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Green Day have been confirmed as the opening ceremony headline performers at the Super Bowl.
The upcoming pinnacle of the NFL season is set to take place on February 8th at the Levi’s Stadium in California, where the Bay Area rockers have fittingly been added to the bill in opening the proceedings.
In a statement shared via the NFL, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said: “We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!”, adding, “We are honoured to welcome the MVPs who’ve shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let’s have fun! Let’s get loud!”
The band’s performance is set to mark the opening of a special year for the Super Bowl, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. As such, their show will celebrate the history of the championship, with former Super Bowl heroes walking the field during the set.
Reflecting this, Tim Tubito, the league’s senior director of event and game presentation, also said: “Celebrating 60 years of Super Bowl history with Green Day as a hometown band, while honoring the NFL legends who’ve helped define this sport, is an incredibly powerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX.”
Green Day are the latest addition to this year’s line-up at the Super Bowl, with Bad Bunny having previously been confirmed as the performer for the coveted half-time show slot. In addition to this, Charlie Puth is set to sing the national anthem, while Brandi Carlile and CoCo Jones also on the bill.
Notably, after his announcement, Bad Bunny came under fire from US President Donald Trump, who admitted he didn’t know who the singer was before slamming the “absolutely ridiculous” decision to book him.
This prompted the NFL to come out in support of its star, with commissioner Roger Goodell saying: “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback and criticism. It’s pretty hard to do.”
Similarly, Green Day are no strangers to having run-ins with Trump, most recently taking aim at him in September last year during their performance at Ohana Festival in California, commenting on a nearby rocket launch by saying, “There goes the Epstein files!”
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