Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol Turn ‘White Wedding’ Into a Fiery Super Bowl Pregame Duet

Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol turned “White Wedding” into a meeting of two unmistakable rock voices during the TikTok Tailgate in Tampa, Florida. Their appearance before the Super Bowl brought Idol’s classic into Cyrus’s increasingly rock-focused live repertoire, with the original singer beside her rather than watching from a distance.

The occasion had a specific purpose. The pregame event was organised around the healthcare workers invited to the Super Bowl, with the concert streamed through the NFL’s TikTok account and portions carried by CBS.

“White Wedding” was already a familiar landmark in Idol’s catalogue. First released in 1982, the song combines a tense guitar figure with a vocal that moves from restraint towards a forceful refrain. Its recognisable shape makes it an inviting concert choice, but sharing it with Idol gives a guest singer an especially direct comparison to face.

Cyrus brought her own rough-edged tone to that encounter. The contrast between her grainy delivery and Idol’s characteristic snarl is central to the duet’s appeal: the two voices are distinct enough to remain recognisable together. The attraction lies in hearing how they fit inside the same song, with neither performer needing to imitate the other.

Their pairing also had a studio connection. Idol appeared on “Night Crawling,” from Cyrus’s 2020 album Plastic Hearts, and the Tampa performance brought that collaboration onto the stage before turning to “White Wedding.” The older song became a bridge between the guest appearance and a shared musical vocabulary.

The official live upload presents both songs together. In this article, “White Wedding” is the focus: the moment when Cyrus steps into Idol’s established repertoire and the partnership becomes a duet on one of his best-known recordings. The video below retains the full published sequence, including the “Night Crawling” introduction.

What makes the pairing interesting goes beyond the surprise of seeing two stars together. “White Wedding” has a sharply defined identity, so a duet needs to preserve its tension while leaving space for a second personality. Cyrus’s vocal texture gives that familiar material another colour, and Idol’s presence keeps the song closely connected to its original performer.

There was history behind their comfort as collaborators. On September 23, 2016, Cyrus joined Idol for “Rebel Yell” at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The organiser’s account described them trading lines and walking together down the stage’s catwalk, with Cyrus wearing clothing customised in tribute to Idol.

That earlier appearance makes the Tampa duet feel like part of an ongoing exchange. By the time of the Tampa concert, they had moved from a festival guest spot to an album collaboration and another prominent live appearance. “White Wedding” gave the relationship a familiar framework while allowing listeners to hear how their voices worked together.

The duet also provides context for recurring fan calls for Cyrus to perform a Super Bowl halftime show. Her pairing with Idol shows how established rock material fits inside her live set. Those calls concern a possible future appearance; the footage captures their pregame collaboration, rather than announcing a halftime booking.

The lasting attraction of “White Wedding” in Tampa is more immediate: a recognisable song, two strong personalities and a collaboration with an existing musical connection. It offers a clear example of why Cyrus’s rock performances can interest listeners who first encountered her through an entirely different part of her catalogue.

For an earlier chapter in the partnership, the related “Rebel Yell” recording below comes from the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival. It is a separate event from the Tampa pregame concert and places the two singers together before their Plastic Hearts collaboration.

A second comparison returns to “White Wedding” with Idol himself. Apple Music’s live studio performance, released in July 2026, revisits the song in a different setting. Heard beside the Cyrus duet, it provides another way to follow the enduring vocal character and arrangement of the original artist’s signature track.