The Dublin native behind Katy Perry’s Super Bowl spectacular

Katy Perry performing at half-time of the Super Bowl Picture: Getty

One rainy night two decades ago, Baz Halpin was hanging lights in Cork for a Guinness promotion. That led to him going on tour with Jethro Tull.

Fast forward to last week, when the Dubliner was feted as the man behind Katy Perry’s epic Super Bowl halftime performance, where she appeared riding on a gigantic golden lion and exited soaring over the stadium astride a shooting star.

“It’s a fun show to do, ...