Beyoncé performed as the featured guest at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show in 2016.
Super Bowl 50 took place on February 7, 2016, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Coldplay headlined the halftime performance, with Beyoncé and Bruno Mars joining the show as prominent guest performers. Beyoncé performed her newly released single “Formation,” while Bruno Mars performed “Uptown Funk!” with the other artists.
The staging included a large ensemble of dancers and visual references to Black cultural and political history. Beyoncé’s appearance came one day after the release of “Formation,” which later became the lead single from her album Lemonade. The performance drew substantial attention for its choreography, costumes, and imagery.
This event is distinct from Beyoncé’s 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, where she was the main headliner and performed a medley of her own songs. The 2016 appearance was therefore a guest performance within Coldplay’s show.