Super Bowl LIX

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Super Bowl LIX
DateFebruary 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:
NFL+
Announcers Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play)
Tom Brady (analyst)
Erin Andrews (sideline reporter)
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]

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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 nationally by Fox. [4]

Background

Host selection

Caesars Superdome in 2021 Louisiana Superdome - Unbranded - 26 July 2021.jpg
Caesars Superdome in 2021

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]

Entertainment

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. [9]

Halftime

On September 8, 2024, it was announced that rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show. [10] Lamar previously performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022. [11]

Broadcasting

United States

Television

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be televised in English by Fox. 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. [4] [12] 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. [13]

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, significantly 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. [14] The season 3 premiere of Fox's game show The Floor will air after the game. [15]

Radio

Westwood One holds the national radio rights to the game. [16]

International

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