Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Make Live Debut of 'Purple Irises' During Super Bowl 2024 TikTok Tailgate

Mar. 15, 2025

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the Super Bowl LVIII Pregame at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.Photo:Kevin Mazur/GettyGwen StefaniandBlake Sheltonprepped for theSuper Bowlwith some singing.On Sunday, theNo Doubtrocker, 54, and the country star, 47, debutedtheir new duet “Purple Irises"live during a Super Bowl LVIII TikTok Tailgate event in Las Vegas.Shelton joined Stefani with his guitar as the musical couple sang for the large live crowd at the tailgate event. Shelton wore a simple black monochromatic look, while Stefani embraced a Wild West look. She wore a black and white look that included light pink satin open chaps — and her signature platinum blonde hair in a high ponytail.After her husband joined her for their debut performance, the Grammy winner performed a few of her classic hits, including “I’m Just a Girl” and “Hollaback Girl” — with help from the crowd.Just two days prior, the pairreleased the lovelorn track, which appears to reflect on their relationship.See PEOPLE’s full coverage of theSuper Bowl LVIIas it broadcasts live on CBS from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.The song goes: “But if someone comes along and tries to / Love you like I do / Don’t know what I’d do / Don’t want to lose you,” she sings, later adding: “No, I never knew a love like this. Now we’re picking / Purple irises.“This isn’t the first time Stefani and Shelton teamed up for a song. In the past, their country collaborations “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere” have both gone No. 1, and the holiday hit “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” was released 2017.“He’s changed my life … when I [started dating] Blake, that’s when I felt home, like, ‘Oh,thisis where I’m supposed to be, with this guy,” Stefanitold PEOPLE last yearof her relationship with Shelton.Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton at the star ceremony where Gwen Stefani is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California on October 19, 2023.Christopher Polk/Variety via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The “Just a Girl” musician has special musical plans of her own this spring.She is set to reunite with her band No Doubtat Coachella,“It just happened so fast, and that’s my favorite kind of thing to happen. We haven’t really figured out the next steps of how we’re going to do this, but we’re just all so excited,” Stefani told PEOPLE last month. “And I think really just watching the internet blow up [with] how excited that the fans are? It’s inspiring us.“The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing on CBS on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the Super Bowl LVIII Pregame at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

Gwen StefaniandBlake Sheltonprepped for theSuper Bowlwith some singing.On Sunday, theNo Doubtrocker, 54, and the country star, 47, debutedtheir new duet “Purple Irises"live during a Super Bowl LVIII TikTok Tailgate event in Las Vegas.Shelton joined Stefani with his guitar as the musical couple sang for the large live crowd at the tailgate event. Shelton wore a simple black monochromatic look, while Stefani embraced a Wild West look. She wore a black and white look that included light pink satin open chaps — and her signature platinum blonde hair in a high ponytail.After her husband joined her for their debut performance, the Grammy winner performed a few of her classic hits, including “I’m Just a Girl” and “Hollaback Girl” — with help from the crowd.Just two days prior, the pairreleased the lovelorn track, which appears to reflect on their relationship.See PEOPLE’s full coverage of theSuper Bowl LVIIas it broadcasts live on CBS from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.The song goes: “But if someone comes along and tries to / Love you like I do / Don’t know what I’d do / Don’t want to lose you,” she sings, later adding: “No, I never knew a love like this. Now we’re picking / Purple irises.“This isn’t the first time Stefani and Shelton teamed up for a song. In the past, their country collaborations “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere” have both gone No. 1, and the holiday hit “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” was released 2017.“He’s changed my life … when I [started dating] Blake, that’s when I felt home, like, ‘Oh,thisis where I’m supposed to be, with this guy,” Stefanitold PEOPLE last yearof her relationship with Shelton.Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton at the star ceremony where Gwen Stefani is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California on October 19, 2023.Christopher Polk/Variety via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The “Just a Girl” musician has special musical plans of her own this spring.She is set to reunite with her band No Doubtat Coachella,“It just happened so fast, and that’s my favorite kind of thing to happen. We haven’t really figured out the next steps of how we’re going to do this, but we’re just all so excited,” Stefani told PEOPLE last month. “And I think really just watching the internet blow up [with] how excited that the fans are? It’s inspiring us.“The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing on CBS on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Gwen StefaniandBlake Sheltonprepped for theSuper Bowlwith some singing.

On Sunday, theNo Doubtrocker, 54, and the country star, 47, debutedtheir new duet “Purple Irises"live during a Super Bowl LVIII TikTok Tailgate event in Las Vegas.

Shelton joined Stefani with his guitar as the musical couple sang for the large live crowd at the tailgate event. Shelton wore a simple black monochromatic look, while Stefani embraced a Wild West look. She wore a black and white look that included light pink satin open chaps — and her signature platinum blonde hair in a high ponytail.

After her husband joined her for their debut performance, the Grammy winner performed a few of her classic hits, including “I’m Just a Girl” and “Hollaback Girl” — with help from the crowd.

Just two days prior, the pairreleased the lovelorn track, which appears to reflect on their relationship.

See PEOPLE’s full coverage of theSuper Bowl LVIIas it broadcasts live on CBS from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The song goes: “But if someone comes along and tries to / Love you like I do / Don’t know what I’d do / Don’t want to lose you,” she sings, later adding: “No, I never knew a love like this. Now we’re picking / Purple irises.”

This isn’t the first time Stefani and Shelton teamed up for a song. In the past, their country collaborations “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere” have both gone No. 1, and the holiday hit “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” was released 2017.

“He’s changed my life … when I [started dating] Blake, that’s when I felt home, like, ‘Oh,thisis where I’m supposed to be, with this guy,” Stefanitold PEOPLE last yearof her relationship with Shelton.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton at the star ceremony where Gwen Stefani is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California on October 19, 2023.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The “Just a Girl” musician has special musical plans of her own this spring.

She is set to reunite with her band No Doubtat Coachella,

“It just happened so fast, and that’s my favorite kind of thing to happen. We haven’t really figured out the next steps of how we’re going to do this, but we’re just all so excited,” Stefani told PEOPLE last month. “And I think really just watching the internet blow up [with] how excited that the fans are? It’s inspiring us.”

The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing on CBS on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

source: people.com