Stephen King Reveals His Ideal Super Bowl Halftime Act

Maine’s most famous author recently shared his pick for who he would want to see perform at the halftime show for the big game.

Leading into this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, it felt like everyone had an opinion—and someone who’s never been shy about sharing his, the King of Horror himself, made sure his voice was part of the conversation.

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Ahead of Super Bowl LX on February 8th, 2026—which featured a halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny—there was significant backlash surrounding the performance.

This led to the announcement of an alternate halftime show starring Kid Rock. After the show aired, Stephen King took to his X account to publicly question whether Kid Rock had been lip-syncing during the performance.

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Someone responded, saying it’s tough to tell anymore and noting that Super Bowl performers are subject to certain requirements.

These requirements are why they believe a band like Metallica would never agree to do it, though they added that Kid Rock probably would. Stephen King then chimed in with his own opinion, saying he’s a big Metallica fan and thinks the band would make an incredible Super Bowl halftime show.

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And there you have it! In response to someone else’s suggestion, Stephen King said that, when it comes to Metallica, that would be a Super Bowl-worthy concert.

What are your thoughts on this? Who would you want to see perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show? We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to join the conversation by messaging us on the app.

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