Prince brought the house down at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLI between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Feb. 4, 2007. Prince brought the house down at the halftime show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLI football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida, Feb. 4, 2007. news.com.au May 17, 2016 6:19am Prince, who died Thursday, performed Super Bowl XLI halftime show in 2007, a show that is still considered one of the best. PRINCE’S 2007 Super Bowl halftime show is legendary — and a performance a lot of people believe is yet to be topped. Before the 1990s, the Super Bowl honchos had no idea they could turn the halftime show into part of the event. (AP) Tom Petty’s halftime show at Super Bowl XLII in 2008 was exactly what you’d expect from a Petty show. Tom Petty during the Super Bowl XLII halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. On February 4, 2007, heavy rain fell over Miami—and for those planning the Super Bowl XLI halftime show, so did a sense of dread. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Close

Prince played a 12-minute show. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2006 season.The Colts defeated the Bears by the score of 29–17. Katy Perry performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in Glendale, Arizona, 2015. Until then, it was a bathroom break. The game was played on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami … It’s one thing to play a football game in a storm. And the story behind it is just as remarkable.