Super Bowl LIX

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Super Bowl LIX
File:Super Bowl LIX Logo.svg
Date February 9, 2025
Stadium Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ceremonies
National anthem Jon Batiste
Halftime show Kendrick Lamar[1]
TV in the United States
Network Broadcast:
Fox
Telemundo (Spanish)
Cable:
Fox Deportes (Spanish)
Streaming:
Tubi
NFL+
Announcers Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play)
Tom Brady (analyst)
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sidelines)
Mike Pereira (rules expert)
Radio in the United States
Network Westwood One

Super Bowl LIX is the upcoming American football championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] The game will be played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion, either the Buffalo Bills or Kansas City Chiefs, and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion, either the Washington Commanders or Philadelphia Eagles.

It will be the eighth Super Bowl played in the Superdome, and the 11th in the city of New Orleans, the most recent being Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, held in the same venue (then called Mercedes-Benz Superdome).[3] The game will be televised in the United States by Fox and streaming on Tubi.[4]

Background

Host selection

On May 23, 2018, the league originally selected New Orleans as the site for Super Bowl LVIII, then tentatively scheduled for February 4, 2024.[3] In March 2020, the league and the NFLPA agreed to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games starting in 2021, pushing Super Bowl LVIII to February 11, 2024, and causing a conflict with New Orleans's Mardi Gras celebrations.[5] On October 14, 2020, the league decided to move Super Bowl LVIII to another city (Las Vegas was later chosen) and awarded Super Bowl LIX to New Orleans instead, as Mardi Gras in 2025 is not until March 4, thus avoiding any conflicts.[2]

The official logo was unveiled on February 12, 2024, and follows the logo template established since Super Bowl LVI, with the Roman numerals featuring imagery representing the host city/region. For this event, the Roman numerals contain artwork by local artist "Queen" Tahj Williams[6]—a figure in the community of Mardi Gras Indians.[7] It marks the first time the NFL collaborated with a local artist on the design of a Super Bowl emblem.[6]

The design—created with beads—features Mardi Gras inspired red, green, and gold-colored fleur-de-lis patterns (a symbol long connected with New Orleans and used as the logo for the New Orleans Saints), evoking the designs of ironwork balconies common in the city's architecture (particularly in the French Quarter).[8]

Security

Super Bowl organizers said they would review security procedures in the wake of the truck attack incident on Bourbon Street January 1, 2025, that saw 15 killed and dozens injured, which forced the delay of the 2025 Sugar Bowl at the Superdome to the following day. Tourism official Walt Leger III said on New Year's Day that the priority would be on the immediate response to the attack but "[t]here will be more deep conversations in the coming days and weeks to discuss possible enhancements for the Super Bowl."[9] Meanwhile, the NFL released a statement assuring that the game would be a "safe and enjoyable" experience.[10]

Entertainment

FanFest

On January 7, 2025, Verizon announced that it was launching the Verizon FanFest across all other NFL cities where on the day of the Super Bowl at 4:00 PM EST, fans could travel to the stadium at and meet NFL Hall of Famers, take selfies at the 50-yard line, spike a ball in the endzone, tour the locker room, enjoy food from local small businesses, get exclusive merchandise, among other activities. Special activties were provided in New Orleans.[11]

Pregame

On November 28, 2024, the NFL announced that Jon Batiste would perform the U.S. national anthem, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle would perform "America the Beautiful", and Ledisi would perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Stephanie Nogueras would provide sign language for the national anthem and "America the Beautiful", while Otis Jones IV would sign for "Lift Every Voice and Sing".[12]

Halftime

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On September 8, 2024, it was announced that rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show.[13] Lamar previously performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022.[14]

Broadcasting

United States

Television

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be televised in English by Fox with Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, and Mike Pereira on the call.[15] It will be the second Super Bowl to be broadcast under the 11-year NFL television contract as part of the four-year rotation between CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC/ESPN.[16][17] On October 14, 2024, it was announced that both Fox Deportes and Telemundo would air separate Spanish-language feeds of the game for the first time.[18]

Fox has reported strong demand for advertising spots. The company announced it has sold all available commercial slots as of November 5, 2024. 30-second ad spots have reportedly sold for over $7 million, modestly higher than the $6.5 million average price for Super Bowl LVI. In 2022, the final ad slot was not sold until the Monday before the game, indicating a notable increase in demand for this year's event.[19]

The season 3 premiere of Fox's game show The Floor will air following the game.[20] As a cross-promotion for the game, Fox series Kitchen Nightmares began airing special Road to Super Bowl LIX episodes in January 2025 as the first half of its ninth season, which focus on restaurants in New Orleans and feature guest appearances by NFL players and personalities.[21] Fox is also scheduling broadcast television airings of Fox Sports 1's studio lineup on the Friday prior to the game, including First Things First and The Herd with Colin Cowherd.[15]

Streaming

On January 15, 2025, Fox announced that Super Bowl LIX will stream on Tubi, Fox Corporation's free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform, for the first time; this returns the game to free Internet television without a paywall or TV Everywhere requirement for the first time since Super Bowl LV (Super Bowl LVI had been available free on small screen devices[22]). Tubi will also stream a digital-exclusive pre-game show hosted by Olivia CulpoTubi Red Carpet at Super Bowl LIX—which will focus on pop culture topics relating to the game.[15]

Radio

Westwood One holds the national radio rights to the game.[23]

International

Notes

  1. in England, Wales, ITV Border region in Scotland
  2. in STV regions in Scotland
  3. in Northern Ireland

References

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