{"id":220391,"date":"2026-02-02T22:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/erika-kirk-and-turning-point-usa-reveal-super-bowl-halftime-show-lineup-kid-rock-to-headline\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T22:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:56:16","slug":"erika-kirk-and-turning-point-usa-reveal-super-bowl-halftime-show-lineup-kid-rock-to-headline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/erika-kirk-and-turning-point-usa-reveal-super-bowl-halftime-show-lineup-kid-rock-to-headline\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA Reveal Super Bowl Halftime Show Lineup; Kid Rock to Headline"},"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>When it was first announced that Bad Bunny would headline this year\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show, the decision sparked an unexpected controversy on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Users complained that the multiplatinum artist wasn\u2019t popular enough to earn a spot on the world\u2019s biggest stage, or that he was somehow an \u201cun-American\u201d choice (this despite the fact that Bad Bunny is an American citizen).<\/p>\n<p><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 promptly announced plans<\/a> to host a conservative-coded halftime show of their own, and now, less than a week before the big game, they\u2019ve finally announced their lineup.<\/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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump listens as entertainer Kid Rock speaks during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-547283 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2207386236-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump listens as entertainer Kid Rock speaks during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a move that\u2019s unlikely to surprise anyone, Kid Rock will be headlining The All American Halftime Show.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be joined by  Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>Rock, of course, has been famous since the 1990s, but in recent years, he\u2019s been better known for allying himself with Donald Trump than for his musical output.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/02\/02\/super-bowl-turning-point-usa-alternative-halftime-show-lineup\/88414387007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>, Gilbert and Brice are both \u201cmid-level stars in the country music space. <\/p>\n<p>Gilbert is known for hits like \u201cDirt Road Anthem\u201d and \u201cBottoms Up,\u201d while Brice found fame with \u201cOne of Them Girls\u201d and \u201cRumor.\u201d<\/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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"C.E.O. and Chair of the Board of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk sits silently onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1200x800.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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"C.E.O. and Chair of the Board of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk sits silently onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547285 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249838466-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">C.E.O. and Chair of the Board of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk sits silently onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barrett is currently the only female performer who will be taking the stage, but it\u2019s unclear if additional acts will be joining the lineup between now and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing third on the sixteenth season of <em>American Idol<\/em>, she scored a hit with her single\u201dI Hope\u201d in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>While the other three are known names among fans of their genre, TPUSA organizers are clearly pinning their hopes on Rock.<\/p>\n<p>It was briefly rumored that <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=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creed would be performing at the alternative halftime show<\/a>, but either an offer was never made, or the two sides couldn\u2019t agree on terms.<\/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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Kid Rock performs on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\" class=\"wp-image-547284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1200x800.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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Kid Rock performs on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\" class=\"wp-image-547284 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2162616448-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musician Kid Rock performs on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Either way, the band never publicly commented on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as this past weekend, it looked like the show might not happen at all.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the show was just one week away, and no announcements had been made with regard to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The show will reportedly air on five networks, as well as on TPUSA\u2019s social media channels YouTube, X, and Rumble (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/02\/kid-rock-turning-point-usa-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a big test for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-amid-growing-culture-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika\u2019s popularity as CEO of Turning Point<\/a>, a role she assumed following the assassination of her husband in September of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing like this has ever been attempted before, and the ratings battle is sure to make headlines.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/erika-kirk-and-turning-point-usa-reveal-super-bowl-halftime-show-lineup-kid-rock-to-headline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes When it was first announced that Bad Bunny would headline this year\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show, the decision sparked an unexpected controversy on social media. 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