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pstokely

(10,858 posts) Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:27 PM Monday

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Kid Rock to headline TPUSA counterprogrammed Super Bowl halftime show

Source: ABC News

Conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA has announced Kid Rock will headline its counterprogrammed halftime show, dubbed "The All-American Halftime Show," when Bad Bunny takes the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Along with Kid Rock, The "one-of-a-kind streaming event," which will celebrate "American faith, family, and freedom," will feature performances from "Bottoms Up" singer Brantley Gilbert, "I Drive Your Truck" singer Lee Brice, and "I Hope" singer Gabby Barret, according to a press release.

TPUSA announced plans for the counterprogrammed show in October after global phenom and album of the year Grammy winner Bad Bunny was named the official Super Bowl halftime performer.

The show will stream "around 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 8, 2026" across TPUSA social platforms, as well as on Daily Wire+, TBN, Real America's Voice and OANN.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kid-rock-headline-tpusa-counterprogrammed-super-bowl-halftime/story?id=129791780

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Kid Rock to headline TPUSA counterprogrammed Super Bowl halftime show (Original Post) pstokely Monday OP

Hard to know what will get less viewership JBTaurus83 Monday #1

Lead balloon... 2naSalit Monday #2

🥱 they don't have any ideas of their own and the tired *headliners* are washed up long ago. Deuxcents Monday #3

Kid Rock hasnt washed since 6th grade ;) n/t Cheezoholic Monday #4

and this is supposed to be a a youth organization pstokely Tuesday #12

I never watch sports, but I think I'll turn on the TV during the halftime show, just in case it affects the ratings. eppur_se_muova Monday #5

I don't care much for football. murielm99 Tuesday #10

What, no Ted Nugent? No Nicki Minaj? Grokenstein Tuesday #6

I think Nicky Minaj would scare the viewers fujiyamasan Tuesday #7

Bad Bunny vs. Bad Hat on Stringy-Hair Guy Seinan Sensei Tuesday #8

Called it! ret5hd Tuesday #9

Is Elvis Presto not available? pstokely Tuesday #11

What? No vanilla ice or Lee Greenwood? What a rip off. Ray Bruns Tuesday #13

Who??? Never heard any of their music and would never want to. lark Tuesday #14

Kid who? (n/t) MissMillie Tuesday #15

Ha. haha. hahaha.Continue ad nauseam Jilly_in_VA Tuesday #16

What's hilarious is that they think this is a win. n/t flvegan Tuesday #17

Oh, it's "Freedom" alrighty! ... electric_blue68 Tuesday #18

My local V.A. is having a super bowl DiverDave Tuesday #19

Is there a live show? tonekat Tuesday #20

JBTaurus83

(987 posts)

1. Hard to know what will get less viewership

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:28 PM

Monday

This washed up drunk or Melania.

2naSalit

(100,868 posts)

2. Lead balloon...

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:29 PM

Monday

Or a fart in church?

Deuxcents

(25,959 posts)

3. 🥱 they don't have any ideas of their own and the tired *headliners* are washed up long ago.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:31 PM

Monday

Cheezoholic

(3,571 posts)

4. Kid Rock hasnt washed since 6th grade ;) n/t

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:47 PM

Monday

pstokely

(10,858 posts)

12. and this is supposed to be a a youth organization

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:01 AM

Tuesday

nt

eppur_se_muova

(41,260 posts)

5. I never watch sports, but I think I'll turn on the TV during the halftime show, just in case it affects the ratings.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:49 PM

Monday

I never listen to pop, rock, or rap, either, but the sound doesn't need to be on.

murielm99

(32,802 posts)

10. I don't care much for football.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:49 AM

Tuesday

I do watch the Super Bowl halftime show. I think there is always some sort of political statement involved in the choice of halftime entertainers.

Grokenstein

(6,297 posts)

6. What, no Ted Nugent? No Nicki Minaj?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:21 AM

Tuesday

fujiyamasan

(1,426 posts)

7. I think Nicky Minaj would scare the viewers

Reply to Grokenstein (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:42 AM

Tuesday

Like all good tokens i think she’s mostly been spent.

Seinan Sensei

(1,430 posts)

8. Bad Bunny vs. Bad Hat on Stringy-Hair Guy

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:03 AM

Tuesday

ret5hd

(22,319 posts)

9. Called it!

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 01:18 AM

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pstokely

(10,858 posts)

11. Is Elvis Presto not available?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:00 AM

Tuesday

Ray Bruns

(6,085 posts)

13. What? No vanilla ice or Lee Greenwood? What a rip off.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:00 AM

Tuesday

lark

(25,949 posts)

14. Who??? Never heard any of their music and would never want to.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:01 AM

Tuesday

Yuck!

MissMillie

(39,588 posts)

15. Kid who? (n/t)

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:02 AM

Tuesday

.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,057 posts)

16. Ha. haha. hahaha.Continue ad nauseam

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:24 PM

Tuesday

That loser?

I hope Bad Bunny shows up in a blue beanie with bunny ears and somewhere in his program yells "FUCK ICE!"

flvegan

(65,951 posts)

17. What's hilarious is that they think this is a win. n/t

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:32 PM

Tuesday

electric_blue68

(26,363 posts)

18. Oh, it's "Freedom" alrighty! ...

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:49 PM

Tuesday

Oh, yeah!!!
(Rah, rahh, rahhh 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸 )
The "freedom" to be very racist, sexist, anti-immigrants of color,
anti non-Christians, agnostic, aetheistic,
anti-science, anti-LGBTQUI, anti-disabled etc!
👆
😑😑😬😬😬

DiverDave

(5,226 posts)

19. My local V.A. is having a super bowl

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:57 PM

Tuesday

Party. I'm going, and am curious if they will have this on at halftime.
Free pizza and drawings for stuff.
I can't afford cable, and I get to see it on a huge screen.

tonekat

(2,479 posts)

20. Is there a live show?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:11 PM

Tuesday

Because if there is, attendees will return to their cars to find the Catalytic Converters missing.

"Kid Rocks limo was followed out of the venue by a large truck from a reclaimed metal concern."

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