--- title: Internet Reactions to Super Bowl 2016 Halftime Show description: Although it was Coldplay that Super Bowl 2016 touted as the headliner of this year's halftime set, it was the so-called side acts that truly stole the show. canonical: https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-08T15:48:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:47.025Z og:title: The Internet Had a Lot to Say About the Super Bowl 2016 Halftime Show og:description: Beyoncé slays, okay? og:url: https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a81f75458d423a/69887c94cd1bbadc0b6ff4ed/super-bowl-2016-halftime-show.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Had a Lot to Say About the Super Bowl 2016 Halftime Show twitter:description: Beyoncé slays, okay? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a81f75458d423a/69887c94cd1bbadc0b6ff4ed/super-bowl-2016-halftime-show.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Had a Lot to Say About the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show > Sponsored content. 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Beyonce, Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 8, 2016 3:48 PM UTC Although it was Coldplay that [Super Bowl 2016](http://time.com/4211603/broncos-win-panthers-super-bowl/) touted as the headliner of this year’s halftime set, it was the [so-called side acts](http://time.com/4211466/beyonce-formation-world-tour-super-bowl-halftime-show/) that truly stole the show. In a turn of events that surprised hardly anyone, [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4210856/beyonce-formation-download-free-new-single-super-bowl-show/) and Bruno Mars brought life to the stadium, while Chris Martin and co’s act lacked the pizazz that viewers have come to expect from the annual mini-concert. **Read More:** [Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show Transcended Expectations](http://time.com/4211434/super-bowl-50-halftime-show-coldplay-beyonce-bruno-mars/) Of course, social media users didn’t hesitate to express their thoughts and feelings about the British band’s lackluster performance. **Some cut straight to the point:** > [](https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/696509161467588608) > [](https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/696509322554019840) > [](https://twitter.com/ChaseMit/status/696509427411783681) **While others took a more sarcastic route:** > [](https://twitter.com/Faux%5FGruden/status/696507282788655104) > [](https://twitter.com/Diane%5F7A/status/696507173548003330) > [](https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/696509387020627969) > [](https://twitter.com/SpencerAlthouse/status/696513152121487361) **The outfits garnered some attention:** > [](https://twitter.com/andykhouri/status/696513332174389248) > [](https://twitter.com/BachelorOlivia/status/696521848087924737) **But mostly people just wanted more Beyoncé** > [](https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/696508684885692416) > [](https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/696507609868869633) > [](https://twitter.com/ImThatGentleman/status/696516883986526209) > [](https://twitter.com/lesmicek/status/696509553882456065) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/"},"headline":"The Internet Had a Lot to Say About the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show","datePublished":"2016-02-08T15:48:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:47.025Z","description":"Beyoncé slays, okay?","url":"https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Beyonce","bruno mars","Coldplay","Chris Martin","singers","Super Bowl 50"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a81f75458d423a/69887c94cd1bbadc0b6ff4ed/super-bowl-2016-halftime-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89a81f75458d423a/69887c94cd1bbadc0b6ff4ed/super-bowl-2016-halftime-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show","caption":"Beyonce, Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.","creditText":"Ezra Shaw/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4211901/internet-reactions-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show/","name":"The Internet Had a Lot to Say About the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show"}}]}] ```