Could the Super Bowl Not Have a Half-Time Show Next
Year?

Beyonce put on a widely-acclaimed, stunning half-time show during the
Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3rd), but the New York Post reported
yesterday that there might not be any show at all between the halves of the NFL
championship game next year because of the weather. The 2014 Super Bowl is being
held at MetLife Stadium, home of the the New York Giants and Jets, which is an
open-air arena, in New Jersey, in early February -- which means it's going to be
cold, at the least. The Post cited sources as saying there's currently no plan
for there to be a half-time show because NFL officials can't figure out how to
stage one at what will be the first-ever outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl. One
source told the newspaper, "It's not only the acts and the singers, but the
crews that have to put the stage together. You know, the assembly has to be done
a certain way. It's choreographed and rehearsed so it can be assembled and
disassembled as fast as possible. And you just can't assemble the stage and
break it down fast enough in the cold." The planning official said, "There's no
plan right now of what to do in [a halftime show's] place." Another source said
the half-time show isn't the only worry, stating, "There are a thousand things
we didn't think about" in regards to the cold. NFL chiefs, lawyers and TV
executives are reportedly debating the protocols for what to do in the case of a
weather emergency, like a heavy snowstorm.