Super Bowl 50: Watch Coldplay, Beyoncé & Bruno Mars in a psychedelic halftime performance

 By 
Neha Prakash
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It was equal parts corny, underwhelming and Beyoncé.

Super Bowl 50's highly-anticipated halftime show began with Coldplay performing a medley of their greatest hits from "Viva La Vida," "Paradise" and "Adventure of a Lifetime." It was colorful, psychedelic and a true celebration of band geeks.

Bruno Mars then made a quick appearance singing a few bars of "Uptown Funk" before Beyoncé -- in a moment of much needed energy -- stormed the field singing her new, black activism anthem "Formation." For a moment we were all transported back to 2013.

Before long, Bey and Bruno were locked in a dance/face off before handing thing's back to Chris Martin for a celebratory video montage of halftime performances from the past five decades set to Coldplay's "Fix You."

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It doesn't matter how you felt about it though, because Taylor Swift loved it.

COLDPLAY
MARK RONSON
BRUNO MARS
BEYONCÉ
DANCE BATTLE
FIX YOU MONTAGE
JOYOUS FINALE
OH MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD I FEEL LIKE I DREAMED IT— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 8, 2016

BONUS: Forget the Puppy Bowl. This is Hamster Bowl 2016.

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