NASHVILLE — Music City gave a hint Wednesday of what the NFL and football fans can expect in 2030, when Nashville hosts Super Bowl LXIV.
CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz handled emcee duties, and country music 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 Nashville the 64th edition of the Super Bowl to cap the 2029 season, the 110th campaign in league history.
Nantz, who has called seven Super Bowls for CBS and now calls Tennessee’s capital city home, said Nashville knows how to host big events.
“Among many things, we’re in the entertainment business, and I don’t have a doubt that we’re going to entertain the people that travel to our city and our state to the greatest experience they’ve ever had at a big event,” Nantz said. “That’s what we do, and now we get to show them.”
A party also was open to the public Wednesday night on Lower Broadway — the portion of downtown Nashville that served as anchor of the 2019 NFL draft — with music, a special guest or two and even a drone show scheduled.