Hometown Grammy Award-Winning Global Superstar Rock Band Will Honor Generations of Super Bowl MVPs While Welcoming Fans Worldwide to Bay Area
NEW YORK — Jan. 18, 2026 — The NFL announced that global superstar rock band Green Day will open Super Bowl LX with a high-energy opening ceremony celebrating Super Bowl’s 60th anniversary at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
As part of the NFL milestone, East Bay-native Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day, featuring Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, will open Super Bowl LX by ushering generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field with a dynamic performance of their most iconic rock anthems.
The Super Bowl LX opening ceremony will air live at 3:00pm PT on NBC, Telemundo, Peacock and Universo, transforming the stadium, blending music, football and Bay Area culture into a kickoff celebration for fans.
“We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!” said Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. “We are honored to welcome the MVPs who’ve shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let’s have fun! Let’s get loud!”
“Celebrating 60 years of Super Bowl history with Green Day as a hometown band, while honoring the NFL Legends who’ve helped define this sport is an incredibly powerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX.” said Tim Tubito, NFL senior director, event and game presentation. “As we work alongside NBC Sports for this opening ceremony, we look forward to creating a collective celebration for fans in the stadium and around the world.”
The Super Bowl LX opening ceremony will take place ahead of the previously announced pregame entertainment lineup, featuring Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones. Puth will perform the national anthem, Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful,” and Jones will deliver “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
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ABOUT GREEN DAY
Formed in 1986 in Berkeley, Calif., Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool) is one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, with 14 studio albums released, more than 75 million records sold worldwide, and 20 billion cumulative streams. The five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees released their breakout album Dookie in 1994, which sold over 10 million and achieved 10x Platinum Diamond status, and is widely credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock, catapulting a career-long run of #1 hit singles. In 2004, Green Day released the rock opera American Idiot which captured the nation’s attention, selling more than 8 million copies in the U.S. alone and taking home the GRAMMY® Award for Best Rock Album. In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway to critical and commercial acclaim. On Jan. 19, 2024, the band released their GRAMMY®-nominated 14th studio album, Saviors, which includes hit singles, “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” which reached #1 on Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay, and “Dilemma.” The album debuted at #1 on seven different Billboard charts and marked their fifth #1 in the UK. In September 2025, after two years, 106 shows, 88 cities, 33 countries and over 2.5 million tickets sold, Green Day wrapped their monumental, sold-out world tour—the biggest of their career—in support of their GRAMMY®-nominated 14th studio album Saviors, proving that 35 years in, the band is still at the top of their game.
