{"id":8100,"date":"2026-02-15T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:51:03","slug":"while-the-nfl-rolled-out-its-official-super-bowl-halftime-show-millions-of-viewers-quietly-switched-screens-tuning-into-turning-point-usas-all-american-alternativ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8100","title":{"rendered":"While the NFL rolled out its official Super Bowl halftime show, millions of viewers quietly switched screens \u2014 tuning into Turning Point USA\u2019s \u201cAll-American\u201d alternative halftime, a broadcast that quickly surged online and began rivaling the main event."},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions tuned into Turning Point USA\u2019s \u201cAll-American\u201d halftime show headlined by Kid Rock and held in honor of its slain founder Charlie Kirk \u2014 which was streamed as a rival to the official Super Bowl halftime show featuring Spanish-speaking singer Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n

The conservative nonprofit\u2019s hour-long spectacle, which started minutes before the Super Bowl LX halftime show, was backed by the Trump administration and scores of conservative hubs that cross-aired the performance.<\/p>\n

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TPUSA scrambled to organize a rival halftime concert in October after Bad Bunny remarked that anyone peeved by his selection as Super Bowl headliner had \u201cfour months to learn Spanish\u201d and understand his music.<\/p>\n

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Kid Rock headlined Turning Point USA\u2019s All-American halftime show which was held in protest of the Super Bowl\u2019s show featuring Bad Bunny.\u00a0Turning Point USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lee Brice on stage at TPUSA\u2019s halftime show.\u00a0Turning Point USA
\n<\/span>The alternative show was a celebration of the USA with lyrics honoring blue-collar workers and the red, white and blue as well as a tribute to the late Kirk.\u201cThis one\u2019s for you, Charlie!\u201d Jack Posobiec, a TPUSA host, said at the start of the show.Country musicians Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett all performed at the show, flanked by TPUSA\u2019s signature pyrotechnics. <\/p>\n

More than 5 million viewers tuned into TPUSA\u2019s YouTube livestream at one point during the performances.<\/p>\n

Kid Rock opened with a rousing rendition of \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d on an electric guitar.<\/p>\n

He was followed by Gilbert, who cycled through two songs from his discography.<\/p>\n

Barrett followed with her hit song \u201cI Hope\u201d before swapping with Brice, who performed \u201cDrinking Class\u201d and \u201cCry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kid Rock finally graced the stage after a half hour. The actual Super Bowl LX halftime show TPUSA was seeking to compete with had already concluded by then.<\/p>\n

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Brantley Gilbert performing during the show, which drew 5 million viewers.\u00a0Turning Point USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lee Brice on stage at TPUSA\u2019s halftime show.\u00a0Turning Point USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He launched into a soft rendition of Cody Johnson\u2019s \u201c\u2018Til You Can\u2019t\u201d while attendees waved their light-up wristbands in the air, mimicking flashlights.<\/p>\n

The performances concluded close to 9 p.m. with an in memoriam to Kirk.<\/p>\n

Kirk regularly spent his Super Bowl Sundays weighing in on the halftime show \u2014 in part because he recognized it was a core way to \u201cwin the culture,\u201d his close friend told The Post last week.<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl show was slammed by President Trump minutes later.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn\u2019t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World,\u201d he added in reference to the Puerto Rican singer and rapper.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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