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When is Super Bowl 2026 and how to watch as Bad Bunny set to perform

How UK fans can follow the action from San Francisco

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San Francisco, USA. 29th Jan, 2026. Detailed view of the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks helmets at the Golden Gate Bridge ahead of Super Bowl LX on Jan 29, 2026, in San Francisco, Ca. (Dylan Stewart/Image of Sport)
Head to head: The Patriots and Seahawks in San Francisco. Picture: Alamy

By William Mata

The biggest game in NFL is being held this weekend, offering the British fans willing to stay up the best of the best American football and a halftime show from Bad Bunny.

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Super Bowl LX is a rematch of the 2015 final and offers history to be made from a coach chasing a double dream, and a sleeping giant the chance to bring home glory at last.

There will also be a fresh winner, with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, who have won the last three titles between them, both not making the final.

Here is what British fans need to know about when to watch and what to look out for.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold. Picture: Alamy

Super Bowl 2026 teams

The NFL’s biggest match will be played between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks in 2026.

The Super Bowl sees the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC), the Seahawks, play the champion of the American Football Conference (AFC), the Patriots.

These are historic conferences and have teams across the country, but for the early stages of the competition, teams do largely play within their region.

The Super Bowl is the conclusion of the 2025 season which was held from September 4.

The Patriots and Seahawks previously met in the 2015 Super Bowl, with the New England side winning and their coach Mike Vrabel could becoming the first to win as a player and a manager of the same team. Seattle are seen as favourites, however, having been imperious in their campaign so far. The Seahawks won their only Super Bowl in 2013.

New England Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel, during Opening Night on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in San Jose, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
Chasing history: New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. Picture: Alamy

There is also the Pro Bowl, a non-competitive match, staged between two teams of all stars on Tuesday, February 3.

Who is performing at the Super Bowl half time show in 2026?

Bad Bunny will become the first Latino and Spanish-speaking singer to perform as a solo act at the Super Bowl half-time show.

The Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap artist will have around fifteen minutes to make his mark and might bring out special guests for the spectacle.

Bad Bunny called for "ICE out" as he scooped the Grammy Award for best Spanish-speaking album at the ceremony last weekend and could perform hits from the LP Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.

It follows Kendrick Lamar headlining the show last year.

Puerto Rico artist Bad Bunny performs during his "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" tour in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Puerto Rico artist Bad Bunny will perform the half time show. Picture: Alamy

When and where is the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl will be hosted at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi's Stadium and the California location was judged by Donald Trump to be too far to make an appearance.

The president has also condemned the decision to have Bad Bunny perform, which he said was a “terrible” call.

The game will kick off at 11.30pm on Sunday, February 8, and it will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 5, Sky Sports and DAZN.