Kendrick Lamar is the headline act for Super Bowl LIX (Super Bowl 59).
Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to take place on February 9, 2025. The championship game pits the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles. While a large majority of fans are waiting for the game, many are also tuning in to watch the half-time show. Arguably the biggest concert of the year, the half-time show has grown into a spectacle over the years with over 100 million viewers in the US alone.
Who is headlining at the Super Bowl 2025?
After months of speculation, the NFL announced on September 8th, 2024 that Kendrick Lamar is the half-time show for Super Bowl LIX. That came despite reports and rumors indicating that Lil Wayne was the frontrunner for the show as it was hosted in his hometown of New Orleans. However, the gig went to Lamar instead and he is set to perform at New Orleans’ Caesar’s Superdome.
The 37-year-old is a 22-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner for Music, winning five Grammys at the 2025 Grammys alone including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Lamar has previously headlined the Super Bowl LVI (2022) halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige, with the performance winning critical acclaim and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Who is the special guest at the Super Bowl 2025?
During Kendrick Lamar’s announcement in January 2025, he revealed that SZA will be the special guest at the half-time show for Super Bowl LIX. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter has worked on numerous collaborations with Lamar including “30 for 30,” “Luther,” “Gloria,” “All the Stars” and “Doves in the Wind” amongst others. Not only that, SZA is currently on tour with Lamar.
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