U2 Offered Money For Super Bowl But Played For Free

Entertainment Weekly reports that U2 played the Super Bowl halftime show for free, even though the NFL was willing to pay them but they didn’t want any money. Also performing without pay were Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney, though they did get their travel expenses paid for. Organizers had originally wanted Janet Jackson to do the halftime show but changed their mind after watching a U2 concert in New York following the events of September 11.