Coldplay to perform at Super Bowl halftime show

Coldplay performs at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival. — (Image credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia))

Coldplay is slated to perform as the halftime show act for Super Bowl L, which will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 7, 2016, The Wall Street Journal reports. The band will join the ranks of Prince, U2, Beyoncé, and Michael Jackson, who have all taken the stage for the biggest American television event of the year.

Coldplay is a somewhat mellow choice for a halftime show, with hits like "Yellow," "Clocks," and "Speed of Sound" — recent years have seen pop stars Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the stadium stage.

The British rock band's newest album, A Head Full of Dreams, is out Friday, December 4.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.