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Super Bowl pregame show 2018: Performers and schedule of events

The pregame festivities are extensive, and here’s how you can watch.

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The Super Bowl is a massive event, with the entire week leading up to it being filled with happenings and as many ways as humanly possible for the NFL — and its sponsors — to make money. The festivities have been in full swing for some time now, but there will be one more big event before the game itself: the pregame show.

The NFL generally considers the Super Bowl halftime show as its biggest non-football event, but it’s always a big deal to see who sings the national anthem and everything else before the game. For this year’s Super Bowl, Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr. will sing “America the Beautiful,” while Grammy Award winner Pink will sing the national anthem.

Odom is an actor and singer, having won a Tony Award for his work in Hamilton.

The pregame show will be broadcast on NBC and will also be live streamed online, like the game itself. If you happen to be interested in the upcoming Winter Olympics, then the pregame show should contain plenty of information about American athletes, courtesy of NBC, as it will have coverage of this year’s Games as well.

Finally, if you’re a fan of NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will begin his broadcasting career on the pregame show. Tune into that if you’re interested to see what he’s like talking about football after a lengthy career in a different sport.

Below is all you need to know to watch the show.

How to watch Super Bowl 52 pregame

When: Sunday, Feb. 4, noon - 6:30 p.m. ET

TV: NBC

Where: Minneapolis, Minn.

Commentators: Dan Patrick, Liam McHugh, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Online: NFL on NBC, FuboTV


The first Super Bowl halftime show had jetpacks and a ton of pigeons

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