The new Nissan Stadium is a $2.1 billion, fully enclosed, 60,000-seat venue on the Cumberland River. The structure will feature an innovative cable-net ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) roof and is scheduled to open by February 2027.

“This is an exciting moment for our city and our entire state,” Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said. “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.”

A country-music themed halftime show would be a natural for a city whose downtown bars have no shortage of acts specializing in the genre. Nashville is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, as well as the Grand Ole Opry.

“This event is an incredible opportunity to showcase the dynamic and creative character … that is distinctly Music City, where music, sports, culture, and hospitality come together in a way few cities can match,” Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. president & CEO Deana Ivey said.

Teams constructing new stadiums have frequently been under consideration for hosting the Super Bowl, with Detroit, East Rutherford, N.J., and Minneapolis cracking the typical warm-weather city rotation in recent years.

In February 2027, Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium is hosting the Super Bowl for the second time. In March, the NFL announced Las Vegas as the host city in 2029 for the second time since Allegiant Stadium was constructed. Atlanta hosts in 2028.

NFL approves 10 international games

NFL owners approved on Tuesday a maximum of 10 league-run international regular-season games per season, an increase from eight annually, starting as soon as 2027.

“There’s a path to 10 (international games) in 2027,” executive vice president of club business, international and league events Peter O’Reilly said from the NFL’s spring league meeting in Orlando, Fla.

The owners also voted to take away a team’s ability to protect two home games from international play. That should make it less complicated to construct the schedule.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said the goal is 16 international games, which could lead to at least one such game per team in a given season. The league can play as many as 10 games outside the United States, according to the collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.

The 2026 schedule has a record nine international games – eight run by the league and one in London after an agreement between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars have consecutive games in London, including one as the home team, while EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville is undergoing renovations.

O’Reilly said that the exception made for nine games this season “shows the momentum and I think the support for the model we have” and he could see a future with 16 international games in one season.

The 2026 slate features games across four continents, including first-time host countries France (Paris) and Australia (Melbourne). Rio de Janeiro is a host city for the first time, while other games with be in London (three), Munich (one), Madrid (one) and Mexico City (one).

O’Reilly said that Asian markets such as Japan could be future sites, but probably not as soon as 2027.

“Our strategy is not one and done,” O’Reilly said. “Our goal is to go back to those markets that we’re establishing.”

A Super Bowl at an international site is not a priority at this time, he said.

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