{"id":2567668,"date":"2026-02-08T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show-everything-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:21:53","slug":"turning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Point USA&#8217;s &#8216;All-American Halftime Show&#8217;: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show-everything-you-need-to-know%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Turning Point USA is staging an \u201cAll-American halftime Show\u201d as counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime, in response to conservative criticism of Bad Bunny\u2019s anti-ICE remarks. The event, promoted as a festivity of faith, family, and freedom, is led by Kid Rock with Brantley Gilbert, Brice Lee, and Gabby Barrett as performers. It is scheduled to air around 8 p.m. ET and will be available on multiple outlets,including Real America\u2019s Voice,Trinity Broadcasting Network,Charge!,the National News Desk,NTD Television,One America News Network,and via the DailyWire+ streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>TPUSA frames the show as a cultural answer to what they view as liberal tastemakers, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">executive director<\/a> Andrew Kolvet\u2019s remarks about \u201cwinning the culture\u201d and giving \u201creal Americans\u201d a show they can enjoy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article notes surrounding controversy<\/a>, such as Kid Rock\u2019s past lyrics and Trump\u2019s possible attendance, and mentions that Trump has publicly indicated he would prefer Kid Rock\u2019s performance to Bad Bunny\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also touches on broader media coverage and reflects TPUSA\u2019s intent to offer an alternative viewing experience to the NFL\u2019s halftime spectacle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Turning Point USA&rsquo;s &lsquo;All-American Halftime Show&rsquo;: Everything you need to know<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2494750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a> Sunday is finally here, and Turning Point USA is doing something different to counterprogram the game&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-lv-all-the-best-commercials\/\" title=\"... LV: All The Best Commercials\">halftime show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL received criticism from conservatives in September when musical talent Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, was selected to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show due to the rapper&rsquo;s anti-ICE remarks. The c&lsaquo;hoice prompted TPUSA to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3844181\/turning-point-usa-halftime-show-bad-bunny-counter-programming\/\">announce its own halftime show as counterprogramming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4447448\/shannon-bream-new-book-biblical-overcomers\/\">Shannon Bream&#8217;s new book on Biblical &#8216;overcomers&#8217; explores &#8216;purpose&#8217; within trials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4447165\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-gop-cultural-dominance\/\">MAGA vs. liberal tastemakers: Alternate Super Bowl show latest battle for American culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4450128\/greg-gutfeld-x-account-hacked-phishing-scam\/\">Fox News host Greg Gutfeld&#8217;s X account hacked, sends out phishing scam messages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here&rsquo;s all you need to know about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhalftimeshow.com\/\">TPUSA&rsquo;s &ldquo;All-American Halftime Show.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4447165\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-gop-cultural-dominance\/\"><strong>MAGA VS. LIBERAL TASTEMAKERS: ALTERNATE SUPER BOWL SHOW LATEST BATTLE FOR AMERICAN CULTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-can-i-watch-the-event\">How can I watch the event?<\/h2>\n<p>The event will air on a variety of television broadcasting channels, including Real America&rsquo;s Voice, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Charge!, The National News Desk, NTD Television, and One America News Network. The event will also be streamed on DailyWire+.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-performing-for-the-show\">Who is performing for the show?<\/h2>\n<p>Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4443220\/kid-rock-headlining-turning-point-usa-alternative-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\">headline the show<\/a>. Brantley Gilbert, Brice Lee, and Gabby Barrett are also performing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kid Rock comes onstage to speak and introduce Vice President JD Vance during a visit to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/John Amis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show&rsquo;s musical lineup was unknown to the public until Monday, less than a week before kickoff.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3829516\/nfl-insults-fans-anti-ice-bad-bunny-super-bowl-60-halftime-show\/\">JOE CONCHA: NFL INSULTS FANS BY HIRING ANTI-ICE BAD BUNNY FOR SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-does-the-show-air\">When does the show air?<\/h2>\n<p>TPUSA said on X that the show will air <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPUSA\/status\/2020269721380352108?s=20\">&ldquo;around 8 p.m. ET.&rdquo;<\/a> This will roughly coincide with the time the NFL&rsquo;s halftime show will air.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-this-event-being-held\">Why is this event being held?<\/h2>\n<p>Andrew Kolvet, the executive director of TPUSA&rsquo;s the <em>Charlie Kirk Show<\/em>, recalled on Wednesday how the show&rsquo;s namesake, also TPUSA&rsquo;s co-founder, said he wanted to &ldquo;win the culture&rdquo; in January 2025. As such, TPUSA is &ldquo;trying to serve a need&rdquo; with the halftime show to give &ldquo;real Americans&rdquo; a musical performance they can enjoy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; Don&#8217;t miss the All-American Halftime Show this Sunday, Feb 8th ~8PM ET.<\/p>\n<p>There will be EPIC performances by Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett with great American music that will celebrate faith, family, and freedom. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where you can watch live:<br \/>-&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtbZtz1fwr\">pic.twitter.com\/LtbZtz1fwr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewKolvet\/status\/2019104776743456950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kolvet also said &ldquo;bring on the hate-watchers&rdquo; and encouraged people to &ldquo;try and find something you&rsquo;re not going to love&rdquo; about the &ldquo;epic&rdquo; show.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-trump-appear-at-tpusa-s-show\">Will Trump appear at TPUSA&rsquo;s show?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump hasn&rsquo;t said he will appear during the show, though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4447799\/trump-tpusa-super-bowl-halftime-bad-bunny\/\">he &ldquo;would much prefer&rdquo; to watch Kid Rock&rsquo;s performance<\/a> over Bad Bunny&rsquo;s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-discussion-of-the-actual-issues-is-underreported-byron-york-contends\/\" title=\"Byron York claims that Trump&#039;s focus on &#039;the actual issues&#039; is underreported\">president conducted<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4445792\/trump-conduct-pre-game-super-bowl-interview-nbc-after-playing-hooky-2018\/\">a pregame interview with NBC News<\/a> on Wednesday with new footage of his interview with network anchor Tom Llamas before kickoff.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4449035\/legacy-media-wrong-boxer-imane-khelif-always-a-man\/\">ZACHARY FARIA: LEGACY MEDIA GOT IT WRONG: IMANE KHELIF WAS ALWAYS A MAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump revealed last month that he won&rsquo;t attend the Super Bowl over Bad Bunny&rsquo;s performance or the pregame performance by Green Day, saying, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4433645\/trump-skipping-super-bowl-bad-bunny-green-day-performance-im-anti-them\/\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m anti-them.&rdquo;<\/a> Bad Bunny said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4442514\/celebrities-blast-ice-at-grammys\/\">&ldquo;ICE out&rdquo; during the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a>, while Green Day sang <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2709860\/green-day-alters-american-idiot-lyrics-to-bash-trump\/\">an altered version of their &ldquo;American Idiot&rdquo;<\/a> in 2023 to criticize Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Following Kid Rock&rsquo;s selection for TPUSA&rsquo;s show, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4447047\/kid-rock-called-out-old-lyrics-about-underage-girls-ahead-of-tpusa-alternative-halftime-show\/\">the musician came under fire<\/a> over lyrics from his 2001 song &ldquo;Cool, Daddy Cool&rdquo; with rapper Joe Calleja. The song includes lyrics in which Kid Rock sang, &ldquo;I like &rsquo;em underage,&rdquo; referring to women; Kid Rock would have been 30 at the time of the song&rsquo;s release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TPUSA&#8217;s All-American Halftime Show counters Bad Bunny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2567669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25330825733424-e1770559985843.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[73314,5894,21547,36420],"class_list":["post-2567668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-all-american-halftime-show-2","tag-politics","tag-tpusa","tag-turning-point-usa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25330825733424-e1770559985843.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567668"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567672,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567668\/revisions\/2567672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}