Green Day delivers a high-octane pregame performance at Super Bowl LX, prompting fans to call for the punk rock legends to headline halftime over Bad Bunny.
Electric Opening at Levi’s Stadium
Green Day energizes the crowd at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara before the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots. The Bay Area band opens with an instrumental version of ‘Good Riddance,’ transitions to ‘Holiday,’ slows down with ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams,’ and closes with ‘American Idiot.’
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong skips his typical anti-Donald Trump lyric changes during ‘American Idiot,’ where he usually criticizes the MAGA agenda. Some viewers claim NBC censored parts of the broadcast, though evidence points only to bleeping profanity.
Fan Backlash Against Bad Bunny Halftime Slot
Social media users on X overwhelmingly favor Green Day for the halftime show. One posts, ‘I’m not even a Green Day fan… but I’d take them over Bad Bunny for the halftime show any day.’
Another declares, ‘Green Day is a 400 million times better artist than Bad Bunny.’ Additional comments include: ‘Green Day would’ve been a better halftime performer than Bad Bunny!’ and ‘Green Day would have been much better than bad bunny (they playing rn) no hate to bad bunny but damn imagine.’
Fans suggest, ‘Bad Bunny and Green Day could’ve swapped gigs tonight,’ with one simply stating, ‘Green Day > Bad Bunny.’
Bad Bunny’s Controversial Selection
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, headlines halftime five months after his announcement ignited debate. Critics cite his anti-Trump positions and Spanish-language songs as reasons for boycotts.
The artist previously condemned ICE during his 2026 Grammys acceptance speech: ‘Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE Out… We are not savage. We are not animals. We are not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them, we love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it, with love.’
He avoided U.S. mainland tour dates partly due to ICE concerns.
Alternative Entertainment and Armstrong’s Comments
Turning Point USA organizes a rival halftime show featuring Kid Rock for conservative audiences.
Armstrong targets ICE at a pre-Super Bowl event in San Francisco: ‘Quit your s**tty a** job… Quit that s**tty job you have. Because when this is over, and it will be over at some point in time, [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem, [White House advisor] Stephen Miller, [Vice President] JD Vance, Donald Trump, they’re gonna drop you like a bad f**king habit. Come on this side of the line.’
