NFL owners approve Nashville as Super Bowl LXIV host
Nashville will host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 after NFL owners voted in favor of the town’s bid Tuesday in the course of the spring league assembly.
The vote was permitted unanimously by the league’s 32 groups, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
This would be the first time the Music City will host the Super Bowl with the occasion showcasing the titans‘new stadium, which is anticipated to open in 2027.
Nashville hosted the NFL draft in 2019 and drew 600,000 followers to the occasion.
“The 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville was one of the greatest fan events in our history,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned in a press release. “Super Bowl LXIV at the new stadium is the next step in this remarkable football journey. The vision of [Titans owner] Amy Adams Strunk and the Tennessee Titans helped make this moment possible. With great partners at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. and Tennessee Titans, we can’t wait to put on an unforgettable show in 2030.”
The Titans are on schedule to complete the brand new stadium straight throughout from the present Nissan Stadium in February, finishing the three-year development. Critics frightened the deliberate capability wasn’t large enough to host a Super Bowl, though league officers have been up to date all through the method.
Awarding the 2030 Super Bowl to Nashville offers the Titans three full seasons to work out any kinks.
Strunk mentioned the Titans are thrilled Nashville’s first Super Bowl is coming and thanked Goodell, her fellow NFL owners and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp for his or her partnership.
“We cannot wait for our community to experience an event of this magnitude and for the world to see the energy, hospitality, and culture that make our city so special on a global stage,” she mentioned. “We look forward to bringing an unforgettable Super Bowl experience to Nashville together.”
Super Bowl LXI is ready for SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14, 2027. The occasion will air on ESPN with a simulcast on ABC and stream on the ESPN App and NFL+ on cellular.
In 2028, Super Bowl LXII might be performed at Atlanta’s Mercedez-Benz Stadium, residence of the Falcons.
And in March, NFL owners voted in favor of Las Vegas as the host metropolis for Super Bowl LXIII in 2029.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.