{"id":4894,"date":"2026-03-01T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/?p=4894"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:25:47","slug":"super-bowl-60-opening-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/4894\/arts-entertainment\/super-bowl-60-opening-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 60 Opening Ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year&#8217;s Super Bowl was filled with celebrations as the NFL deemed 60 years a milestone worthy of especially grand opening ceremonies. The ceremonies started at 5:00 PM CST with the singing of &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lift Ev\u2019ry Voice and Sing&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Coco Jones. This was followed by a video similar to an ad that showed a photo booth-like memory box in which people recounted memories from Super Bowls past. After that showing, the same box was brought onto the field, and out of it stepped ex-Super Bowl MVPs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the memory box, popular punk rock band Green Day began a short set of some of their popular hits. They kicked their set off with the song &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was followed by a medley of &#8220;Holiday\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boulevard of Broken Dreams\/American Idiot.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For their fourth and final song, they were joined on stage by the Super Bowl MVPs. Following Green Day\u2019s shortened set, each of the playing teams were welcomed onto the field by a special celebrity fan. Jon Bon Jovi announced the Patriots, and Chris Pratt announced the Seahawks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the teams arrived, it was time for the singing of &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America the Beautiful&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the national anthem. Famous rock singer Brandi Carlile performed &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America the Beautiful<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; This was followed by Charlie Puth\u2019s rendition of &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Star-Spangled Banner<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; At the end of his performance, the videographer captured a legendary shot of the flyover. The aircraft used in the flyover this year were two B-1 Lancers from the Air Force, two F-15C Eagles from the National Guard, two F\/A-18E Super Hornets, and two F-35C Lightning II, both from the Navy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening ceremonies were rounded out by a routine coin flip. This year\u2019s coin toss was done using a special restrike of the 1776 Libertas Americana Medal. The medal was commissioned by Benjamin Franklin to commemorate the American Revolution. The restrike follows a similar pattern but has slight changes to use the team&#8217;s colors and logos on one side of the coin and the NFL logo on the other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Super Bowl was filled with celebrations as the NFL deemed 60 years a milestone worthy of especially grand opening ceremonies. The ceremonies started at 5:00 PM CST with the singing of &#8220;Lift Ev\u2019ry Voice and Sing&#8221; by Coco Jones. 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