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Anticipation is constructing for Kendrick Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl halftime present, set to happen this Sunday, February 9.
Within the recreation itself, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will likely be trying to defend their championship title for a 3rd consecutive yr — this time towards the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s all set to kick off in New Orleans, Louisiana, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Lamar, 37, is not any stranger to the most important stage in American sport. He got here out as a visitor performer when Dr Dre headlined the occasion in 2022, together with Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J Blige.
The Tremendous Bowl usually attracts a various vary of shock visitors. Final yr, headliner Usher introduced out Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris and HER.
One visitor who gained’t be a shock throughout Lamar’s set is SZA. The 35-year-old singer is a frequent collaborator of Lamar’s and is quickly set to affix him on tour. It has already been confirmed that she’s going to seem alongside the Grammy-winning rapper on the Tremendous Bowl, though she’s preserving tight-lipped about precisely what function she’ll be enjoying.
“That’s King Kendrick’s efficiency and that it’s all for him to reveal,” SZA informed New York Daily News finally weekend’s Grammys. “What I can say is he’s labored actually arduous on it, and I’m so honored to be part of it and I’m so honored to even know him and exist in the identical time as somebody as good as him.”
One of many extra outlandish rumors about Kendrick’s potential visitors concerned the lately reunited Oasis and British indie band Kero Kero Bonito.
Again in September, a screenshot circulated on-line purporting to be a leaked setlist for the Tremendous Bowl. It confirmed Kero Kero Bonito and Oasis teaming up with the rapper to sing “Rock’n’Roll Star.”
NME reported that when Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher was requested in regards to the rumor, he joked: “How’s that leaked ffs.”
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One artist who has dominated himself out of showing is Tyler, the Creator. After many followers on-line speculated he may be a part of Lamar, the previous Odd Future chief posted in a social media reply: “n**** im on tour i can’t be at [a] soccer recreation yall higher watch kenny.”
A current ballot of over 3,000 NFL followers by VegasInsider discovered that the visitors most individuals need to see with Lamar are Eminem, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. Swift was additionally closely rumored to carry out with Usher final yr after flying again from Japan to observe her boyfriend Travis Kelce play for the Chiefs, however she didn’t in the end take the stage.
Lamar’s setlist continues to be being saved firmly beneath wraps, but it surely appears a secure wager he’ll carry out his Drake diss monitor “Not Like Us,” which swept the board on the Grammys successful Tune of the Yr and File of the Yr.
Based mostly on current performances and new album GNX, Lamar might play:
- “Not Like Us”
- “Swimming Swimming pools (Drank)”
- “Alright”
- “King Kunta”
- “HUMBLE”
- “DNA”
- “luther” (with SZA)
- “gloria” (with SZA)
- “squabble up”
- “television off”
As is common for the Tremendous Bowl, Lamar is not going to be paid for his efficiency.
