For years, Bruce Springsteen had turned down invitations to perform at the Super Bowl, because he was not sure of the legitimacy of such a show. But the fact that this year’s invitation coincides with the release of his new album, “Working on a Dream,” changed the rock legend’s mind, as he saw a great opportunity to promote his latest piece of work if he accepted. Therefore, up to 90 million viewers of NBC are expected to watch New Jersey’s best-known musical act since Frank Sinatra, another superstar whose career spanned decades.

 

Springsteen will perform for about 12 minutes, which means enough time for him to rock the Super Bowl with three or four songs. The artist has not disclosed the titles, saying that he has not decided yet what he will play. His show is set to start around 8 p.m. Eastern, an hour that is historically significant for rock music on American television. This hour is thought to draw large audiences, especially in winter.

 

"Working on a Dream," was released on Tuesday and Springsteen will kick off a world tour in San Jose, California, on the 1^st of April so his performance at the Super Bowl is expected to be a teaser for this upcoming tour.

 

Springsteen does not seem to be very nervous about playing in front of such impressive audience, because this performance of his would not compare to that at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on the occasion of Barack Obama’s inauguration as president.

Springsteen turned out to be a huge Obama booster during the campaign.

 

His song, "The Wrestler," from the movie of the same name starring Mickey Rourke, won him a Golden Globe earlier this month.