After Miley Cyrus Choked Up At Her Super Bowl Show, She Shared An Emotional Confession With Fans

The Super Bowl pre-show in 2021 was different for obvious reasons, but Miley Cyrus and her fellow stars still turned the Raymond James Stadium into a massive and colorful party. Except in the middle of it all there was a brief moment when Miley became unexpectedly emotional. What awful thing could’ve happened to make her break down in front of millions of watchers?

The concert started off with energy and exuberance. Miley shouted out to the crowd, “Welcome to the TikTok Tailgate everybody. 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 healthcare heroes. We are so appreciative of you and all your diligence. And for that, we’re going to rock hard!”

And rock hard she did. Although other stars were brought up on stage with her, it was Miley’s show. Her opening song was even 1980s hit “Hey Mickey” – albeit with “Miley” substituted for the original name. And her first outfit – obviously there would have to be more than one – was a sequined cheerleader outfit with “FTW” on it. For the win!

Miley brought out rock legend Billy Idol to perform “Night Crawling” and “White Wedding” with him. Then another equally iconic star joined her: Joan Jett. Miley, now dressed in a pink and black football outfit, blasted out more hits. She told the thrilled audience, “When folks think of football weekend, they don’t always think strong women, but after this I think they will.”

It’d been a while since Miley had performed live, and people watching from their homes clearly loved having her back. Twitter went wild for the star. A viewer wrote, “Apparently there’s a big football game on after Miley Cyrus’ concert today and that’s why she wore the cheerleader outfit, an absolute icon.”