"Last week, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium booked country star Chris Stapleton for the night before the game. On Tuesday, the NFL got in on the action, announcing a Sting concert on the Friday of Super Bowl weekend. According to a news release, the singer-songwriter, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, will headline the league's Super Bowl concert series, although there's no information out there about the rest of the series."
"Sting, who has won enough Grammy Awards to fill a small bookshelf, is best known as the singer of the Police, the British new-wave act behind "Roxanne," "Message in a Bottle" and "Can't Stand Losing You." Since the Police dissolved in the '80s, Sting went on decades-long solo career. He's also an actor; among other film roles, he played himself in "The Bee Movie.""
Large-scale concerts are being scheduled around the Super Bowl, which will take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium booked country star Chris Stapleton for the night before the game. The NFL and On Location announced that Sting will headline the league's Super Bowl concert on the Friday of Super Bowl weekend. Sting's career spans his time as the Police frontman, a decades-long solo career and acting roles; he will perform with Dominic Miller and Chris Maas. The Chris Stapleton show is hosted by the Bay Area Host Committee. Bad Bunny will perform the official halftime show.
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