It was common practice during the decade of the 1980’s to have large stage productions at the halftime of major college bowl games on New Years Day….as well as at the annual Super Bowl game later on each January…..as this 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic halftime show proves out.
Bright Lights and Big Town Music was performed at halftime of the 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, TX on January 1, 1988….featuring the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Texas A&M Aggies….played in front of 73,006 people.