Green Day will kick off Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 8, the NFL announced on Jan. 18.
The Bay Area-born punk trio will usher “generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field” during the opening ceremony that airs live at 3:00 p.m. PT on NBC, Telemundo, Peacock and Universo.
At a Glance
- Green Day opens Super Bowl 60 in their Bay Area backyard
- Band will escort past MVPs onto the field during anthemic set
- Performance marks 60th anniversary of the championship game
- Why it matters: Hometown heroes deliver historic hometown show on football’s biggest stage
The announcement marks a full-circle moment for Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, who formed the group in East Bay in 1987 and will now soundtrack the NFL’s diamond anniversary celebration.
“We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard,” Armstrong said in the release. “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!”
Tim Tubito, NFL senior director of event and game presentation, called the pairing “an incredibly powerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX.”
“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,” Tubito said. “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.”
Full Super Bowl LX Entertainment Lineup
Pre-game performers:
- Green Day – opening ceremony MVPs procession
- Charlie Puth – national anthem
- Brandi Carlile – “America the Beautiful”
- Coco Jones – “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Halftime:
- Bad Bunny – headliner
Bad Bunny, 31, released a trailer Jan. 16 for his Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, calling the performance “for my people, my culture, and our history.”
Green Day’s latest studio album, Saviors, dropped in January 2024. The band joins a legacy of acts who have fused music and football on the Super Bowl stage, now returning to their roots for the sport’s 60th milestone.
