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Kid Rock might be headlining Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl show (Image: Getty)
Kid Rock has been named as the headliner for Turning Point USA’s alternate Super Bowl halftime show, as conservative and right-wing viewers plan to boycott Puerto Rican famous person Bad Bunny’s headlining efficiency on Sunday, February 8.
The Detroit rocker and vocal Trump supporter might be joined by Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett. The event, dubbed ‘The All-American Halftime Show,’ will air at the same time as the NFL championship sport’s halftime show. The alternate halftime show kicks off around 8 PM, proper when the Album of the Year winner is set to take the stage during the Seattle Seahawks-New England Patriots sport.
Turning Point USA was based by Charlie Kirk in 2012 and has been helmed by his widow, Erika Kirk, since the conservative pundit was killed in September.
The announcement was met with ridicule on social media, with one consumer writing, “This is embarrassing, just like America right now.” Another quipped, “Damn – I’d be hard pressed to come up with a worse list!”
Another viewer added, “Wow, that is must miss TV right there.”
Kid Rock is a vocal Trump supporter (Image: Getty)
Kid Rock, real identify Robert James Ritchie, has rallied behind Donald Trump as a vocal supporter of the president.
When it comes to placing on a competing efficiency to have fun “faith, family and freedom,” the Bawitdaba singer acknowledged, “[Bad Bunny] said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”
The 55-year-old musician went on to say, “We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath. Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible…or is it?”
Bad Bunny’s latest album gained the top prize at the Grammys this yr (Image: Getty)
The TPUSA show might be streamed across the group’s social media platforms and broadcast on Daily Wire+, Real America’s Voice, and One America News Network. It will certainly be powerful for comparatively unknown nation artists to compete with the dimensions of the NFL halftime show, one of the most-watched musical performances on tv.
Last yr, over 130 million people tuned in to Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show despite calls from conservatives to boycott the Grammy winner’s efficiency.
One Kid Rock critic weighed in on social media, writing, “Imagine how sad it would feel to know you would never perform at the Super Bowl halftime show and had to create a pity event for yourselves.” Another sarcastically commented, “Maybe they should just cancel the Super Bowl, I don’t know how they’ll compete with this list of extraordinary talent.”
Super Bowl LX kicks off between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots live from Levi’s Stadium in California, on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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