RAYE to Headline NFL Halftime Show for First 2025 Game in London: ‘I’m Very Grateful’

RAYE is gearing up to interaction down connected a shot tract successful London this NFL season, with the league announcing that she volition header the halftime amusement for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns crippled connected Oct. 5.

The crippled volition people the NFL’s archetypal matchup hosted successful London of the 2025-26 season, with 2 different games played crossed the pond scheduled for Oct. 12 and 19. The expeditions are portion of the league’s efforts to grow the American sport’s beingness overseas.

“London continues to beryllium a 2nd location for the NFL, and each twelvemonth we look to elevate the amusement we bring to fans,” said Tim Tubito, the NFL’s elder manager of planetary crippled presumption and entertainment, successful a statement. “RAYE is 1 of the U.K.’s astir breathtaking artists, and we cognize she’ll present an unthinkable show for our fans which continues to showcase the NFL’s attack to providing the champion successful sports and entertainment.”

“I’m precise grateful to NFL for inviting maine and the set to execute during this halftime show,” RAYE added. “Hopefully we tin supply a memorable and entertaining infinitesimal for the assemblage and viewers astatine home.”

Also astatine the Oct. 5 game, English singer-songwriter Pixie Lott volition execute the English nationalist anthem, “God Save the King.”

The halftime quality comes arsenic RAYE is getting acceptable to footwear a caller philharmonic epoch into gear. Following the occurrence of her 2023 smash “Escapism” and medium 21st Century Blues, the vocalist dropped a caller opus titled “Where Is My Husband?” connected Friday (Sept. 19). She besides confirmed that she’s moving connected a caller medium portion unveiling plans to embark connected a tally of planetary shows dubbed This Tour May Contain New Music.