Justin Bieber gave fans an eyeful during a surprise appearance at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Saturday.
The pop singer, 32, who is due to perform at Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final halftime show, initially came on stage wearing a NWO shirt but soon shed the garment to flaunt his chiseled and tattooed torso.
Bieber, who was seen puffing on a cigar earlier this week, got the audience revved up and screaming as he sang a number of his tunes including the 2025 hit YUKON while flexing his muscles.
He was bobbing back and forth on stage and the rest of his outfit included skater shorts, baseball cap and dark shades.
The event was created by sports retailer Fanatics and designed to celebrate athletes, trading card culture and fandom.
It brought out a line-up of other impressive stars such as Tom Brady, Lindsay Vonn, Serena Williams, James Harden, Candace Parker and many more.
Justin Bieber gave fans an eyeful during a surprise appearance at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Saturday
The pop star, 32, initially came on stage wearing a NWO shirt but soon shed the garment to flaunt his chiseled and tattooed torso
On Sunday, Bieber will join the likes of Madonna, Shakira and BTS to co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup Halftime Show, under the direction of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
The international champion match commences at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at 3pm ET and will air on Telemundo, FOX and Peacock.
While little is known about the halftime performance, it will no doubt boast an incredible setlist during its 11-minute timeframe.
It’s being produced by Global Citizen in partnership with Live Nation and Done + Dusted and supports the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
It hopes to raise $100 million to broaden participation in education and soccer opportunities around the world by allocating $1 from each ticket sold for matches.
Martin announced the show in a video with Sesame Street characters such as Elmo.
‘It’s a chance to show how amazing all different kinds of humans are,’ the Viva la Vida singer said.
‘Monster, aliens, it’s one big family, really. And we get to raise some money for children’s education.’
Bieber flexed his muscles while singing some of his tunes including the 2025 hit YUKON
The recording artist had the crowd revved up and screaming
Bieber was feeling the love while strutting down the stage in skater shorts, cap and shades
Bieber, pictured April 18, is due to perform at Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final halftime show with Madonna, pictured June 4
Bieber, for his part, told E! News in a statement: ‘I’m grateful to be part of this Halftime Show and even more grateful knowing it’s already helping expand access to education for children around the world.’
Madonna shared that she is performing in the show for a ‘deeply meaningful’ cause.
‘Without education, children are denied opportunity before they even have a chance,’ she said in a FIFA press release. ‘Every child deserves access to a quality learning – because education expands possibilities and creates lasting change.’
In April, Bieber serenaded Billie Eilish and performed with SZA during his second performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The singer faced criticism for his performance at the California music event after the first weekend, he delighted fans with a string of surprises during his show at the second weekend.
While a big portion of the set had echoes of weekend one, with the setlist drawing heavily on his Swag and Swag II records, the controversial YouTube section – where he scrolled the video-sharing platform to revisit old songs – saw him step things up a gear.
He did that by pulling his famous superfan Eilish onto the stage to sing One Less Lonely Girl for her, a callback to their first meeting at the festival in 2019.
Eilish sat on a chair on the stage while Bieber sang to her.
And as well as bringing out SZA to sing Snooze with him, Bieber had other guest artists on the stage, including Sexyy Red on Sweet Spot and Big Sean on both As Long As You Love Me and No Pressure.
Shakira is also part of the star-studded line-up for Sunday’s halftime show, which is being directed by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin
Bieber, Madonna and Shakira will share the stage with K-pop group BTS
Among the highlights of Bieber’s YouTube section – which featured lengthier clips than the previous weekend – was him singing along to a young-aged cover of himself performing Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River.
The Baby singer appeared more upbeat than the weekend before and even went into the crowd while performing Speed Demon.
At one point, he warned his ‘adrenaline is through the roof’ and he might have trouble talking to the crowd because of the people around him.
Some fans weren’t impressed by his performance.
One viewer wrote on social media: ‘Justin Bieber giving us one of the laziest performances of all time.’
A third posted: ‘Justin Bieber 2026 Coachella performance may just be the worst mass streamed/televised performance… ever?’
However, others praised Bieber’s decision to use YouTube for his set, with one fan branding him a ‘mastermind.’
