---
title: "Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Feature Hundreds of Drones"
description: "This is a huge stage for showing all the cool stuff drones can do."
date: "2017-02-04"
modified: "2017-02-04"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew Siceloff"
    job_title: "Senior Video Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-siceloff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/7376/lady-gagas-super-bowl-halftime-show-will-feature-hundreds-of-drones"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Airplanes and Drones"
  - "drone footage"
  - "Drones"
  - "Super Bowl"
---

# Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Feature Hundreds of Drones

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Most people know drones as tools [used for filming](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1d_ptE6yrc>), or for [racing](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOWkkoczEPQ>). But in November of 2015, Intel set a world record by launching 100 drones in various locations across the globe, showcasing a completely different ability.

https://youtube.com/embed/teQwViKMnxw

These dancing drones spelled words, made shapes, and performed complex preprogrammed moves, all manipulated by a two person team on a nearby laptop. It didn't take long for them[ to then quintuple that feat](<https://youtu.be/aOd4-T_p5fA>). The drones used had encased propellers, so they were safe to use around people. Intel dazzled, but the tech hadn't really found any mainstream uses. But that changes as of Sunday, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas—because what could be more mainstream than the Super Bowl?

Halftime host Lady Gaga will use hundreds of drones to light up the night during her show. Twitter user Felipe\_Oif saw this formation over the stadium.

https://twitter.com/_/status/824969992198320130

Knowing Intel's capabilities, we hope it's a little more than a single letter—but, at the very least, it will broadcast some of the amazing things drones can do to over a 100 million homes across the world. For drone enthusiasts, this is exciting.

## Author
Andrew knows lifestyle video. Starting out editing Food Network shows with Bobby Flay, his freelance career ran the gamut of all things lifestyle. When he isn’t drooling over car porn, he is flying drones, or obsessing over new tech.

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