Do You Want to Be a Bush For Bad Bunny?

Tiffany Sun

February 13, 2026

Have you ever wanted to be “a bush” in a show? Standing stock still with leafy green fronds spanning out from your body? Probably not, but what if I told you that being a bush would bring you into close proximity with highly regarded celebrities such as Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga? What if it meant performing at a Super Bowl halftime show?

In early January this year, a particularly vague and mysterious job posting popped up. The job itself wasn’t specified apart from informing applicants that they’d be a part of the Super Bowl LX halftime show. It called for people between 5 feet 7 inches and 6 feet tall, with an athletic build, the ability to handle heavy costumes for extended periods of time, and preferably marching band experience.

Sources report that more than 40,000 applications flooded in, with ultimately, around 500 chosen. With their actual roles still hidden, the chosen performers attended 8 mandatory rehearsals, culminating in 70 hours total.

In the show, these hundreds of “Bush Bunny’s” transformed Levi Stadium into a lush Puerto Rico landscape, enclosing Bad Bunny and the other dancers.

Wearing 50 pounds of fake grass and standing still on the floor of Levi Stadium isn’t the most riveting of jobs, but factor in the thousands of live audience members packed into stadium seats, Bad Bunny less than 100 yards away, front row seats (you can’t get any closer) at the Super Bowl halftime show, $1,309 in compensation (minimum wage rates), and of course, a lifetime of bragging rights, many would say it’s well worth it.

Why pay real people to act as bushes instead of props? Well, according to NFL rules, in order to protect the turf, at most 25 trucks can be on the field at the same time. Thus came the idea of using human performers. Not only did this conform to NFL regulations, but it also allowed for flexibility in formations and created a realistic effect on stage.

After the show, free from NDA’s, the “Bush Bunny’s” have avidly shared their experiences on social media platforms like Instagram, congregating a community of diverse individuals who bonded over this very unique, once-in-a-lifetime odd job. The hundreds of “Bush Bunny’s” include a diverse array of individuals, ranging from high school students to grown adults; some even flew across the country to attend this performance.

The 2026 Super Bowl halftime show is definitely one to go down in history for its remarkable performances, but the hundreds of real-life bushes will also hold their own place in the public’s minds as one of the oddest jobs to date.