The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced that Green Day – one of the most recognizable and influential punk rock bands in the world – will headline the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show for the 110th Grey Cup at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton on Sunday, November 19th.
Says the band, “You better be ready because we’re about to turn the Grey Cup green and into the loudest f****** night in CFL history!”
Since the meteoric success of their 1994 album ‘Dookie,’ Green Day have claimed their place as the indisputable trailblazers of punk rock. With more than 75 million records sold, five Grammy Awards, and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Green Day have remained at the forefront of the punk rock scene and inspired countless new artists. From the genre-defining ‘American Idiot’ to selling out stadiums around the Globe, Green Day keep punk rock alive while providing razor-sharp social commentary.
The 110th Grey Cup will be played in Hamilton at Tim Hortons Field on Sunday, November 19th with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. ET. The nation’s largest single-day sporting event and Green Day’s performance for the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show will be broadcast live across the nation on TSN and RDS. The Grey Cup will also be available live for viewers outside of Canada through CFL+.
The 2023 Grey Cup Festival will celebrate the 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton and include over 40 events that promise to captivate football fans, music lovers, athletes, and families alike. It will feature events organized by various community organizations, such as Sonic Unyon (Supercrawl), Around the Bay, and Hamilton Santa Claus Parade, among others that are contributing to building a contemporary Hamilton.
The Built in the Hammer Grey Cup Music Festival will run from November 16-19 and feature both free and ticketed events with different programming each night, including Thursday night at OLG Stage in Niagara Falls, Friday night headlined by Carrie Underwood at FirstOntario Centre, Saturday night at FirstOntario Centre and Sunday’s Neighbourhood Block Party before the Grey Cup game at Tim Hortons Field. Fan Central on James St. will also feature plenty of live music Thursday-Saturday, curated by SuperCrawl, Hamilton’s famous arts and indie music festival.
Centralized in Downtown Hamilton, the Festival’s venues and events will be in a compact footprint that will ensure walkability and accessibility for everyone. Quintessentially Hamilton, the Festival also includes two events in Niagara Falls, making the 110th Grey Cup the first in the event’s history to be regional.