Green Day Brings Bay Area Fire To Super Bowl Opening Ceremony

Iconic pop-punk trio Green Day returns to its home state to headline the 60th anniversary Super Bowl opening ceremony at Levi’s Stadium. Taking place on Super Bowl Sunday, February 8, the performance celebrates six decades of Super Bowl history by ushering MVPs onto the field in front of a global audience. The ceremony airs live at 3 p.m. PT on NBC, Telemundo, Peacock, and Universo.

Green Day opens the night ahead of pregame performances featuring Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, and Coco Jones. “We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard,” said frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. The announcement drew wide enthusiasm, with league executive Tim Tubito calling the moment a powerful celebration of football history, created in collaboration with NBC Sports. The pairing of hometown punk energy and NFL legacy lands as a crowd-pleasing kickoff with real cultural weight.