Donald Trump says he won't be attending this year's Super Bowl

Donald Trump has announced that he will not attend the 60th Super Bowl, criticising the artists who will perform at the event, and stating that "it's just too far away".

"I'm anti-them," said Trump to the New York Post. "I think it's a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible."

Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, who is a vocal critic of Trump and his administration, will be headlining this year's halftime show.

Since being announced, this decision has received extensive pushback from MAGA, with Trump advisors even stating that ICE agents would be present at the event.

The singer previously told fans that he would not be touring the US during his World Tour, fearing that ICE agents would raid his concerts.

Last year, Bad Bunny was crowned the most-streamed global artist, amassing 19.8 billion streams in 2025, becoming the first artist to have claimed the top spot four times. That year, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos was selected as Spotify's Global Top Album.

Green Day, who have also criticised Trump and his administration, will be opening the ceremony.

In 2016, during an interview with Kerrang!, the lead vocalist of the band, Billie Joe Armstrong, compared Trump to Hitler. He also led chants in shows, shouting "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA."

Elsewhere, the American rock band changed the lyrics of ‘American Idiot’ from "I'm not part of a redneck agenda" to "I'm not part of the MAGA agenda", namely at their performances at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2023 and at last year's Coachella.

Charlie Puth, who will be performing at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin this July, will sing the US national anthem at the ceremony.