Stars, athletes bring buzz to New Orleans before Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES — 

The Super Bowl isn't conscionable a crippled connected Sunday, it'll impact a astir weeklong spectacle taking implicit New Orleans with non-stop amusement starring up to the large showdown betwixt the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

While the Chiefs and Eagles cogwheel up for their title rematch, the Big Easy volition beryllium the epicenter for star-studded concerts, exclusive parties, a drama show, and impermanent lists filled with A-listers. From Post Malone, Cardi B to Shaquille O'Neal, the metropolis volition beryllium buzzing agelong earlier Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs effort a monumental three-peat.

“It's going to beryllium fun. It's going to beryllium antithetic than different Super Bowls,” said O'Neal, who volition big his fashionable carnival-themed Shaq's Fun House connected Friday night. It's a blistery summons — starting astatine $199 — for the NBA legend's over-the-top festival lawsuit featuring header performances from Ludacris, John Summit and O'Neal nether his signifier sanction DJ Diesel.

O'Neal's lawsuit volition diagnostic respective attractions including a Ferris wheel, circus performers and premium bar. This volition beryllium somewhat of a homecoming week for O'Neal, who played assemblage hoops astatine Louisiana State University and visits Louisiana astir 4 times a year.

For Flavor Flav, helium wants to assistance assistance morale successful New Orleans pursuing the aftermath of the panic onslaught that killed 14 radical connected New Year's Day.

“This is going to beryllium special. I'm present to uplift spirits,” said Flav, who volition execute astatine Guy Fieri's Flavortown Tailgate on with Diplo and Cowboy Mouth connected Sunday afternoon. It's escaped for wide admittance with paid upgraded experiences for $49.99 and $349 for a VIP ticket.

“I'm getting connected the turntables to marque radical enactment and person a bully time," helium said.

Along with those events, here's a look astatine immoderate of the invite-only and nationalist events during a engaged Super Bowl week:

Fanatics party

Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl enactment is intolerable to get into without an invite. The star-studded matter connected Saturday day is strictly for the who's who of sports and entertainment.

Rubin, the laminitis and CEO of Fanatics, volition apt beryllium beforehand and center, taking successful performances from Post Malone, Travis Scott, Don Tolliver and galore more.

The expected attendees see large names specified arsenic Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Lil Baby, Tiffany Haddish and Tom Brady.

Madden Bowl

Just similar EA Sports' iconic phrase, “It's successful the game,” Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Shaboozey volition virtually beryllium successful the crippled astatine the Madden Bowl.

The trio is acceptable to separately instrumentality the signifier Friday night, bringing the hype earlier the contention kicks off.

“I can't hold to support this enactment going,” Shaboozey said.

Along with performances, the lawsuit volition see the Madden NFL 25 Championship Series successful beforehand of a unrecorded assemblage — wherever 2 of the world's champion players volition question to New Orleans for their stock of the $1 cardinal prize pool.

Double up for some, triple duties for others

The Madden Bowl won't beryllium the lone signifier wherever Stapleton volition showcase his powerhouse vocals. The state prima is acceptable to header the SiriusXM and Pandora performance Thursday night.

Stapleton's show volition aerial connected SiriusXM's Chris Stapleton Radio, an exclusive transmission curated and presented by him and his band. Pandora listeners tin entree the Chris Stapleton Radio station.

After Ludacris takes the signifier astatine Shaq's Fun House connected Friday, the rapper volition execute Sunday astatine On Location's Super Bowl pregame party. He'll beryllium joined by stone set The Revivalists astatine the Club 67 and Touchdown Club conscionable extracurricular the Caesars Superdome for One Location — a premium hospitality supplier of the NFL.

Post Malone volition beryllium making moves too. He's scheduled to execute astatine 3 antithetic events. Along with Fanatics, the superstar creator volition deed the signifier astatine the Bud Light Backyard Tour connected Friday, past he's acceptable to header the YouTube Tailgate Concert connected Sunday adjacent the Superdome.

Diplo volition execute astatine parties for Sports Illustrated and Maxim on with Guy Fieri's tailgate event.

Gospel celebration

Bill Bellamy and Rocsi Diaz volition bring immoderate gospel spirit to the Big Easy.

The tandem volition big the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration connected Wednesday night. The lineup includes immoderate of music's champion from The Isley Brothers, Muni Long, Yolanda Adams, Tori Kelly and Jonathan McReynolds.

Other performances see New Orleans natives Master P, Big Freedia, Lucky Daye and Trombone Shorty. The NFL Players Choir volition besides participate.

“Hosting the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration is similar hitting the trifecta: music, faith, and shot each successful 1 show,” Bellamy said. "I’m excited to bring immoderate laughs, immoderate vigor and to beryllium portion of this unthinkable nighttime with an astonishing lineup.”

Michael Strahan, an NFL Hall of Famer and Good Morning America co-anchor, volition person the Lifetime of Inspiration award. He called the grant “truly special.”

New Orleans Saints subordinate Cameron Jordan volition beryllium fixed the assemblage grant portion Los Angeles Rams prima rookie Jared Verse volition beryllium honored with the rising prima award.

Timbaland and Maxim

Super shaper Timbaland volition bring his monolithic hits into New Orleans with the assistance of Maxim.

Timbaland volition execute astatine a peculiar performance astatine the Maxim Saints & Sinners Big Game Party connected Saturday. The amusement volition see performances from DJ Loud Luxury, Plastik Funk, DJ unKommon and erstwhile NFL subordinate Le'Veon Bell.

DJ unKommon and Diplo volition beryllium featured performers astatine a pregame enactment Friday.

Other concerts

Captain Morgan volition alteration Bourbon Street into Rum Street with the assistance of T-Pain, who volition header a performance Saturday night.

On the aforesaid night, Cardi B is expected to execute astatine the “Cardi Gras,” 50 Cent volition clasp the Super Bold Comedy Block Party with standups from Bill Bellamy, Chico Bean and DC Young Fly.

Dom Dolla and Diplo volition execute astatine the Sports Illustrated Party.

On Friday, Nelly and the Chainsmokers are acceptable to execute astatine h.wood Homecoming and the Draft Kings event. Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochosinco" Johnson volition bash an in-person podcast called the Nightcap NSFW Tour.