Bad Bunny to headline 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny has been confirmed to headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show and he's declared "this is for my people, my culture, and our history".
Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The 31-year-old Puerton Rican rapper and singer-songwriter - who was born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio - confirmed the news in a statement in which he celebrated the huge achievement of landing the massive gig, which takes place during the Super Bowl LX game at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday February 8, 2026.
He said: "What I'm feeling goes beyond myself. It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL. (Go and tell grandma that we will be the HALFTIME SHOW of the Super Bowl)."
Rapper Jay Z - who serves as the NFL's live music entertainment strategist - added in his own statement: "What Benito has done and continues to do for Puerto Rico is truly inspiring. We are honored to have him on the world's biggest stage."
The news was announced during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers on Sunday (28.09.25) with a teaser video shared on social media which shows Bad Bunny sitting on a goal post on a beach.
It comes after the musician revealed he'd decided to leave the US off his upcoming tour over fears Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would target his shows.
A post on X teased his Super Bowl announcement by stating: "I've been thinking about it these days, and after discussing it with my team, I think I'll do just one date in the United States."
Bad Bunny recently explained his decision not to tour the US, insisting none of his reasons for avoiding the States were "out of hate", because he has always enjoyed "magnificent" gigs in America.
When asked if he didn't bring his tour to the US because of "concern about [the mass deportations of] Latinos in the United States", he told i-D magazine: "Man, honestly, yes. "There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate - I’ve performed there many times.
"All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent.
"I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US But specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the US ... People from the US could come here to see the show.
"Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world.
"But there was the issue of - like, f****** ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about."
Bad Bunny is due to begin his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour in Dominican Republic in November, before heading to Costa Rica and Mexico.
He has 57 shows planned, and they include stop offs in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Spain, England, and Belgium, where he will complete the run of gigs on July 22, 2026.
