While the Super Bowl isn’t known for having rock acts headline the halftime show, this year, they’ve invited punk-rock band Green Day to perform before the game on Sunday, February 8.
Green Day is an apt fit for the festivities, since they hail from the San Francisco Bay area, and Super Bowl LX is at at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Green Day is truly one of the most influential bands in punk-rock and pop-punk. The band formed in 1987 and still includes its core members: lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bass player and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool joining. Green Day, of course, is known for blockbuster hit songs such as “Basket Case,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and “Welcome to Paradise.”
So, is Green Day performing at the Super Bowl? Yes, they are, and here’s the scoop on when and how to watch the band.
Is Green Day Performing at the Super Bowl?
Yes, Green Day is playing at the Super Bowl. So, what time is Green Day performing at the Super Bowl? They’ll take the stage during the Super Bowl 2026 opening ceremony, before the official kickoff of the game. Their performance is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Eastern time, according to the NFL’s official website.
The NFL hasn’t released a tally of how long the band will perform, but opening acts usually perform between 10 and 20 minutes. At the show, viewers can expect to hear a mix of the band’s most popular songs amid a high-energy, punk-fueled set.
This Super Bowl appearance is a unique one for Green Day, because it will mark the first time they’ve ever performed at the Super Bowl.
Backstory on Green Day
As mentioned above, Green Day got together in 1987 in the East Bay area of California. The band’s breakthrough album arrived in 1994 with “Dookie,” an album that brought punk music to the masses with a bevy of radio hits and millions of copies sold worldwide, according to research from Audio Ink Radio. Since then, they’ve performed everywhere from Coachella to the Milton Keynes National Bowl in the U.K.
Green Day was to punk what Metallica was the metal: They brought their underground sound to the general public and made it more mainstream. Green Day brought melody to punk.
“When we first started playing together, there was a big trend of who can play the fastest,” Armstrong told Esquire in a 2024 interview. “And it was like, ‘Well, I don’t want to do that.’ That’s not really musical for me. It became almost a bit macho, which is something we were definitely trying to get away from.”
Armstrong added of their early days, “When we toured in the early days, we were staying on people’s couches. If you’re playing in places in Montana or Corpus Christi, you’re getting a real education. Life is just coming at you from town to town.”
What Time is the Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show?
Green Day won’t be part of the Super Bowl halftime show. But, that event will take place after the second quarter of the game. Bad Bunny will headline the event, and he has yet to officially announce guest acts who will perform with him.
What Time is Green Day Playing at the Super Bowl?