This year Usher will be on stage at the halftime show. On Thursday, the pop star spoke in Las Vegas in a press conference broadcast live by TV station CBS about his appearance during the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers (Monday, 12:30 a.m., RTL/DAZN).
“I am very happy to be here and to be able to entertain people. “Las Vegas is a wonderful city,” Usher told about 500 reporters from around the world. The singer, who has already played 100 shows in the casino city, came to the moderated question and answer session in a black leather coat and hid his eyes behind black sunglasses. “The biggest challenge will be to get 30 years of music into 13 minutes,” said the 45-year-old, who released his first album in 1994.
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“I chose songs that people know me for and that bring up special memories for me,” said the singer, best known for the song “Yeah!” “I want to give people an opportunity to escape reality with my music.” Usher confirmed that he will receive musical support on stage. “Of course, I had a few people in mind.”
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Church offers free weddings
Las Vegas is also known for its (spontaneous) weddings. In keeping with the Super Bowl, one of the numerous churches in the gambling metropolis is now offering a special offer. The Chapel of the Flowers said Thursday that couples named Travis and Taylor can get married for free on Sunday. The church is responding to rumors from the past few days that Travis Kelce, tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs, and pop star Taylor Swift are said to have already gotten engaged.
Police operation – activist climbs onto gigantic video ball
A few days before the Super Bowl, a self-proclaimed skyscraper climber briefly kept the authorities in Las Vegas in suspense. In the middle of the security press conference on Wednesday morning (local time), Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill received news that a man had climbed the tourist attraction “The Sphere”. The structure is 112 meters high.
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“He is currently on the roof of the building and we are working to get him down,” McMahill told reporters in attendance. Las Vegas police asked people to avoid the area around the giant video sphere and to prepare for road closures as emergency vehicles are deployed. “The man is looking for attention, we have to get him down there now,” the sheriff told WELT after the media round and quickly disappeared through a back entrance.
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According to consistent US reports, the climber is said to have announced on his Instagram page that he wanted to collect “money for women in crisis during pregnancy”. The police asked the man to climb down through an opening in the roof. After almost an hour, the police announced that the man was now in custody. The local security authorities emphasized that there is currently no threat to the game on Sunday.
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One in four Americans bet on the Super Bowl
The betting volume at this year’s Super Bowl will be enormous, as the mega event is taking place in Sin City for the first time in its history. US media reported on Tuesday, citing the national gambling association, that a new betting record will be set.
According to the industry survey, almost one in four adults in the USA (68 million Americans) are likely to bet money on the Super Bowl. The forecast exceeds last year’s record by 35 percent. Bets with a total value of 23.1 billion US dollars are expected. In 2023, bets worth $16 billion were placed.
Sports betting was banned in the USA for a long time. Thirty-eight states and the capital district of Washington, DC, have now legalized betting on professional sports. The desert metropolis of Las Vegas is considered the gambling capital of the USA. It is expected that 13 percent of all bets on the Super Bowl will come from Nevada – the state in which Las Vegas is located.
NFL boss excited about Swift effect
The relationship between NFL professional Travis Kelce (34) and singer Taylor Swift (34) is apparently bringing many new fans to the North American football league. NFL boss Roger Goodell said at a press conference in Las Vegas that he could not deny that the “Taylor Swift effect” had driven up ratings. However, he did not give exact figures a few days before the decision in the always pompous Super Bowl.
Swift, who regularly attends Kelce’s games as a spectator, will then join in the excitement – much to Goodell’s delight: “It creates an excitement, it creates another group of young fans – especially young women – who are interested in seeing: Why is she going to this game? “Why is she interested in this game?” he said. However, it is still unclear whether Swift will also be there in Las Vegas. She’s giving a concert in Tokyo about 24 hours beforehand.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the most glamorous couple in world sports right now
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Goodell praised Swift as “a remarkable artist, she knows how to make good entertainment,” adding, “She’s the best of the best, so having her come to the NFL games is just a positive thing, that she’s a part of it.” is.”
Super Bowl will be broadcast in 190 countries
According to the NFL, the 58th Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers “will be broadcast live on TV in approximately 190 countries worldwide.” According to the league, teams from more than 20 international TV productions will be at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The live broadcast will be commented on in ten different languages, including Arabic, Danish, German, English, French Canadian, French, Japanese, Swedish, Spanish and Hungarian.
Bus drivers in Vegas plan to strike
One strike after another is currently occurring in Germany. Train drivers, farmers, bus drivers, someone is always bringing traffic to a standstill. There is also a threat of a strike in Las Vegas, of all times, during the Super Bowl. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1637 union members are dissatisfied with a new contract offer.
Now they want to paralyze traffic during Super Bowl week. Hundreds of buses run every day, especially on the 6.8 km long legendary Las Vegas Boulevard, to take tourists to the big attractions. The city is expecting 300,000 visitors to the Super Bowl. Observers fear that traffic chaos during the NFL finals could significantly damage Las Vegas’ image as a venue for future major events.
President Biden in Las Vegas
Hard work for the security forces. In addition to the Super Bowl, the authorities in Las Vegas also have to secure Joe Biden’s visit. The US president on Monday congratulated hospitality workers on a tentative agreement with several hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and the cancellation of a strike at another casino. He told local union members: “If you do well, everyone does better.”
President Joe Biden during his campaign appearance in Las Vegas
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Biden has been in Las Vegas since Sunday to make campaign appearances ahead of the Democratic primary in that state on February 6. On Monday he met with union members and later visited a tea shop before flying back to Washington.
For 40,000 euros in the front row
Tickets for the Super Bowl cost more every year. Only a fraction of the approximately 70,000 tickets go on sale. The cheapest ticket for the game in Las Vegas currently costs the equivalent of around 5,600 euros. However, if you want to have the best view of the field, you have to dig deeper into your pockets: seats in the front row on the field recently cost around 40,000 euros per ticket.
Gameplay from every perspective
Super Bowl 58 sees another record. CBS, the broadcast network, has announced that 165 different cameras will capture the action on the field and around Allegiant Stadium this year.
So-called “doink” cameras are being used for the first time. These are integrated into the large, yellow goal posts and are intended to ensure the best possible view of field goals and extra points. There are also 48 cameras with a super slow motion function and 24 cameras that enable a high-resolution 4K perspective. For this purpose, so-called sky cameras and drones will be used to capture all events around the arena and the adjacent Las Vegas Boulevard.
To do this, CBS relies on a bird crane that is normally only used for films. This structure will be mounted on the upper ring of Allegiant Stadium and is intended to provide panoramic views from inside the stadium.
Super Bowl with Spongebob for the first time
The Super Bowl in Las Vegas is the first final to be broadcast under the NFL’s new eleven-year TV contract. The US channels CBS, FOX, NBC and ABC/ESPN will now take turns broadcasting the biggest sporting event in the world. CBS opens in Vegas; This is the 22nd time the station has been present at the Super Bowl.
The station announced in advance an alternative broadcast for children and young people. The children’s channel Nickelodeon is broadcasting the 58th Super Bowl in a special Spongebob version for the first time. The cartoon character, a small yellow sea sponge with a croaking voice, will guide younger viewers through the final with specially designed animations from the underwater world. The NFL has been broadcasting selected games in an alternative children’s version since 2020 – now in Las Vegas for the first time at the Super Bowl.
Formula 1 bridge demolished for the Super Bowl
The city had a temporary bridge built over the famous strip especially for the Formula 1 race in Las Vegas. A thorn in the side of the many shop owners on the promenade. The entrepreneurs complained that the structure had significantly reduced the flow of customers in the shops. A group of shop owners has been fighting in recent months to demolish the offending structure in time for the Super Bowl, which is expected to attract around 300,000 tourists to the city.
A bridge over the famous Strip in Las Vegas had to make way for the Super Bowl
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In fact, the authorities gave in and dismantled the bridge at the beginning of February. The temporary crossing over Las Vegas Boulevard was originally supposed to remain in place until after the NFL final because the authorities wanted to collect data from there for a study on traffic congestion. The expected additional income from the Super Bowl business seems to have been more tempting.
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