The stage was in the form of the group's iconic tongue and lips logo (John Pasche's design first used in 1971 on their Sticky Fingers album).
The band began their performance with "Start Me Up" (1981), followed by "Rough Justice" from their latest album A Bigger Bang (2005).
[2] In the wake of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake two years earlier, ABC, the broadcaster of Super Bowl XL, and the NFL were keen to avoid controversy.
[7][8][9][10] The show was viewed by 89.9 million people, more than the audiences for the Oscars, Grammys and Emmy Awards combined.
[11] In the week ending February 5, The Rolling Stones' latest album A Bigger Bang only saw a tiny 9% increase (moving from just 4,000 to 5,000).