Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) is announced at halftime of the 112th Gray Cup, scheduled for Sunday, November 16th at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.
The 35-year-old Houston, Texas native, who rose to fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is a rapper, singer, songwriter and producer who creates music described as a combination of hip-hop, pop, rock and rap. In 2023, he was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Album category for Mainstream Sellout, his sixth of seven studio albums.
MGK, sometimes stylized as “mgk,” topped the Billboard 200 in 2020 with “Tickets to my Downfall,” which had 18 tracks on the Hot Rock Songs chart, two of which—”Bloody Valentine” and “My Ex's Best Friend”—went platinum. In 2022, he again reached number one on the Billboard 200 with the song “Mainstream Sellout”.
Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace will perform at the Gray Cup Kickoff Show in Niverville, Man. native Cathy St. Germain will sing “O Canada.”
“We are delivering a remarkable sound and atmosphere that will match the world-class action and entertainment on the field,” CFL commissioner Stuart Johnston said in a statement. “An iconic Canadian band to kick off the game, a powerful Manitoban voice to honor our anthem, and a rising megastar to rock at halftime. It will be a show as unforgettable as the game itself!”
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— CFL (@CFL) October 16, 2025
This year's Gray Cup will be the second-ever tournament at Princess Auto Stadium and the fifth in Winnipeg. The first CFL championship game played at the venue was in 2015, when the Edmonton football team defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 26–20 and Fall Out Boy performed at halftime to a sold-out crowd of 36,634.
Seven teams remain in contention for this year's Gray Cup, excluding only the Redblacks and defending champion Toronto Argonauts. The Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched first place in the West Division, while the BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes secured three of the five remaining playoff spots.
The final two spots in the postseason will go to some combination of the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Elks.
