NFL’s Super Bowl 50 halftime show - in pictures

Coldplay have a good ear for pop hooks and although they try hard, have difficulty commanding a stage as big as this. With the opening “Viva La Vida” and snippet of “Paradise,” they seemed to get lost in their surroundings – the pinwheels of color on the floor of the stage, the young people coming out with violins, the dancers working on the field. EPA

Overview of the half-time show. Reuters

Mark Ronson performed Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars when Coldplay' set ended. EPA

Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 between the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, 07 February 2016. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Beynoce was dressed in leather, Beyonce’s outfit itself may have been a tribute to Michael Jackson’s 1993 show, which brought Super Bowl halftimes into the modern age. AP

Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars perform during the halftime show. EPA

Martin, Mars and Beyonce finished strongly singing a collaboration. EPA

We take a look at the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 featuring Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars.