Not everyone is a football fan. It’s good, especially this Sunday superbowl. To be honest, the Super Bowl isn’t the game at all anymore, anyway. There are the commercials, the good snacks and, of course, the halftime show.
But this year’s Super Bowl halftime show isn’t just any halftime show. It’s because Rihanna is using the big stage to make her triumphant return to music.
If you don’t care that the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday – go birds — then we have what you need. We’ve done our best to help you time exactly when you need to start paying attention to Super Bowl 2023 so you don’t miss any of the Rihanna action.
When to watch Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show
OK, but first of all: There is no guarantee for the exact when Rihanna takes the stage. Football games don’t really work that way. They take different times to complete due to clock stops, commercial breaks and a whole bunch of football details that you didn’t come here to read.
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The match itself is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET. An NFL football game is made up of four 15-minute quarters but, oh no, sweet summer kid, that doesn’t mean Rihanna will go on for a 7-hour halftime. A typical Super Bowl show lasts approximately 3 hours and 44 minutes(Opens in a new tab) – and they do not shorten. Typically, you can expect the extended half to start around 90 minutes after kick-off. Again, a rough estimate would put Rihanna on stage around 8 p.m. ET.
To be sure, though, I’d start watching around 7:30 p.m. ET. At the very least, you can flick through the game to see how much time is left in the first half.
It is, after all, a highly anticipated halftime show. You don’t want to miss a minute. It will be Rihanna’s first time back on stage since 2018(Opens in a new tab)who is a fucking long time for a superstar to be absent. So be sure to tune in a little early and catch the full show of Rihanna’s undoubtedly amazing return to music.