

[Alondra59]

@MrNjdevilsfan4life Where the streets have no name

[johnoh1996]

@MrNjdevilsfan4life its MLK

[stuim41]

Powerful doesn't even begin to describe what i've just witnessed

[Tomymacaroni]

they did not give a fuck about the superbowl, their were there for U2!!!!

[gmr7494]

EASILY, the best Super Bowl Halftime show. EVER!!!! Man, I can't even remember the game. I only remember the show.

[zerodfg]

This might be the most incredible Super Bowl Halftime show ever.

[pzicodeLia]

After watching the who's halftime show this is so... Mortal .-.

[HSV1811995]

I just nearly threw up when I saw that Madonna will be in this years halftime-show :S

[tedkissel]

@HSV1811995

Yeah I dunno what's worst, that or the MTV halftime shows from 2001 & 2004.

[TheKingofRockMusic]

I have been a U2 fan for over 30 years....and this, quite frankly, is just another example, oddly enough, of when you put the ball in the hands of capable players, you quite often come up with something quite spectacular....U2 rarely disappoints.

[calibretto135]

Now this is how it's done. Sometimes ya gotta wonder what they're thinking with some (actually a lot) of the people they've put on stage at the Super Bowl. In fact they get it wrong way more than they get it right don't they?

[xxleandraxx1]

ill never forget 9/11 and where I was when it happened. Sad day for US americans but those muslims didn't ruin us we came together as one to help bring down those motherfuckers and look where they are now?!?! fucking dead!!

[xxleandraxx1]

I love u2 <3 and i love being of irish descent! probably one of the best halftime shows besides Ozzy, Tom Petty & Michael Jackson.

[itzcoldghost]

A bunch of Irish men did one of the most patriotic american things I have ever seen. And I'm a Canadian.

[Oscarleal44]

Thumbs up if they should bring U2 back to the Super Bowl=))

[xxleandraxx1]

@Oscarleal44 agreed!!!

[calibretto135]

@Oscarleal44 They should. I'm not even a U2 fan but this you can actually appreciate, you can respect them- it's really hard to respect so many of the other performers they've had.

[jabrooonni]

@Oscarleal44 Oh Hell Yeah!!!!

[Mapcavalier]

@Oscarleal44 I love to see that people still watch this. U2 will be alongside Queen and AC/DC in terms of popularity one day, and I will be a U2 hipster who liked it since the start.

[TJM862]

@Mapcavalier I'd say they are already there with the greats you listed.

[pakitovillanueva]

i die for U2

[TavernWenchBlog]

I was tending bar at a packed pub during this Super Bowl halftime show, and I'll never forget it. When Bono opened his jacked to reveal the Stars and Stripes inside, the bar went insane, tears in the eyes of every patron and worker. It was a real moment. Thank you, U2. This halftime show will never be topped.

[favedave]

This may be the best live art EVER.

[hellkeeper1000]

Holy crap. I've been U2fan since I was 5, but I never knew that they played on half time in 2002. Man I wished I was in US at the time( I was in Japan). Beautiful day makes me emotional every time. I hate what music they play these days. Did you know the song from U2 was the first song ever listened out of space?(of course in ISS)

[favedave]

Al time best. EVER.

[henrikxzxz]

the day i became a u2 fan  god bless the victims of 9/11

[deeray41]

To me, this was the most memorable halftime show. Seeing it after ten years still gives me the chills.

[ggsky99]

There is no band in the world that could have pulled off a halftime show like this. It was the perfect band playing the perfect songs at the just the right time in our country's history. When Bono opens his jacket at the end to reveal the American flag gets me every time. You can almost feel the healing. Having seen them live many times I can say with certainty that there is no band that can connect with its audience quite like U2 does.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

@ggsky99: I'll see your U2 and raise you Bruce Springsteen, but it probably evens out. Those were clearly the two best halftime shows we'll probably ever see.

[ggsky99]

@ExileOnDaytonStreet

Amen, brother. Oh wait...we have Madonna this year. **yawn**

[Oscarleal44]

Makes me proud to be an american

[fairziff]

Love Love Love!!!!!!

[toughtony22]

does anyone know what hes muttering in the begining of where the streets have no name???

[ggsky99]

@toughtony22

Yeah, he's saying

"Oh Lord, open my lips

So that I might show forth thy praise."

[toughtony22]

@ggsky99 thank you

[gdnelson5]

@toughtony22 Psalm 51:15. He is quoting the real play book.....

[toughtony22]

@gdnelson5 thanks

[craiclord]

They are only 4 lads from Dublin playing some songs.

But they showed that at that time. Everyone with a heart, at that moment, was American.

Much love from Ireland everyone. Thanks for everything you give us America :) x

[AegisNova]

@craiclord I wish that more of us would remember, that what we have given, we have been privileged to give.

[NYIJK10]

This will forever be the greatest Superbowl Halftime show, not just because of the music...but because Bono was able to do something truly magical and make this moment transcend the music...and the game...and become something more. This was not just a Superbowl Halftime show, this was a moment of healing for tens of millions of Americans...and that is why it will forever stand alone.

[frandled]

Still gets to me at the end.

[theajroseshow]

A lot of superbowl halftime shows have been good. Paul Mccartney, MJ, The Rolling Stones, Prince, etc. But this, to me, is the only Superbowl halftime show that was truly GREAT.

[ukpolemic]

I was living in the states during and after 9/11. I don't think I've ever gotten so emotional during a Superbowl halftime show. Though I still think an American band (Springsteen, Van Halen come to mind) really should have played the first post 9/11 superbowl, U2 really drove it home.

[AegisNova]

@ukpolemic I think, just for that day, they were an American band.  ; )

[northernsoul44]

@AegisNova Evryone is American on Super Bowl day. I dont even know all the rules, but we still have a Super Bowl Party :-).

[winwinwinston]

Before I saw this on TV, boy bands were all the rage and I wanted to be in a boy band.

After I saw this I realized how stupid I was and gave my head a good shake. U2 reminded me that music can be bigger than just a collection of rhythm and melody.

[pensrule9487]

I think the fans would have rather had them stay out and play more than see the rest of the game

[ryno7544]

this is the very moment i became a fan of U2

[kathymoore57]

MAGINFICENT is the only thing 2 say!

[pmo3154]

U2 should do every Super Bowl!

[PTKilowatt]

If I recall this was the period in which U2 was 're-applying to be the worlds greatest band"

If it wasn't before Superbowl XXXVI was when that application was accepted. U2 has always been a great live band but something about their earnestness and energy just energized not only those there in the stadium but the millions across the world that were watching. It was a catharsis, healing and energizing all at once. Maybe it was even better than the game itself.

[DragonicaYoutub]

queen should be in the halftime show.. RIP freddie

[815robbie]

good but gimme the stones

[crawdaddy1819]

btw, how can people dislike this.....UN-AMERICAN!

[crawdaddy1819]

best superbowl halftime show ever...bring them back!

[Oscarleal44]

U2 is so inspirational. What a perfect band for the tribute and the superbowl

[11jjrmex]

Go fuck yourself Michael Jackson has never been overrated fuck u bitch!

[luismanuel1978]

Fuck you bono ... Lier!

[jeroen207]

@luismanuel1978 ?

[FrickaHewson]

@luismanuel1978 ?!

[Oscarleal44]

How great would it have been to be apart of that electric crowd!

[MsPinkbarbie25]

I remember being a part of this crowd in the halftime show that year...it was soooo much fun!

[U2935]

When he opened that jacket it gave me chills

[YwkyWy37]

Best Halftime shows:

1. U2

2. Springsteen

3. Tom Petty

[superstar627154]

Man. Youtube messed up again. They only counted MY views

[jgadan]

Best. Ever.

[joelnichole]

The material coming down @ 10:15 seems a little macabre, no?

[paxpaul]

@joelnichole Yeah, they could have planned that better. They should have taken down the lights on it, blacked it out, and then let it fall as invisibly as possible, but this looks...wrong!

Still, a great tribute! Thanks to iagoil for posting this! Peace!

[celticarchr1]

Without a doubt... best half-time show ever!

[THANATOSAPOCALIPTICO]

U2 el mejor con el de Michael Jackson son los mejores mediostiempos que e visto

[lmccoach]

@evenflowist and the FIRST!!!

[greglausch]

this was huge. exactly right for the moment. paul mccartney was tired, michael jackson was overrated, springsteen was, as usual, the best.

[kf8295]

Good halftime show and performance. The game itself?  There wasn't, and never will be, another outcome that is as obviously predetermined as Patriots/Rams. It had nothing to do with the videotaping of practice, but instead was entirely to have the red/white/blue colored team win.

[yuckthefankees2000]

8:52 can anyone tell me the sunglasses adam clayton wheres i have to get them lol

[fatdave01]

how good would that have looked on Cowboys Stadium TV!