The Backstreet Boys are manifesting an appearance at the next Super Bowl.
Hot on the heels of Bad Bunny’s controversial show, the boy band is proposing to bring their nostalgic setlist to the 2027 halftime show.
At an Into The Millennium residency performance in Las Vegas, AJ McLean asked the crowd, “What do you guys think? Backstreet Boys: 2027 Super Bowl halftime! Let’s make it happen! I mean, why not? It’s in Los Angeles, it’s right down the street.”
While the Shape of My Heart singers – McLean, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and Brian Littrell – appear eager to perform a medley at next year’s big game, they weren’t always open to the idea. In fact, Carter previously shared that the band declined to headline the 2001 Super Bowl and instead sang the national anthem.
“At the time, we loved the Whitney Houston rendition of the national anthem. And for us, we got the choice, and we passed on the halftime,” the Backstreet’s Back star told Entertainment Tonight in 2021.
“But it was a memorable experience for everyone, and I like to say we did a really good job at the national anthem.”
He also praised fellow boy band *NSYNC, who starred in that year’s halftime show alongside Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Mary J Blige and Nelly, for doing “a great job” during their set, noting that he’d love to share the stage with them in the future.
