Turning Point USA announced the artists who will be performing at The All-American Halftime Show, which is shaping up to be a star-spangled spectacle built to face off against Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl halftime performance.
Described as an alternative special that celebrates “faith, family & freedom,” The All-American Halftime Show will feature country singers Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett.
Kid Rock announced in a statement that they will be “approaching this show like David and Goliath,” per Fox News. The performance will air Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET, directly coinciding with the NFL Super Bowl, where the Seattle Seahawks will face off against the New England Patriots.
“Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible…or is it?” Kid Rock said.
The chart-topping Puerto Rican singer – who just took home two additional Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year, one week before taking the halftime stage – will be performing a medley of his greatest hits at Levi’s Stadium that evening. Green Day, led by vocal Trump critic Billie Joe Armstrong, will also perform ahead of kickoff at the Super Bowl.
The “All Summer Long” singer threw some shade at Bad Bunny while promoting the Turning Point USA event.
“He’s said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America,” Rock said.
The conservative nonprofit organization, which was founded by the late Charlie Kirk, first announced their plans for the alternative halftime show in October after conservatives on the right spoke out against Bad Bunny being chosen to headline the Super Bowl halftime show. At the time, the organization invited users to vote on which music genres they would like to see featured in the performance, offering options such as classic rock, country, worship, or just “anything in English,” a pointed reference to Bad Bunny’s Spanish discography.
President Trump also called the choice “absolutely ridiculous” and claimed he had “never heard of” Bad Bunny, adding, “I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why they’re doing it — it’s, like, crazy. They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet described The All-American Halftime Show as “an opportunity for all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom.”
This will mark Bad Bunny’s second time performing at the Super Bowl. He first made a surprise appearance during Shakira and Jennifer Lopez‘s halftime performance in 2020.
The All-American Halftime Show will be available to stream on the Turning Point USA’s YouTube page, as well as Sinclair Broadcast Group’s OTT channel CHARGE!
The Super Bowl LX will air Sunday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC. It will be available to stream on Peacock and NFL+.