{"id":199402,"date":"2025-10-16T13:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/erika-kirks-all-american-halftime-show-narrows-down-list-of-potential-acts-creed-morgan-wallen-lead-pack\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:56:06","slug":"erika-kirks-all-american-halftime-show-narrows-down-list-of-potential-acts-creed-morgan-wallen-lead-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/erika-kirks-all-american-halftime-show-narrows-down-list-of-potential-acts-creed-morgan-wallen-lead-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk&#8217;s All-American Halftime Show Narrows Down List of Potential Acts; Creed, Morgan Wallen Lead Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/erika-kirk-vs-bad-bunny-turning-point-usa-announces-rival-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA are planning their own Super Bowl halftime show <\/a>to air opposite the main broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The organization made its move in response to conservative outrage following the announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/bad-bunny-ice-superbowl-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bad Bunny had been chosen to perform during Super Bowl LX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re billing their counterprogramming as \u201cthe All-American Halftime Show,\u201d despite the fact that Bad Bunny is an American citizen who was born in the US territory of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, speaks during the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-537796 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236152786-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow, speaks during the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The idea quickly gained popularity among a segment of social media users, and now, Kirk and Turning Point have begun the process of singling out acts to take part in this latest culture war skirmish.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creed-emerges-as-frontrunner-for-turning-point-usa-halftime-show\">Creed emerges as frontrunner for Turning Point USA halftime show?<\/h2>\n<p>The lineup for the show has not yet been announced, but organizers have been polling conservative football fans to get a sense of which acts they\u2019d like to see on stage.<\/p>\n<p>In an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/bad-bunny-ice-superbowl-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> informal poll <\/a>conducted by conservative commentator Jack Posobiec, one band emerged as a clear frontrunner:<\/p>\n<p>In fact, so many X users demanded Creed that it became something of a running joke in the comments under Posobiec\u2019s original post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-986x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of the American rock group Creed, 1990s. L-R: Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, 1990s. \" class=\"wp-image-537798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1973x2048.jpg 1973w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-925x960.jpg 925w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1040x1080.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1156x1200.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-986x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of the American rock group Creed, 1990s. L-R: Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, 1990s. \" class=\"wp-image-537798 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1973x2048.jpg 1973w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-925x960.jpg 925w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1040x1080.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-1156x1200.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1743541-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Portrait of the American rock group Creed, 1990s. L-R: Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, 1990s. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be the first time that Scott Stapp and company took the stage during an NFL game \u2014 the band memorably performed hits like \u201cHigher\u201d and \u201cMy Sacrifice\u201d during the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 Thanksgiving game in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>But they have yet to publicly respond to news that they\u2019re the favorites to take the stage during Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no deals have been signed, and Creed is not the only act in contention for the inaugural Turning Point halftime show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump as he posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump as he posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537797 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2241060081-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump as he posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another potential act that seems likely to take the stage in February is Lee Greenwood, the country singer whose best known for his 1984 single \u201cGod Bless the USA\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/mike-johnson-blasts-bad-bunny-halftime-show-its-a-terrible-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenwood is Speaker of the House Mike Johnson\u2019s top choice<\/a> for the halftime show, but the 82-year-old might have a ton of appeal for the younger crowd.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/5-performers-who-make-perfect-sense-to-headline-turning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a><\/em> has listed several other acts who might draw big ratings, including Morgan Wallen, a current favorite with the conservative set.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet notes that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/mike-johnson-blasts-bad-bunny-halftime-show-its-a-terrible-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Zach Bryan\u2019s recent anti-ICE song<\/a> probably removed him from consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever winds up taking the stage, the message of the Turning Point show will be loud and clear \u2014 namely, that Americans can\u2019t even agree on how to watch football anymore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/erika-kirks-all-american-halftime-show-narrows-down-list-of-potential-acts-creed-morgan-wallen-lead-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As we previously reported, Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA are planning their own Super Bowl halftime show to air opposite the main broadcast. 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