For the second time in three seasons,
andKansas City
will face each other for the championship.Here’s what to know about kickoff time, the host city, half-time performer and more.
What time is the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl LIX will air on Sunday 9 February, with kickoff at 6.30pm ET.
Where is the Super Bowl held this year?
The Super Bowl will be played at the indoor Caesars Superdome in
. The stadium, which opened in 1975, is the fifth-oldest stadium in the NFL, and has a capacity of about 75,000. Super Bowl LIX will be the 11th time New Orleans has played host, tying with Miami for the most hosted championship games.How to watch the Super Bowl
Fox will carry the Super Bowl live in the US. The game will also be available to stream on the Fox Sports website and app, along with the NFL+ app.
The Guardian will have live blog coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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In the UK, the Super Bowl will air on
and is available on the NFL Game Pass on DAZN, among other channels. Sports fans can listen to the audio stream onBBC Radio 5 Live
. Kickoff in the UK is at 11.30pm.In Australia, the game is available on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus starting at
. The game will also be available to stream on Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now.How to stream the Super Bowl without cable
,FuboTV
,Sling TV
and YouTube TV will also carry the game live. will also carry an audio broadcast of the game.What about the commercials?
It’s expected that more than 120 million US viewers will tune in to Sunday’s match, with ad spots reportedly selling for $8m-plus for 30 seconds. Fox wouldn’t confirm final pricing for ad spots, which sold out in November; however, last year, a 30-second spot went for around a
.The Guardian will cover the half-time show in our Everything
but the Football live blog.
Several ad spots, including a Squarespace ad featuring Barry Keoghan (and a donkey), Glen Powell for Ram Trucks, and Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe for Michelob Ultra, are already available to stream. Andy Reid, head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, stars in an ad for Skechers as well.
Who is performing the half-time show?
will headline thehalf-time show
, with special guestSZA
. He appeared during the2022 half-time show
, alongside a supergroup of hip-hop and R&B legends.Here are the half-time performers for the last decade:
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2025: Kendrick Lamar (with SZA)
- (with Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Emme Muñiz)
- (with the Tennessee Kids)
- (with Beyoncé and Bruno Mars)
- (with Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott)
What about the national anthem?
Grammy award-winning musician Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem ahead of the game.
In 2024, country singer Reba McEntire sang the Star-Spangled Banner.