NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary rocker PAUL McCARTNEY will
perform in the Ameriquest Mortgage Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Show on FOX at
ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, February 6, the NFL
announced today.
    "We are extremely pleased to work again with Paul McCartney, one of the
greatest musicians of our time, to create a memorable show," said Steve
Bornstein, the NFL's executive vice president of media.
    Added Bornstein, who will oversee the show for the NFL, "As one of the
world's most beloved artists and incomparable live entertainers, Paul
McCartney will deliver an inspirational performance."
    "There's nothing bigger then being asked to perform at the Super Bowl,"
said McCartney.  "We're looking forward to rocking the millions at home and in
the stadium."
    "We're thrilled Sir Paul McCartney has agreed to perform at halftime of
Super Bowl XXXIX," said FOX Sports Chairman David Hill. "He is the world's
most influential rock artist, and his music will forever be a part of our
culture. He, more than any other musician, lives up to this year's Super Bowl
theme of Building Bridges. His music bridges generations, countries, cultures
and musical genres. I'm also sure that the duet Paul performed with Terry
Bradshaw at Super Bowl XXXVI was such a major event, that he couldn't wait to
reunite with Terry in Jacksonville."
    This will be McCartney's second Super Bowl appearance.  He provided a
memorable pregame performance at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans in 2002, the
first Super Bowl after the tragic events of September 11.
    As the climax to the pregame show and immediately prior to the singing of
the two traditional anthems "America The Beautiful" and "The Star-Spangled
Banner", McCartney performed "Freedom," a new anthem reflecting the spirit of
freedom.
    Watched by a record 144.4 million viewers in the U.S. last year, the Super
Bowl is annually the nation's highest-rated TV program and the most-watched
single-day sporting event.  The game also will be broadcast in more than 200
countries worldwide.  Game time is 6 p.m. ET.
    Emmy-Award winning Don Mischer Productions will produce the Ameriquest
Mortgage Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Show starring Paul McCartney.

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