Zach Bryan didn’t mince words about the so-called “All-American Halftime Show” (Kid Rock and Turning Point USA’s counterprogramming to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX performance), calling the whole thing “embarrassing as hell.”

“I don’t care what side you’re on,” Bryan wrote on his Instagram Stories. “A bunch of adults throwing temper tantrums and making their own halftime show is embarrassing as hell and the most cringe shit on the planet.”

Zach Bryan on the Turning Point USA halftime show:

"I don’t care what side you’re on, a bunch of adults throwing temper tantrums and their own halftime show is embarrassing as hell and the most cringe shit on the planet" pic.twitter.com/h9CNfpzOSd

— FactPost (@factpostnews) February 9, 2026

He doubled down with a clip of his friend Harley Carmichael dramatically shielding his eyes from Bad Bunny, captioned, “what kid rock actually thinks is happening across America.” That was followed by a selfie of the two of them, Bryan joking, “Forgive my boy… he is hemorrhaging followers, he watched Bad Bunny with me I swear.” It was the kind of low-stakes trolling Bryan seems increasingly comfortable with — online, pointed, and very much on purpose.

Despite the jokes (and the heavy lip-syncing), TPUSA has already announced that the “All-American Halftime Show” will be back next year, apparently undeterred by the internet’s collective groan.

Bryan, meanwhile, is riding a very different wave. His new album With Heaven on Top came out quite recently, and he is going out on tour soon. Check all those dates below:

03/07 St. Louis, MO @ The Dome at America's Center ⭑+
03/14 Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium ⭑+
03/21 San Antonio, TX @ The Alamodone ⭑+
03/28 Baton Rouge, LA @ Tiger Stadium ⭑+
04/03 Tulsa, OK @ H.A. Chapman Stadium #+
04/04 Tulsa, OK @ H.A. Chapman Stadium #+
04/11 Louisville, KY @ L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium ■+
04/18 Charlotte, NC @ Bank of America Stadium ⭑+
04/25 Lincoln, NE @ Memorial Stadium ■+
05/02 Starkville, MS @ Davis Wake Stadium %+
05/09 Cleveland, OH @ Hunting Bank Field %+
05/27 San Sebastián, ES @ Donostia Arena $▲
05/31 Berlin, DE @ Waldbühne $▲
06/03 Oslo, NO @ Unity Arena $▲
06/06 Copenhagen, DK @ Parken#▲
06/09 Eindhoven, NL @ Philips Stadion %=
06/12 Liverpool, UK @ Anfield Stadium %=
06/14 Edinburgh, UK @ Scottish Gas Murrayfield %=
06/16 London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium %=
06/17 London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium %=
06/20 Cork, IE @ Páirc Uí Chaoimh %=
06/21 Cork, IE @ Páirc Uí Chaoimh %=
06/23 Belfast, NI @ Boucher Playing Fields %=
06/24 Belfast, NI @ Boucher Playing Fields %=
07/25 Eugene, OR @ Autzen Stadium #=
07/31 San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium ✕=
08/01 San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium ✕=
08/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Rice-Eccles Stadium ✕=
08/13 Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High ✕=
08/14 Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High ✕=
08/22 Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium ✕=
09/05 Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium ✕=
09/18 Dover, DE @ The Woodlands ■=✱
09/19 Dover, DE @ The Woodlands #=✱
09/21 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Center ♣✱
09/22 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Center ♣✱
10/02 Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium ◑✱
10/03 Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium ◑✱
10/10 Auburn, AL @ Jordan-Hare Stadium ◑✱

■ Kings of Leon
% Dijon
# Alabama Shakes
$ Ben Howard
* Caamp
✕ MJ Lenderman
= Fey Fili
◑ Gregory Alan Isakov
♣ Trampled by Turtles
+ J.R. Carroll
✱ Gabriella Rose
▲ Keenan O'Meara

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