Bad Bunny and adidas’ “Flamboyán” Ballerina arrives for Super Bowl LX

There are events that transcend the format of the show to become a reflection of the cultural moment that produces them. On 8 February 2026, when Bad Bunny takes the stage at the Super Bowl LX half-time show, he will not simply be giving a musical performance, he will be consolidating a narrative in which music, fashion, sport and identity dialogue in real time before a global audience.

The concert, which will take place at Levi’s Stadium, is a strategic break in his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour. It is a calculated, almost surgical interruption that highlights the extent to which the Super Bowl has become more than just a sporting event: today it is a global cultural platform, capable of redefining careers and amplifying symbolic messages with a power that is difficult to match.

Footwear as cultural language

In this context of maximum visibility, official images emerge of a new collaboration between the Puerto Rican artist and adidas Originals. This is the Bad Bunny x adidas Ballerina ‘Flamboyán’, also known by the conceptual name Extravagante. More than just a colour variation, this silhouette functions as a cultural artefact: an object designed to tell a story.

The flamboyant tree, Puerto Rico’s emblematic tree, recognisable by its intense red flowers, occupies an almost emotional place in the island’s collective memory. Choosing it as a central reference implies anchoring the product to a geography, an identity and a heritage that Bad Bunny has consistently championed throughout his career. In his collaborations, Puerto Rico is at the centre of the conversation.

Red, gold and white: coincidence or visual choreography

The Flamboyán’s colour palette of vibrant red, gold and white establishes an immediate dialogue with the uniforms of the San Francisco 49ers, the host team of Super Bowl LX. Although adidas has not confirmed any explicit intention, the coincidence is too precise to ignore.

This chromatic crossover connects the American sporting imagination with a Caribbean botanical reference, turning the sneaker into a point of intersection between seemingly distant cultural territories. It is here that sports fashion ceases to be merely aesthetic performance and becomes a vehicle for cultural translation.

Currently, adidas Originals has not announced an official release date. However, given the global reach of Super Bowl LX and Bad Bunny’s media presence, it is likely to be released soon. The ‘Flamboyan’ trainer continues the trend of hybrid silhouettes developed in collaboration with the artist, blending inspiration from sport, dance and contemporary Latin culture.

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