The NFL is adding a rock icon to its Super Bowl weekend lineup in San Francisco.
As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Sting will take the stage as the headliner for a special Super Bowl-branded concert on February 6, just two days before the championship game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
The NFL is set to bring rock royalty to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts for Super Bowl weekend.
Part of “Super Bowl LX Studio 60,” a two-night music and hospitality series organized by On Location—the league’s official hospitality partner—the show will feature Sting headlining on February 6. According to the event site, fans can look forward to live performances, meet-and-greet sessions with current and former NFL players, and exclusive access to one of San Francisco’s most iconic venues. Tickets for Sting’s night start at $750. The second evening of Studio 60, scheduled for February 7, will feature additional performers yet to be announced.
Sting’s upcoming set arrives amid heated discussion surrounding this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL tapped Bad Bunny for the coveted slot, sparking backlash from some conservative political voices.
Still, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has defended the choice. “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism,” he told reporters last week. “I think it’s going to be exciting and a united moment.”
Many in the music world have supported the decision. Shakira, who co-headlined the 2020 halftime show, applauded the pick, while country star Shaboozey reminded fans that Bad Bunny—one of the biggest artists in the world—is also an American citizen. “There’s no better choice,” he said.
For Sting, this marks a return to the Super Bowl stage. The 17-time Grammy winner previously joined No Doubt during the 2003 halftime show to perform “Message in a Bottle.” This time, he’ll headline his own full concert, treating fans to decades of timeless hits.
He won’t be the only big name performing in the Bay Area that week—Chris Stapleton is also slated to headline a separate Super Bowl weekend concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
