The Super Bowl weekend will have its share of rock, even if the halftime performance is reserved for The Weeknd. Green Day has just been announced as part of the NFL Awards ceremony on Saturday night (Feb. 6) and now the news comes that Metallica will be participating in the post-Super Bowl broadcast of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.
Metallica posted online about their performance, revealing, “We’ll be celebrating the #SuperBowl with our friend @stephenathome on Sunday! Tune in to @ colbertlateshow’s” A Late Show: Super Bowl Edition “at 11:35 PM EST on CBS to see our performance . #LSSC #LateShow “
Metallica has yet to play the big game, even though petitions have been launched in the past to let them play the halftime ceremony. Many thought it could happen in 2016, when San Francisco hosted the Super Bowl, but the band ended up playing the “The Night Before” concert for CBS Radio and trading the rugged turf for a spot in the outfield of AT&T Park in San Francisco.
That year, the Super Bowl organizers went with Coldplay as the Super Bowl headliners, with Beyonce and Bruno Mars providing support. As it turned out, Metallica fans got a full set of 18 songs during their concert instead of the traditional medley of songs artists get during halftime.