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The Who disclose Super Bowl halftime show set list

As if 'Baba O'Riley' wouldn't make the cut

<p>The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend</p>
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The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend


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The NFL Super Bowl XLIV face-off between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints isn't for another two weeks, but The Who certainly know what their own game plan is.

The veteran British rock act has planned a medley of their biggest hits for the halftime show. As if there were any other option.

"We're kinda doing a mashup of stuff," guitarist Pete Towshend told Billboard. "A bit of 'Baba O'Riley,' a bit of 'Pinball Wizard,' a bit of the close of 'Tommy,' a bit of 'Who Are You,' and a bit of 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' It works -- it's quite a saga."

We bet. But can it top years previous acts, like Tom Petty's "Freefallin'" in 2008,  Prince's "Purple Rain" and phallic guitar jam in 2007 or Bruce Springsteen's camera-crotch moment during last year's set?

If The Who don't do it for you, at least there's a bunch of puppies and bunnies to be watched during Puppy Bowl VI.

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Katie Hasty
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After five years as a columnist and editor at Billboard, Katie Hasty joined HitFix in 2009 for music and film reporting out of New York. The Midwest native has worked as a writer, music promoter and in A&R since 1999 and performs with her band Numbers And Letters.

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    Gerri Friday

    Want to talk to someone about the halftime show

    August 29, 2010 at 11:45PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Gerri Friday

    Who do you talk to about coming up with a halftime show

    August 29, 2010 at 11:47PM EST Reply to Comment

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