Legendary Bay Area rock act to perform Super Bowl Sunday concert at Levi’s

Green Day, one of the most successful acts in Bay Area music history, is getting in on the Super Bowl Sunday fun.

The East Bay pop-rock band, which formed in Rodeo in 1987, will perform an opening ceremony set just moments prior to the big game taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8.

The performance by Green Day — the multiplatinum trio consisting of vocalist-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — celebrates the Super Bowl’s 60th anniversary and will be used as the soundtrack to usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field.

“We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!” Armstrong said in a press release. “We are honored to welcome the MVPs who’ve shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let’s have fun! Let’s get loud!”

The Green Day news was announced during halftime of the NFC Divisional Playoff matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears on Sunday. This opening ceremony/performance will be aired live at 3 p.m. during the Super Bowl TV broadcast, which is being carried by NBC and Telemundo.

The game itself is set to start at 3:30 p.m.

“Celebrating 60 years of Super Bowl history with Green Day as a hometown band, while honoring the NFL Legends who’ve helped define this sport is an incredibly powerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX.” said Tim Tubito, NFL senior director, event and game presentation. “As we work alongside NBC Sports for this opening ceremony, we look forward to creating a collective celebration for fans in the stadium and around the world.”

Green Day is also set to perform an invitation-only Super Bowl week concert — with fellow Bay Area act Counting Crows — at the The FanDuel Party Powered by Spotify event on Feb. 6 at Pier 29 in San Francisco. The event is not open to the general public, nor are tickets being sold, but rather is an “invite-only” function.