NFL Taps Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews Band for Kickoff Concert
NEW YORK (CBS) The Dave Matthews Band and pop singer Taylor Swift will perform in New Orleans' Jackson Square on Sept. 8 for the NFL's annual kickoff concert.
The show by the Grammy-winning artists will precede the season's opener at the New Orleans Superdome between the Super Bowl champion Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.
The concert will air on NBC and NFL Network as part of the pregame show.
This is the seventh consecutive year the NFL has saluted the Super Bowl champions with the opening game in their stadium on a Thursday in primetime.
Previous kickoff concert headliners include Keith Urban, the Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Tim McGraw.