2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show: What to Know
Hut hut! Super Bowl LIX is now just two months away, and while we still do not know which teams will make it to the biggest show in professional football, we do know a bit about what to expect from the halftime show.
That’s right, preparations for the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show are already underway, and here’s what we know so far!
When and where does the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show take place?
The halftime show for Super Bowl 59 will take place after the second quarter of the game on February 9, 2025. The game will take place at Caesars Superdown in New Orleans, Louisiana, which is the eighth time the Superdome has played host to the annual event — most recently, in 2013 when it was still the Mercedes-Benz Superdome — and 11th time in the Big Easy overall. Fox is airing the game live, and NFL+ will stream.
Who will headline Super Bowl 59’s halftime show?
Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2025. Lamar previously performed during Super Bowl LVI’s halftime show, sharing the stage with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige. This time, though, will be the first time a rapper has been a solo headliner. His selection meant Lil Wayne’s campaign to earn the spot was not successful, and he expressed his “hurt” over the choice on Instagram.
Another point of drama about Lamar’s selection came from his hip-hop rival Drake, who filed suit against Universal Music, alleging they artificially boosted his diss track, “Not Like Us.” Drake’s rep denied sending a cease and desist letter to Lamar to stop him from performing the song at the show.
Who else will perform at the 2025 halftime show?
Supporting acts for the show will include Jon Batiste performing the national anthem, Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty singing “America the Beautiful,” and Ledisi singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” aka “The Black National Anthem.” Stephanie Nogueras, Otis Jones IV, and Matt Maxey will be the American Sign Language performers for these numbers.
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Would much rather have someone like Chris Stapleton or Morgan Wallen
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Yeah. Because we much rather have Wallen dropping n bombs than Kendrick Lamar. #NeverForget
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I won’t be watching it !!!!
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I can’t wait to watch it! It’s based on who’s the better PERFORMER. Not whose hometown it’s in. Go DOT!
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I don't Iike football but I like to watch the halftime show. Lately they haven't been that great. When people are choosen to sing the National Anthem, they need to pick someone that doesn't put their twang to the song, when that happens it makes me sick to my stomach, and I have to change the channel. Why can't singers sing the National Anthem like it is supposed to be sung. Maybe the singers need to audition before the football commission before they are picked to sing.
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Lil Wayne is salty cause he wasn't choosing,cause they are going to be hosting the Superbowl in his hometown,ok I don't know why he acting that way he was not a choice, Kendrick was a better artist ,he can't be blaming Jay z for not wanting him, Kendrick came out to talk about this in resence days,i don't know what he said,lil Wayne need to have several seats,
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You said it right. Kendrick was the better choice. He has a new album out. It's just his season. Just because, little Wayne is from the city, doesn't mean he was the better choice. Maybe he will get picked another time.
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Don't know who he is and listening at some of his songs I will be tuning out this year
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Anything to do with JZ I will not watch
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Nobody cares!
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Why does their need to be a race for everything. If you want your own national anthem just go start your own 3rd world country.
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*there
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You thank God for that? I would hate to belong to a race that would even think that thought.
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Val, pretty much every song you've ever heard uses middle school vocabulary. I've never heard a song using doctorate level vocabulary. Have you? It wouldn't make sense because that's not how the typical person speaks. Duh.
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Yeah. That right. Because black people aren't really people.
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The black national anthem more stupidity stand up white people
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In the words of the great African American poet and philosopher Kendrick Lamar...They not like us.
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They are people too. Iq levels are because of less access to education
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Actually they are. I'm a DJ and kids request rap songs FAR more than they request Ed Sheeran. In fact, they don't request Ed at all. There are some Taylor Swift requests though.
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Typical hateful response lol just sit back and enjoy because all your kids love rap, which means you’re buying it and therefore contributing to the genres success. So thank you 😆
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How is it not music. It’s one of the best story telling genres ever
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I won’t be watching it I’m sry And I get it I understand what some are saying but I truly believe lil Wayne should’ve been chosen for this show 🤷♀️ I have nothing against Kendrick I think he’s an great artist. But when you come to lil Wayne’s town a legend respect should’ve been given .
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Nahhhhh
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They not like us
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I feel the exact same way .. Real shit
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Have you seen Lil Wayne’s last LIVE performance? He’s not good on stage. And the Super Bowl is a big stage. He can’t just stand around all weird…
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Black is black.
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Your wrong lil Wayne music sucks he's no Prince I want to hear real music like Prince not Lil Wayne rap crap AC/DC would have been great!! And their song Thunderstruck!!! Would have been perfect for halftime show not no rap crap junk AC/DC would rock the Stadium!!! That little Wayne criminal singing junk music and I never read my replies got no time for that nonsense for that halftime show it's going to really really really awful how about Bruce Springsteen for the halftime show he'd rock the house Aerosmith how about Michael Jackson and Prince now that would be great little Wayne garbage yeah right
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The Super Bowl half time show has never been chosen because of an artists living in the city. Go watch Wayne bs Kendrick stage presence. It speaks for itself. Wayne would have been good in 2008.
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Halftime headliners are NEVER about who comes from within walking (or driving) distance to the stadium. I said the very same thing to my fellow New Jerseyans who thought it was a "snub" when the Super Bowl played here didn't feature Springsteen (who did a Super Bow halftime show just a few years earlier) or Bon Jovi.
If that were the standard, we'd never have had Paul McCartney, U2, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Prince, Bruno Mars, or any number of headliners.
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