Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's final major concert event of 2008 took place before a gigantic crowd last month at Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary party at the Lakefront.

In terms of overall audience, the band's next big gig will make that show seem like a church festival.

The National Football League announced that Springsteen and the E Street Band will headline the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII, which is slated for Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

The halftime gig, which nearly sparked an international incident when Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's breast during a famous "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004, draws an audience of nearly 150 million worldwide. NBC will televise the game this year.

The list of past performers include Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who played a tight set this year in Phoenix, as well as the Rolling Stones, U2, Prince and Paul McCartney.

With help from Wikipedia and other sources, here is a look at Super Bowl halftime shows through the years with themes (where appropriate) and entertainers.

I (1967) -- University of Arizona & University of Michigan Bands

II (1968) -- Grambling State University Band

III (1969) -- America thanks... Florida A&M University

IV (1970) -- Tribute to Mardi Gras, Carol Channing

V (1971) -- Florida A&M University Band

VI (1972) -- Salute to Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the USMC Drill Team

VII (1973) -- Happiness is... Michigan Marching Band & Woody Herman

VIII (1974) -- A Musical America, University of Texas Band and Judy Mallett (Miss Texas 1973) on fiddle

IX (1975) -- Tribute to Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington & Grambling State University Bands

X (1976) -- 200 Years and Just a Baby: A Tribute to America's Bicentennial, Up With People

XI (1977) -- Disney's "It's a Small World," Los Angeles Unified All-City Band & Audience card stunt

XII (1978) -- Tyler Apache Belles Drill Team, Pete Fountain & Al Hirt

XIII (1979) -- Salute to Caribbean, Ken Hamilton, various Caribbean bands

XIV (1980) -- A Salute to the Big Band Era, Up With People

XV (1981) -- Mardi Gras Festival, Southern University band, Helen O'Connell

XVI (1982) -- Salute to the 1960s and Motown, Up With People

XVII (1983) -- KaleidoSUPERscope, Los Angeles Super Drill Team

XVIII (1984) -- Disney's Salute to Superstars of Silver Screen, University of Florida and Florida State University bands

XIX (1985) -- World of Children's Dreams, Tops In Blue

XX (1986) -- Beat of the Future, Up with People

XXI (1987) -- Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary, Southern California-area High School drill teams and dancers

XXII (1988) -- Something Grand, Chubby Checker, The Rockettes, and 88 grand pianos

XXIII (1989) -- Diet Coke Be Bop Bamboozled in 3-D, Elvis Presto, South Florida-area dancers and performers and 3-D effects

XXIV (1990) -- Salute to New Orleans & 40th Anniversary of Peanuts. Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas, Nicholls State University band, Southern University band, USL band

XXV (1991) -- Walt Disney World Small World Tribute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl with New Kids on the Block, Disney characters, Warren Moon, 2,000 local children, Audience card stunt

XXVI (1992) -- Winter Magic, Gloria Estefan with Olympic Figure skaters Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill

XXVII (1993) -- Michael Jackson Halftime Show with 3,500 local children.

XXVIII (1994) -- Rockin' Country Sunday with Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, The Judds

XXIX (1995) -- Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye... Indiana Jones & Marion, Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine

XXX (1996) -- Take Me Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Super Bowl with Diana Ross

XXXI (1997) -- Blues Brothers Bash with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman and James Belushi along with ZZ Top, James Brown

XXXII (1998) -- Salute to Motown's 40th Anniversary with Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah

XXXIII (1999) -- Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing with Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Savion Glover

XXXIV (2000) -- Tapestry of Nations with Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, 80-person choir

XXXV (2001) -- The Kings of Rock and Pop with Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock (pre-recorded intro skit), Aerosmith, 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly

XXXVI (2002) -- U2 with a tribute to Sept. 11 victims

XXXVII (2003) -- Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting

XXXVIII (2004) -- Jessica Simpson with University of Houston and Texas Southern bands, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, P. Diddy, Kid Rock

XXXIX (2005) -- Paul McCartney

XL (2006) -- The Rolling Stones

XLI (2007) -- Prince, FAMU Marching 100 band

XLII (2008) -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Kylie Minogue, Paula Abdul, Soulja Boy, Jordin Sparks, Akon