The National Football League announced that the multi-platinum Jonas Brothers will headline the halftime show during the 2026 NFL Melbourne Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams on Friday, Sept. 11 at 10:35 a.m. AEST live on Netflix (Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET in the United States) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, in partnership with the Victorian State Government and Visit Victoria.<\/p>\n
The Melbourne performance is the first of a record seven halftime shows presented by American Express staged across the 2026 NFL International Games — a lineup of live musical performances spanning seven countries and four continents — as the league plays its most international games ever in a single season. The league will announce the other artists in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Standing out as one of the most successful groups of the 21st century, the Jonas Brothers — Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas — have sold north of 20 million albums and counting, garnered two GRAMMY\u00ae Award nominations, earned 26 Billboard Hot 100 hits, logged three consecutive No. 1 debuts on the Billboard 200 and generated billions of streams. Recently, the Jonas Brothers claimed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited to perform at halftime during the NFL\u2019s first-ever regular season game in Australia,\u201d said the Jonas Brothers. \u201cPlaying at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of such passionate Australian fans is an incredible honor. We can\u2019t wait to be part of this historic moment and celebrate with everyone in the stadium and watching around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing the first-ever NFL regular season game to Australia is a landmark moment for the league, and we are committed to creating an entertainment experience that reflects the scale and significance of the occasion,\u201d said Tim Tubito, senior director of global game presentation and entertainment at the NFL. \u201cThe Jonas Brothers are global entertainers whose music connects across generations, making them the ideal artists to help us celebrate this historic game in Melbourne. We look forward to delivering a memorable halftime performance for our fans in Australia and those watching around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Jonas Brothers are global superstars with an incredible ability to bring people together through music, making them the perfect addition to Australia\u2019s first-ever regular season NFL game,\u201d said Charlotte Offord, NFL general manager — Australia and New Zealand. \u201cWe\u2019re building an unforgettable experience for fans, and having an internationally renowned act like the Jonas Brothers perform at halftime reinforces the scale and significance of this historic event. We can\u2019t wait to welcome our fans from across Australia and beyond for a truly world-class celebration of sport and entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMelbourne will showcase the very best Victoria has to offer to tens of millions of viewers around the world,\u201d said Victorian Minister for Major Events Anthony Carbines. \u201cEpic events like the NFL cement Victoria as the sporting and cultural capital of Australia, and support thousands of jobs across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Football League announced that the multi-platinum Jonas Brothers will headline the halftime show during the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[28190,21170,260,96325,7145,3561],"class_list":["post-70422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-melbourne","tag-international-news","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-melbourne","tag-no-minute","tag-press-release","tag-san-francisco-49ers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}