Burna Boy plays the NFL's first Paris halftime show today at Stade de France

Burna Boy takes the halftime stage today, 25 October 2026, at the NFL's first regular-season game in France. The Pittsburgh Steelers face the New Orleans Saints at the Stade de France in Paris, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CEST (6:00 p.m. IST, 9:30 a.m. ET).

For readers new to him: Burna Boy is the Nigerian singer and rapper who helped carry Afrobeats, the pop sound of West Africa, into stadiums around the world. Paris is familiar ground. He has played the Stade de France before, in 2025, and has said Paris gave him one of the biggest nights of his career.

How to watch

In France the halftime performance airs live on France Télévisions and beIN Sports, and the game itself is shown later in the evening on L'Équipe. Viewers elsewhere should check the NFL's international broadcast listings for their country.

One of a record seven halftime shows abroad

The Paris slot is part of the league's biggest international programme yet, with a halftime act at every overseas game this season:

• Melbourne, 10 September: Jonas Brothers
• Rio de Janeiro, 27 September: Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin
• London, 11 October: Ayra Starr
• Paris, 25 October: Burna Boy
• Munich, 15 November: Cage the Elephant
• Mexico City, 22 November: The Warning

The Munich and Mexico City shows are still to come.