U2 to headline NFL halftime show next month in US

Updated / Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026 09:51

U2 will headline the halftime show during an NFL game in California next month, with the performance to be streamed live on Netflix.

The Dublin band will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Wednesday, 25 November, during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers.

Announcing the news, the NFL said on X: "One of the biggest bands on the planet. One of the biggest stages in sports."

One of the biggest bands on the planet. One of the biggest stages in sports. U2 takes the field at halftime on Thanksgiving Eve during Packers vs. Rams — November 25 at SoFi Stadium and LIVE on Netflix. https://t.co/G4nJ19amr4

— NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2026

The performance comes as U2 celebrate their 50th anniversary, having formed in Dublin in 1976.

It will also mark a return to the NFL stage for the band, who previously headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2002, when they paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks.

The game kicks off at 1am Irish time on Thursday, 26 November, with the halftime performance taking place later.

U2's 16th studio album, Carnaval de Luz, their first album of new material in nine years, will be released on Friday, 13 November.

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