World Cup 2026 final to get half-time show with planning input from Coldplay

Fifa’s Gianni Infantino confirms event‘This will be a historic moment for the World Cup’Coldplay’s Chris Martin and the band’s manager, Phil Harvey, will be involved in helping Fifa plan the lineup for the first World Cup final half-time show next year. Gianni Infantino, the president of Fifa, confirmed the duo’s role in the Super Bowl-style event on Instagram. The final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 19 July.Infantino said Martin and Harvey would be “working with [Fifa] to finalise the list of artists who will perform during the half-time show”. Infantino did not confirm how long Fifa intended the show to last, but the Super Bowl’s is generally between 25 and 30 minutes. Continue reading...

Mar 5, 2025 - 17:48
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World Cup 2026 final to get half-time show with planning input from Coldplay
  • Fifa’s Gianni Infantino confirms event
  • ‘This will be a historic moment for the World Cup’

Coldplay’s Chris Martin and the band’s manager, Phil Harvey, will be involved in helping Fifa plan the lineup for the first World Cup final half-time show next year. Gianni Infantino, the president of Fifa, confirmed the duo’s role in the Super Bowl-style event on Instagram. The final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 19 July.

Infantino said Martin and Harvey would be “working with [Fifa] to finalise the list of artists who will perform during the half-time show”. Infantino did not confirm how long Fifa intended the show to last, but the Super Bowl’s is generally between 25 and 30 minutes. Continue reading...