Not everybody is pleased with the decision to have Bad Bunny headline Super Bowl LX. Football fans have been clamouring to inject some country music back into one of sport's biggest events for years. And, while Bad Bunny will still be doing his thing at the halftime show, the NFL has listened to its fanbase.
Front Office Sports reports that the NFL is bringing Chris Stapleton, Sting, and Sierra Farrell to San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. They'll perform as part of a three-night concert series running from February 5 to 7.
"The NFL is leaning heavily into music for Super Bowl week as the league cements itself as a cultural powerhouse,"
Fans might not love this season's halftime show choice, but the move to bring country music back into the festivities should feel like a solid consolation prize.
A Country Singer Hasn't Headlined the Super Bowl in Over Two Decades
The last time a country singer headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, the iPhone was still five years from existing. Shania Twain took the stage in 2003, nine years after the 1994 show packed with country stars.
Country music returning to the Super Bowl, in whatever form, is long overdue. Fans will likely hope the inclusion of the genre is the first step toward getting some of the industry's brightest stars on stage for a future halftime show. After all, the genre has become incredibly popular, reaching a global scale and becoming part of the mainstream.
So, perhaps in the near future, we will see Morgan Wallen or Luke Combs taking the stage at the halftime show. But for now, fans will have to settle for some build-up events and take it as a win. That is, of course, if they're traveling to San Francisco for the event; if not, then a local country music bar, or a quick trip to a concert downtown will likely have to suffice.
