NFL Risks Donald Trump Fury as Super Bowl Opening Act Confirmed

The NFL has announced that American rock band Green Day will perform at the Super Bowl opening ceremony next month, a decision that could potentially irritate US President Donald Trump.

Trump, who attended the 2025 Super Bowl clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, has already been critical of this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer.

Back in October, an unimpressed Trump made his feelings clear after Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny was selected by the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation to perform at the showpiece event.

“I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it — it’s, like, crazy,” he said in October last year. “They blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has been an outspoken critic of Trump's policies and decided against touring in the United States on his latest world tour due to increased concerns over ICE raids.

Three months after Bad Bunny was announced as a halftime performer and in another move that will likely irk Trump, the NFL has confirmed that Green Day will perform at the Super Bowl opening ceremony.

Speaking about the honour of featuring at Super Bowl LX, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said: "We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard."

Armstrong has also been critical of the current US President in the not-so-distant past.

Last summer, he spoke out against Trump's administration at Download Festival in the UK. "Donald Trump in his administration is a fascist government," he said. "And it’s up to us to fight back."

Armstrong has previously altered “American Idiot” lyrics from "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda" to "I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda."

It is unclear if Trump will attend the upcoming Super Bowl, which will take place at Levi's Stadium in California.

Coming soon on Super Bowl Sunday: @GreenDay to open the #SBLX opening ceremony, LIVE from Levi's Stadium! pic.twitter.com/OdcPXhjQ1D

— NFL (@NFL) January 19, 2026

On Monday, Trump attended the College Football Playoff National Championship between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes. The 79-year-old received a mix of cheers and boos at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.