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Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with
anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs
[January 19, 2026]
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
LOS ANGELES
(AP) — The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl with a
hometown opening act.
Green Day will kick off the big game with an opening ceremony Feb. 8 at
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the league announced Sunday.
The performance will celebrate six decades of the championship's
history, with the band helping usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto
the field.
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Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during the first weekend of
the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on
Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP,
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The
trio, who formed in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco
Bay Area and are made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and
Tré Cool, are expected to perform a selection of their
best-known anthems as part of the tribute.
“We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our
backyard!” lead singer Armstrong said. “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!”
The ceremony airs live at 3 p.m. Pacific on NBC, Telemundo,
Peacock and Universo.
“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,” said Tim Tubito, the league's senior director of
event and game presentation. “As we work alongside NBC Sports
for this opening ceremony, we look forward to creating a
collective celebration for fans in the stadium and around the
world.”
The opening ceremony will take place ahead of the pregame
entertainment, in which Charlie Puth is to perform the national
anthem, Brandi Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful” and
Coco Jones will deliver “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
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