Overview
Why this concerts page exists
The Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show is the Apple Music–sponsored, Roc Nation–curated 13-minute set that lands at the midpoint of the NFL championship game on February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium. Past editions have produced some of the most-watched musical performances in television history — Rihanna, Usher, Kendrick Lamar, and Beyoncé among them. The 2027 headliner will be announced in the months before the game, traditionally at NFL Honors week, with global broadcast on CBS/Paramount+.
Specificity
What makes this countdown specific
Event
Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show
Venue / market
SoFi Stadium · Inglewood · United States
Date posture
February 14, 2027 · Date confirmed · Expected
Source trail
Official / NFL Halftime Show · nfl.com
Content family
concerts · Halftime show — TBA artist
Topic signals
super bowl, halftime show, apple music, roc nation, concert
Type
Halftime musical performance
Sponsor
Apple Music
Curator
Roc Nation
Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show is kept distinct from neighboring concerts countdowns by its concrete source trail (Official / NFL Halftime Show at nfl.com), its date confirmed date signal, and its expected confidence label.
The location context for this listing is SoFi Stadium, United States. That matters because two pages can share a broad halftime show — tba artist label while still serving different reader tasks: travel timing, ticket timing, broadcast coverage, city logistics, or release-window monitoring.
Current event facts on file: type: Halftime musical performance; sponsor: Apple Music; curator: Roc Nation. These details are included in the main article so the timer has venue, source, and schedule context.
Topic signals used for related-page matching: super bowl, halftime show, apple music, roc nation, concert. Schema posture: No precise Event startDate.
Evidence pack
Source, schema, and originality audit
Retention class
Expected-date major-event watchlist
Evidence score
8/12 source/detail signals
- Evidence score8/12 signals present
- source name; source URL; source host; public date label; machine date value; location context; 3 fact rows
- Source and schemaExpected listing
- No precise Event startDate Source trail: Official / NFL Halftime Show at nfl.com.
- Date precisionDate confirmed / Expected
- The page keeps countdown and copy cautious so a broad, expected, or tentative date is not overstated.
- Entity grounding3 facts, 5 tags
- Location context: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States.
- Editorial depth0 paragraphs, 0 highlights
- The page relies on source confidence, specificity, facts, and related pages until a deeper dossier is available.
- Generation controlCurated event row
- This row is carried by the event catalog directly rather than a franchise template expansion.
What this countdown tracks
The clock above counts down to the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on Sunday, February 14, 2027 — the Apple Music–sponsored, Roc Nation–curated mid-game performance that lands at the most-watched moment of the most-watched US broadcast each year. The show takes place inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
About this concert
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a 13-minute live set staged on a roll-out field-level platform, watched by more than 120 million US viewers and tens of millions more globally. Apple Music took over title sponsorship in 2023, replacing Pepsi after a decade-long tenure, and Roc Nation has been the league's strategic curator since 2019. Past editions have produced some of the most-watched musical performances in television history — Rihanna (2023), Usher (2024), Kendrick Lamar (2025), and Beyoncé adjacents.
The 2027 headliner is yet to be announced — the league traditionally drops the news during NFL Honors week or via a coordinated social-media tease in the months ahead of the game.
What to expect / Lineup
- 13-minute headline set with at least one major guest appearance, traditionally announced live on stage.
- Custom field-level stage that rolls out during the third-quarter break.
- TBA headliner (announcement window: October 2026 - January 2027).
- Apple Music branded pre-show and post-show music drops on Apple's platforms.
- Choreography crew of 100+, plus marching band or pyrotechnic finale.
- Companion audio mix released on Apple Music and Spotify within minutes of broadcast.
Past editions
- Super Bowl LIX (2025): Kendrick Lamar — most-watched halftime show ever.
- Super Bowl LVIII (2024): Usher with Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Lil Jon, Ludacris, will.i.am.
- Super Bowl LVII (2023): Rihanna, her first live performance in seven years, while pregnant.
- Super Bowl LVI (2022): Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar — last LA show.
How to watch
The halftime show airs on CBS in the US under the NFL's 11-year broadcast deal, with companion streaming on Paramount+ (free this year via the Super Bowl pass). Globally, the show is rebroadcast on the same channels as the game — Sky Sports in the UK, DAZN in selected markets, NFL Game Pass elsewhere. Expect halftime to start at roughly 8:20 PM ET (1:20 AM UTC Monday).
Related countdowns
For the game itself, see the Super Bowl LXI countdown. For more 2027 awards-season concerts, see the Grammys 2027 countdown and the Oscars 2027 countdown.
FAQ
When is the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show? Sunday, February 14, 2027 — roughly 8:20 PM ET, midway through the game at SoFi Stadium. Who is performing? TBA — the headliner is announced months before the game. Where can I watch? CBS and Paramount+ in the US; international broadcasters carry the same feed. Is the halftime show free to watch? Yes — it airs on free-to-air broadcast in the US (CBS) and is included with Paramount+'s free Super Bowl pass.
Reading the timer
How to use this concerts countdown
Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show sits inside the concerts & live events calendar as a halftime show — tba artist date that readers may revisit as the public details firm up. This page keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the countdown is useful without implying more certainty than the source provides.
Right now the key public signal is February 14, 2027, with expected status and date confirmed precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show from Official / NFL Halftime Show plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show is being watched for SoFi Stadium, United States, and the current page focus is the main halftime show — tba artist milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Type: Halftime musical performance. Sponsor: Apple Music.
Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show sits in the live-events category where venue rules, ticket timing, broadcast windows, and city logistics often matter as much as the core date. Concert and festival countdowns become more useful when they explain what kind of live event this is, what scale it operates at, and how the official source should be used alongside the timer. Visible reference details include sponsor: Apple Music, curator: Roc Nation. That keeps this page more useful than a bare timer built around super bowl, halftime show, apple music, roc nation.