The Super Bowl is easily one of the biggest sporting events in America. With an average viewership of 127 million, the NFL does what it can to make sure it gets it right. And if that means a concert to appease some of the hate that the halftime is getting, then so be it.
The NFL announced Sting will headline the Super Bowl-branded concert on February 6, which will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The announcement was made just last Tuesday and will take place two days before the Super Bowl kicks off at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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Sting’s performance will be part of the broader Super Bowl LX Studio 60 event, described as “a weekend of unforgettable music entertainment at one of San Francisco’s most iconic venues” on the On Location website.
While a lot of details about the concert are limited right now, the promoter’s website promises to have “meet and greet opportunities with NFL legends and current players.” Along with that, a second night of Studio 60 events will occur at the same location the following evening, though there has not been any definite answer as to what those events are. For now, fans can snag tickets for Sting’s show starting at $750 each.
The NFL announced Sting will headline the Super Bowl-branded concert amid the Bad Bunny controversies. When news was released that Bad Bunny would perform during the halftime show, fans of the sport offered harsh reactions from conservative political figures, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and even President Donald Trump.
Trump offered his opinion during an interview with Newsmax’s Greg Kelly on Oct. 6.
“I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it — it’s, like, crazy,” Trump said. “They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Bad Bunny, 31, is one of the biggest artists in the world right now and has experience performing at the Super Bowl, as he lent his voice to Shakira and Jennifer Lopez when they both headlined Super Bowl 54. The Latin superstar is a proud Puerto Rican, and his music shows that.
Bad Bunny has made his stance on Trump clear, and has drawn immense ire of right-wingers across the country. And because of this, the controversy with him performing has right-wingers telling him to go back to his country. However, as a resident of Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny is, indeed, an American citizen. And while conservatives are put off by his “otherness”, the United States is the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
Even though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended the decision to hire Bad Bunny, saying he’s “confident it’s going to be a great show,” they still took the chance to appease some of the critics with Sting’s concert.
“I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism,” Goodell said. “I think it’s going to be exciting and a united moment.”
It’s a shame the NFL has to go through such lengths to appease fans by adding a concert, as Bad Bunny will surely put on a spectacular performance during the halftime show, but at the same time, it’s exciting to have an opportunity to rock out with the Every Breath You Take legend.