LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the with a hometown opening act.
will kick off the big game with an opening ceremony Feb. 8 at Levi鈥檚 Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the league announced Sunday. The performance will celebrate six decades of the championship’s history, with the band helping usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field.
The trio, who formed in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area and are made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tr茅 Cool, are expected to perform a selection of their best-known anthems as part of the tribute.
鈥淲e are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!鈥� lead singer Armstrong said. 鈥淲e are honored to welcome the MVPs who鈥檝e shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let鈥檚 have fun! Let鈥檚 get loud!鈥�
The ceremony airs live at 3 p.m. Pacific on NBC, Telemundo, Peacock and Universo.
鈥淐elebrating 60 years of Super Bowl history with Green Day as a hometown band, while honoring the NFL legends who鈥檝e helped define this sport, is an incredibly powerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX,鈥� said Tim Tubito, the league’s senior director of event and game presentation. 鈥淎s 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.鈥�
The opening ceremony will take place ahead of the , in which is to perform the national anthem, will sing 鈥淎merica the Beautiful鈥� and will deliver 鈥淟ift Every Voice and Sing.鈥�
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