08/23/2026
Yes or No
With the 2026-27 NFL season approaching, some questions are beginning to circulate about the performer for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
No one knows who will earn this coveted spot, but one group has openly campaigned for an opportunity. The Backstreet Boys are willing and able.
"I had this idea where if we could get Christina Aguilera, and then I think the irony—but also, in my mind, genius—would be to have Blink 182," AJ McLean said. "Because back in the day when we were battling it out on TRL, they made fun of us in the All the Small Things video.
"Predominantly us. It wasn't just us; it was us, NSYNC, and 98 Degrees. But I've become friends with those guys. Travis Barker is actually my neighbor. ... I think it would be kind of legendary to have Travis Barker up there, ripping it up, playing Backstreet's Back, and maybe having all of us up there singing All the Small Things together."
McLean said he will keep putting out the thought of the Backstreet Boys as the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Howie Dorough chimed in and said that his ideal lineup would be Backstreet Boys, Coldplay, and Bruno Mars.
The idea of the Backstreet Boys performing during the Super Bowl Halftime Show could seem like a throwback, but this group continues to draw massive crowds.