Green Day to open Super Bowl 60 with special ceremony

Add another Grammy Award-winning musical act to the docket for Super Bowl 60.

Rock band Green Day will perform in a special ceremony during the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. The band from Berkeley, California - just across the San Francisco Bay from Levi's Stadium - will perform during a ceremony celebrating the Super Bowl's 60th anniversary with and Super Bowl MVPs from the last six decades.

It'll start at 6 p.m. ET ahead of the game's start at 6:30 p.m. ET.

We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!" Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said in a statement. We are honored to welcome the MVPs who've shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let's have fun! Let's get loud!"

Green Day joins a star-studded cast of performers for Super Bowl 60 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Celebrating 60 years of Super Bowl history with Green Dayas a hometown band, while honoring theNFL Legendswho've helped definethis sport is an incrediblypowerful way to kick off Super Bowl LX,"Tim Tubito, NFL senior director,eventand game presentation, said in a statement.

The home of the San Francisco 49ers will see Charlie Puth perform the national anthem. Brandi Carlile will perform "America the Beautiful" and Coco Jones will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Grammy Award-winning artist Bad Bunny will perform at halftime during the game as well.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Green Day in Super Bowl 60: When the Grammy-winning band will perform