NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Nashville gave a hint Wednesday of what the and football fans can expect in 2030 from Music City for Super Bowl 64.
Broadcaster Jim Nantz handled emcee duties, and country star Eric Church sat in the front row of a news conference that was more a celebration of landing the biggest event in Tennessee sports history. NFL owners voted unanimously Tuesday to award
Nantz, who has called for CBS and now calls Nashville home, said Music City knows how to host big events.
鈥淲e are, among many things, we鈥檙e in the entertainment business, and I don鈥檛 have a doubt that we鈥檙e going to entertain the people that travel to our city and our state to the greatest experience they鈥檝e ever had at a big event,鈥� Nantz said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what we do, and now we get to show them.鈥�
Weather permitting, a party also was open to the public Wednesday night on Lower Broad, anchor of the 2019 NFL draft with music, a special guest or two and even a drone show.
The bid committee helping Nashville land this Super Bowl included comedian Nate Bargatze, Church and another star in Tim McGraw.
Questions already are flying about who will handle the halftime show, with Taylor Swift a popular suggestion.
Peter O鈥橰eilly, NFL executive vice president of club business as well as international and league events, recalled a big thunderstorm barreling toward 200,000 people during the 2019 draft only to split and go around the town. O’Reilly called that a bit of Nashville magic.
Nashville finished with , helping reset the standard for host cities since. O鈥橰eilly expects Nashville to do it again.
鈥淪uper Bowl 64 in 2030 is going to be a game-changer for the Super Bowl,鈥� O鈥橰eilly said. 鈥淪uper Bowl 64 in 2030 is going to be a game-changer for the NFL.鈥�
The same people that helped Nashville put on the 2019 draft are still around. Burke Nihill, the Tennessee Titans鈥� president and CEO, said they will be involved with planning as Nashville puts its Music City stamp on everything up to and including the Super Bowl itself at the
鈥淟et鈥檚 not start with a base understanding of how it鈥檚 always been done,” Nihill said of going beyond the NFL’s expectations. “How can we create something new that鈥檚 very different?鈥�
Nantz also is the co-chair of Nashville’s Super Bowl host committee with Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor and of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Nantz made clear he believes 2030 will be just the first Super Bowl played inside Nissan Stadium, which opens in 2027.
Deana Ivey, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, said she is focused on 2030 first.
鈥淚 haven鈥檛 asked that question,鈥� she said. “I鈥檓 focused on the first time.鈥�
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