2026 is a big year for professional sports in the Bay Area, with several FIFA World Cup matches scheduled for the summer and the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium earlier in the year. Now, football (and music) fans have even more to look forward to in 2026; Bad Bunny was officially announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show.
The 2026 Super Bowl is at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on February 8th, 2026. Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show, which is known for hosting the biggest names in music and delivering iconic performances. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny, has appeared on the Super Bowl stage before. He was a guest performer for the 2020 halftime show with Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. The NFL and Apple Music announced the news this Sunday, as football season is just starting.
Bad Bunny is one of the biggest Latin Trap musicians in the world, and he is often credited for his major role in Latin music’s mainstream success. He has seven studio albums and three Grammys, and his hit album Un Verano Sin Ti was nominated for Album of the Year. He has over 75 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and he was the third most-streamed artist on the streaming platform in 2024. Bad Bunny previously performed in San Francisco for two nights at the Chase Center in March of 2024, and he recently finished a residency in Puerto Rico.
Last year’s Super Bowl halftime show was headlined by Kendrick Lamar, which had over 130 million viewers, setting the record for the most-watched halftime show of all time. While tickets to the Super Bowl are notoriously expensive and hard to get, San Franciscans will still be able to screen the iconic game, and performance. The Super Bowl will be broadcast by NBC, and will be available live on Peacock or NFL+.