Jay-Z and Beyoncé performed together for 6,000 guests on Saturday night at what showbiz insiders say was the most expensive Super Bowl party ever.
Jay performed a high-wattage set at DirecTV’s Super Saturday bash, and the crowd — which included Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul McCartney and Jamie Foxx — went wild when Bey joined him onstage to perform “Drunk in Love.”
Showbiz insiders tell Page Six the power couple and DJ Tiesto collectively commanded more than $2 million for the show, which happened in a specially constructed 88,000-square-foot stadium at Pier 40 on Manhattan’s West Side.
The VIP guests in the heated stadium tent, which took weeks to construct, were treated to a top-shelf open bar and dinner amid a massive security operation. The enormous cost of the event was offset by sponsorship from Mark Cuban’s Axs TV and Bank of America.
Also spotted in the crowd at the event produced by Jack Morton Productions, Platinum Rye and Cogent Entertainment were CC Sabathia, Marc Cuban, Macklemore, Barbara and Jenna Bush, Spike Lee, Michael B. Jordan, Hayden Panettiere, Tom Arnold, Kate Upton and Justin Verlander and Lindsay Vonn on crutches.
Jay headlined with a full set of hits including “Empire State of Mind.” Following much speculation, Beyonce appeared onstage to perform their latest collaboration. They shared a kiss at the end before Jay urged the crowd to “all hail Queen B.” Later they celebrated at the 40/40 Club at the Roc Nation Sports and Airbnb celebration along with Sabathia, Geno Smith and Matt Harvey.
Earlier on Saturday, DirecTV organizers shipped in tons of sand from Virginia into the stadium for their annual “Beach Bowl,” where athletes take on celebs at flag football in an event open to the public attended by a host of NYPD and FDNY officers. and with a postgame performance from Paramore.
Those taking part included “Breaking Bad” star Aaron Paul, John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen, “Vampire Diaries” star Nina Dobrev, Dr. Oz, Chace Crawford, Serena Wiliams, Maria Menounos, Tracy Morgan, Ireland Baldwin and athletes Tony Gonzalez, Joe Montana, Warren Moon, Jesse Palmer, Deion Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, Amani Toomer, Jon Ritchie, Desmond Howard and Brandon Marshall.
