The Details and Symbolism in Bad Bunny's Halftime Performance
Puerto Rican artist, Bad Bunny, makes history during the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show with a performance surrounded by culture, music, and love. From an intricately designed set to guest appearances during the concert itself. This year's performance will be one remembered for generations to come.
Starting off strong with a low point of view in a tall sugar field, it opens with an acoustic guitar, then moves to an aerial view of the field, with individuals working between the sweet, towering stalks. As Bad Bunny walks through a pathway, we are met with a vendor cart labeled Coco-Frio, a type of staple found on the island with fresh coconuts. This set design was a breathtaking display of Puerto Rican agriculture and lifestyle.
Bad Bunny continues to make his way around the set of the field and there are a number of more individuals seen; older gentlemen are playing dominoes, a woman is getting her nails done, and a couple is getting married (a legitimate marriage that was officiated during the halftime show).
All of this is taking place around a casita, a “little house,” in which Bad Bunny ends up falling through at some point and “disrupting” a family down below.
This performance included individuals of all ages; one young boy is awoken amidst the wedding to join the festivities, and another is watching Bad Bunny’s Grammy performance on an older television. Bad Bunny approaches and hands him a Grammy award. This was his way of awarding his younger self.
After the wedding is officiated, the audience is introduced to our surprise guest of the night, Lady Gaga; she wears a light blue dress and a red corsage on her shoulder. She belts a Latin rendition of "Die With a Smile", and Bad Bunny joins her as the song fades into "BAILE INoLVIDABLE". They share a beautiful moment as the wedding festivities around them continue.
On the other side of the casita, the set is designed to be a sliver of corner stores, representing the diaspora of Puerto Ricans living in New York. We are then introduced to our next guest appearance, Ricky Martin, singing "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii."
Many flags are represented while backup dancers run throughout the field, while Bad Bunny pays homage to these countries, after declaring “God bless America.”
On the billboard behind Bad Bunny, we can read the text, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” bold and capitalized. And at the end of his performance, he holds a football towards the camera, “Together, we are America,” written on it in white lettering.
Instead of fighting with hate or with distasteful words, Bad Bunny made the decision to center the Super Bowl halftime around the culture that he grew up with, sharing it with the world, and giving America the opportunity to unite through music and love.
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Eliza
My name is Eliza, but most people call me Eli. I love to write anything that interests me, from journalism and short stories to poems and screenwriting. I also love photography and the arts, like zines, painting, drawing, jewelry-making, as well as adventures like concerts, road trips, and late-night drives.
