If you stayed up in Leeds until nearly three in the morning on Sunday night, you earned it. Super Bowl LX kicked off at 11.30pm UK time, and by the time the halftime show rolled around just after 1am, a fair few West Yorkshire viewers were clutching coffees rather than beers.
What they saw was historic.
Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl 2026 halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, delivering a 13 minute performance built almost entirely around Spanish language hits. That is still a rarity on American football’s biggest stage.
What Time Was the Halftime Show in the UK?
For Leeds viewers:
Kickoff: 11.30pm GMT
Halftime: Around 1.00 to 1.15am GMT
Full time: Roughly 2.30 to 3.00am GMT
The performance itself lasted just under 15 minutes. The extended Super Bowl halftime break runs closer to 25 minutes due to the scale of production.
For anyone asking on Monday morning, yes, it was a late one.
What Happened During the Performance?
Dressed in white with “Ocasio” across his back, the Puerto Rican star opened with Tití Me Preguntó before moving through a tightly rehearsed medley including:
Yo Perreo Sola
MONACO
NUEVAYoL
EoO
He closed with DtMF as stadium screens displayed a message promoting unity and love.
The set was vibrant, unapologetically Latin and performed predominantly in Spanish. Many UK viewers commented on that in real time across social media.
Surprise Guests That Got People Talking
There were plenty of cameos.
Lady Gaga returned to the Super Bowl stage, performing a Latin inspired version of Die With a Smile.
Ricky Martin appeared briefly.
Cardi B and Karol G were also part of the on stage celebrations.
Celebrity appearances in the crowd included Pedro Pascal and Jessica Alba.
For UK audiences more familiar with Premier League halftime analysis than pop megastars, it was a spectacle on a completely different scale.
Why This Felt Bigger Than Just a Concert
There is a tendency in Britain to view the Super Bowl halftime show as a flashy American export.
This one carried more weight.
Bad Bunny’s performance leaned heavily into Puerto Rican identity. Puerto Rico is a US territory and its residents are American citizens, but culturally distinct. That distinction was central to the staging and song choices.
For many viewers, it marked one of the first times a predominantly Spanish language set has dominated the halftime stage.
It reflected how global music now is and how streaming has reshaped what mainstream even means.
Where Was Super Bowl 2026 Played?
Super Bowl LX was held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers.
Attendance was reported at 70,823.
In the United States, the game aired on NBC with Spanish language coverage on Telemundo.
In the UK, coverage was available on Channel 5 and Sky Sports, with many fans streaming via DAZN Game Pass.
How Long Is a Super Bowl Broadcast?
A full Super Bowl typically runs three to four hours from kickoff to final whistle.
That means UK viewers were in for a long night, particularly those tuning in for both the game and the halftime show.
The Morning After in Leeds
By Monday morning, highlights were circulating across TikTok and X. Clips of Lady Gaga’s appearance and the closing message spread quickly, even among viewers who had not stayed awake.
For Leeds fans of live music, it was a reminder of how far Latin artists have pushed into global territory once dominated by English language pop.
And for anyone who made it through to the end, hopefully you had a quiet Monday booked in.
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