Miley Cyrus tore up a set of her hits and covers and welcomed guests Billy Idol and Joan Jett while headlining the Super Bowl LV pre-game on Sunday.
Standing at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Cyrus – in cheerleader uniform – started “TikTok Tailgate” with a version of “Mickey” by Toni Basil (as “Oh Miley”) before switching to his “Prisoner “and Blondie’s” Heart of Glass “. ”Joan Jett first joined Cyrus on” Bad Reputation “,” Bad Karma “and” I Hate Myself for Loving You “. Cyrus then brought Idol to his Plastic hearts collaboration “Night Crawling”, as well as a duet of his “White Wedding”.
The mini-set also featured covers of “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails, “Rebel Girl” by Bikini Kill and “Jolene” by Dolly Parton, plus their own “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart”, “Edge of Midnight”, “Angels Like You”, “We Can’t Stop” and “Party in the USA”
“Thank you very much! Welcome to TikTok Tailgate everyone. This is my first show in about a year, and I couldn’t imagine a better way to do this than in Tampa, surrounded by health heroes,” said Cyrus to the crowd of vaccinated frontline employees. “We thank you very much and all your diligence. And for that, we will rock!”
HOT IN THE CITY. 🏍 @BillyIdol pic.twitter.com/68uwQOxEtG
– Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) February 7, 2021
The pop star spent time preparing for the performance throughout the week, sharing exercise videos on social networks. A clip of her singing while running on the treadmill inspired Lizzo to do the same. “I saw Miley running and singing her song for resistance, so I’m going to run and sing my song for resistance,” she said. “I’m doing this for all the big girls out there. They said we couldn’t do that! “
Cyrus is one of several artists who perform on Sunday for the big game. Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan will sing the National Anthem, while HER will sing “America the Beautiful”. Weeknd is set to headline the halftime show.
Cyrus released his latest album Plastic hearts last fall, gracing the cover of Rolling Stone in an exclusive interview. She covered several songs during the album promotion, including “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star, “Doll Parts” by Hole, “Zombie” by Cranberries, “Maneater” by Hall & Oates, “Heart of Glass” by Blondie and others.