Facing Bad Bunny, Donald Trump and his allies stage an “all-American” Super Bowl counter-concert

Donald Trump has scheduled his “Super Bowl counter-party”. Sunday, February 8, while millions of viewers will follow the final of the American football league and its halftime concert, led by Bad Bunny, the American president and his supporters from the MAGA (Make America Great Again) galaxy will celebrate in front of the All-American Halftime Show. This “all-American halftime show”, organized by the ultraconservative company Turning Point USA, founded by the late influencer Charlie Kirk. On the program, a celebration of « of faith, family and freedom ».

For this great communion, the Trump clan invited the artists Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Gabby Barret and Lee Price. The announcement was made on Monday February 2 with the distribution of a large poster featuring the four singers on a red background, with an American flag. Outside the United States, these names resonate much less than those of Bad Bunny, crowned at the Grammys last weekend and who have dominated the world charts for five years, or even Green Day, a group which will perform on Sunday before the kick-off.

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Country in the spotlight

Across the Atlantic, the four artists programmed by Turning Point USA are identified as more or less outspoken supporters of Donald Trump. Kid Rock, for example, defended him during the presidential campaigns of 2016 and 2024. The country singer, recognizable by his cowboy style, notably pushed his president and “long-time friend” to sign a decree last April to regulate “crazy prices” concert tickets. In December, he appeared alongside her during a game of golf. On social networks, the singer declared that the counter-party of the Super Bowl will be discussed “like David against Goliath”.

For his part, country star Brantley Gilbert shares the conservative opinions of the American president and is notably a defender of the carrying of weapons in the United States. Lee Brice, a former American football player who also became a country singer, appears on social networks in hunting gear or military camouflage with American flags on his caps. The only woman in the lineup, Gabby Barrett, also a country artist, introduces herself as a “mother of three” in a relationship with a cowboy and “in relation to Christ”. Fans of the Trump clan may, however, regret the absence of rapper Nicki Minaj, who declared last week to be “his first fan”.

Trump hostile to the presence of Bad Bunny and Green Day

Sunday, the All-American Halftime Show will be broadcast on conservative channels at the same time as the Super Bowl halftime concert, says Deadline . Since the announcement of the arrival of Bad Bunny, the most listened to singer in the world in 2025, Donald Trump has continued to show his discontent. His clan notably criticized the NFL for “understand nothing about anything” and threatened to send immigration enforcement (ICE) to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Carla.

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The US president also described the presence of Green Day as “a deplorable choice”. “I am hostile to their presence, it only sows hatred, it’s terrible”he said in an interview with the New York Post. The lineup of these artists would not be the reason for Donald Trump’s absence from the Super Bowl on Sunday night. He ensures that NFL fans“enjoy” and that he will not be able to go to Santa Carla, because “it’s just too far”. Instead, he’ll dance country with his clan, Kid Rock and a troop of cowboys.