Super Bowl 2026 halftime show live: Bad Bunny performance time, how to watch, setlist and surprise guests

After making history at the Grammys, the Latin trap titan is set to headline the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend. Kevin E G Perry reports.

As Bad Bunny prepares to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, Cardi B says she's proud to see him step onto the world's biggest stage, praising his cultural impact and willingness to speak out during heightened immigration arrests.

“I’m proud of everything that he’s been standing up for against ICE and everything,” Cardi B told The Associated Press ahead of her performance at Michael Rubin’s star-studded Fanatics Super Bowl Party on Saturday, which featured performances by SZA, Don Toliver and Travis Scott.

The Grammy winner spoke with admiration and unity about Bad Bunny, who appeared with J Balvin on her chart-topping hit, “I Like It." The collaboration helped propel Latin music further into the global mainstream.

“It just feels like everything is aligned right now,” said Cardi B, who is of Afro-Caribbean descent with roots in Trinidad and the Dominican Republic. “It just shows how Hispanics, Latinos. ... We standing. They standing. We all standing.”

With Super Bowl buzz swirling around “I Like It” and the possibility of surprise guests, Cardi B was asked what it would mean to share the stage with Bad Bunny on such a massive platform.

“That’d be exciting," she said.

Kid Rock is one of the few singers performing at MAGA’s “All-American Halftime Show” tonight (your friendly reminder that Bad Bunny has American citizenship, as do all people born in Puerto Rico).

Anyway, it should be fine, it’s not like any other events he’s involved in are going wrong.

There was literally no science behind this, but based off of his biggest songs, my own personal favourites and the songs I felt, theme-wise, might work best for a celebration of Puerto Rican and Latin American culture, here’s my setlist prediction for tonight’s halftime show by Bad Bunny:

• “EoO”
• “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”
• “Callaita”
• “Tití Me Preguntó”
• “VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR”
• “PERRO NEGRO”
• “El Apagón”
• “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii”
• “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”
• “NUEVAYoL”
• “LA MuDANZA”
• “La Santa”
• “Una Velita”
• “I Like It”
• “KLOuFRENS”
• “Si Veo a Tu Mamá”
• “DtMF”

If he does even half of those songs I’ll be VERY happy.

Given that Bad Bunny's music is recorded in Spanish, yes! He might say a few words in English if he addresses his audience, but that’ll probably be it.

In October, Bad Bunny hosted Saturday Night Live and said a few sentences in Spanish during his opening monologue. When he concluded, he joked in English, “If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn,” a reference to the Super Bowl and his critics.

On Thursday this week, he joked that fans didn’t actually need to learn Spanish to enjoy his set — but said they should be prepared to dance. Let’s go!

The Super Bowl halftime show stands as one of the world's most iconic stages, and this Sunday, global superstar Bad Bunny is set to command it.

Fresh from his historic Grammy win for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, his heartfelt tribute to Puerto Rico, the artist's performance is poised to become a landmark moment for Latino culture.

Anticipation is high, though specifics about his set remain tightly guarded. During a recent interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, it was confirmed that Bad Bunny's performance will span 13 minutes, consistent with the typical 12 to 15-minute duration of previous shows.

Super Bowl 60, in which the New England Patriots face off against the Seattle Seahawks, will kick off at 6.30pm ET / 11.30pm GMT, while Green Day’s performance will take place at 3pm ET / 8.30pm GMT. Bad Bunny’s performance is expected to begin at around 7.45pm to 8.15pm ET / 12.45am to 1.15am GMT.

If you’re in the UK, the whole game and performance will be broadcast live on Channel 5, Sky Sports and DAZN, while NBC are hosting the event in the US.