The Super Bowl weekend will have its rock part even though the performance in the middle part is reserved for The Weeknd. Green Day has just been announced as part of the NFL distinctions the Saturday night ceremony (February 6) and now comes the news that Metallica will join the post-Super Bowl broadcast The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on CBS.
Metallica posted her appearance online revealing, “Let’s celebrate #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 catch our performance. #LSSC #LateShow “
Metallica has yet to play the big game, although there have been requests launched in the past to get them to play at the break ceremony. Many thought it could happen in 2016 when San Francisco hosted the Super Bowl, but the band ended up playing the concert of “The Night Before” for CBS Radio, changing the hard turf for a spot on the AT&T park in San Francisco. Francisco.
That year, Super Bowl organizers went with Coldplay as Super Bowl headliners, with Beyonce and Bruno Mars supporting. As it turned out, Metallica fans got a full set of 18 songs during their concert instead of the tradition of songs that half-performers get.