Green Day will open Super Bowl LX with a tribute to generations of championship MVPs, who will stream onto the field backed by he trio’s “most iconic rock anthems,” the NFL announced Sunday.
The Super Bowl will be held Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. The venue, home to the San Francisco 49ers, hosted the 50th Super Bowl back in 2016.
“We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!” frontman Armstrong said in the NFL’s statement. “We are honored 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!”
NFL officials were equally enthused.
“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,” NFL senior director for event and game presentation Tim Tubito said, adding that organizers were “creating a collective celebration for fans in the stadium and around the world.”
The ceremony will occur ahead of the pregame show featuring Charlie Puth singing the National Anthem, Brandi Carlile performing “America the Beautiful” and Coco Jones delivering “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Like halftime-show headliner Bad Bunny, Armstrong is a vocal critic of Donald Trump’s policies. The Green Day frontman has called him out numerous times, even going so far as to denounce the administration as a fascist government.
With News Wire Services
