Best & Worst Super Bowl halftime performances

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<i>By Todd Martens, Lora Victorio, Jevon Phillips and Sheigh Crabtree <br> Los Angeles Times Staff Writers</i><br> <br> For non-football fans forced to watch the game, the halftime spectacle is more than half the fun. This year's performance features music by The Who (founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend are pictured), continuing the game's recent tradition of bringing in big, mostly older, relatively safe acts following the Janet Jackson- Justin Timberlake debacle.<br> <br> Here's a look at how some past Super Bowl performances fared.

Super rockin' Bowl

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By Todd Martens, Lora Victorio, Jevon Phillips and Sheigh Crabtree
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

For non-football fans forced to watch the game, the halftime spectacle is more than half the fun. This year's performance features music by The Who (founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend are pictured), continuing the game's recent tradition of bringing in big, mostly older, relatively safe acts following the Janet Jackson- Justin Timberlake debacle.

Here's a look at how some past Super Bowl performances fared.