Jonas Brothers to Headline NFL Halftime Show in Australia

The Jonas Brothers will headline the halftime show for the NFL's first-ever regular season game in Australia, a historic matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams scheduled for September 11 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game will be broadcast live on Netflix in the United States on September 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET due to the time difference, with the halftime performance also airing live on Australia's Seven Network.

The announcement, made by the NFL on August 12, marks the beginning of the league's expanded international series for the 2026 season. The Melbourne game is the first of seven international contests planned across seven countries and four continents, with more halftime performers to be announced in the coming weeks. The Jonas Brothers expressed their excitement in a statement, calling the performance an "incredible honor" and noting they "can't wait to be part of this historic moment."

NFL officials emphasized the significance of the event. Tim Tubito, the league's senior director of global game presentation and entertainment, described bringing the first regular-season game to Australia as a "landmark moment" and said the Jonas Brothers...