The Who to Play Super Bowl Halftime Show?

While nothing has been confirmed by the NFL or the band themselves, Sports Illustrated is reporting that the legendary British rock group, The Who, are set to play the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami on February 7.

"When we have something to announce, we'll announce it," said the NFL.

This makes perfect sense to me. This year's Super Bowl is being aired on CBS, a station that runs 3 Who song regularly for their CSI programming (CSI - "Who Are You" CSI: Miami - "Won't Get Fooled Again" and CSI: New York - "Baba O' Riley").

Guitarist and song writer Pete Townshend announced earlier in the year that there are also plans for a new Who album and world tour next year as well. What better way to publicize your band than by playing the most watched event in sports?

Rumors have also surfaced that The Who are the next band to receive their own music game much like The Beatles: Rock Band which was released in September. In an interview with Mass Live, singer Roger Daltrey was asked about his impression on the fab four's own game.

"The game, yeah, yeah, they're going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned" he said.

Looks like 2010 is shaping up to the year of The Who.

The Super Bowl halftime show has long been a staple for A list acts to do their thing - even if their thing was causing controversy (cough - Janet Jackson) or just simply sucking at life (cough - Tom Petty & Bruce Springsteen). Other notable acts to play at halftime are Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, U2, Aerosmith, Prince and The Rolling Stones.

If these rumors really are true, look for The Who to put on a stellar show as they are the original stadium rock group and have complete mastery of a big time stage (just look at their appearance at the Concert for New York after the 9/11 attacks - video below).

I would love to see "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" make the set list. While there are other Who song that I enjoy more, those songs have the biggest stadium shattering potential. Any suggestions from you as to what the band might play?