Nashville is set to host Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030, the NFL announced at the Spring League Meeting in Orlando, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk, and Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. CEO Deana Ivey all in the mix. The decision follows a unanimous 32-0 owners vote and comes as the Tennessee Titans build a new $2.1 billion stadium scheduled to open for the 2027 season.
The NFL’s Fan Engagement & Major Events Committee reviewed the proposal before full ownership approved Music City for the big game. Owners voted 32-0 in favor, a rare show of unanimity that removed doubts and set the calendar for a major celebration in February 2030. The city’s recent event history, including the 2019 NFL Draft, played into the narrative that Nashville knows how to host large-scale football moments.
“The 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville was one of the great fan events in our history,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Super Bowl LXIV at the new stadium is the next step in this remarkable football journey. The vision of Amy Adams Strunk and the Tennessee Titans helped make this moment possible, along with our great partners at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. We can’t wait to put on an unforgettable show in 2030.”
That kind of praise is not accidental. Nashville has been sharpening its live-event reputation for years, and the new stadium project is the most visible sign. The Tennessee Titans and local leaders have pushed hard to build a facility that can stage everything from playoff football to concerts and a Super Bowl weekend full of fan events.
The franchise is building a new $2.1 billion stadium set to open in time for the 2027 season, meaning the structure will be in its third season when it hosts Super Bowl LXIV. The new Nissan Stadium name will carry the weight of a major upgrade and a deadline-driven construction timeline, and the team and city have already celebrated construction milestones like the Steel Topping Out ceremony. Roger Goodell publicly complimented the project during that ceremony, leaving hints that a Super Bowl bid could follow.
This Super Bowl could be the biggest thing for Nashville sports since the Music City Miracle in January 2000, a defining local moment that still gets replayed. The 1997 arrival of the Houston Oilers, the team’s rebranding as the Tennessee Titans, and the city’s slow climb into prominence in sports and entertainment laid the groundwork. Now the scale is national, and Nashville will be expected to deliver on a global stage.
Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. President & CEO Deana Ivey framed the opportunity as momentous for the city. “Hosting the Super Bowl is a defining moment for Nashville and Tennessee and reflects years of work to build Music City into a globally recognized destination for music, entertainment, and live events,” Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. President & CEO Deana Ivey said in a statement. “This event is an incredible opportunity to showcase the dynamic and creative character of Nashville to a global audience and to deliver a Super Bowl experience that is distinctly Music City, where music, sports, culture, and hospitality come together in a way few cities can match.”
The league has already mapped out the run of upcoming Super Bowls: Super Bowl LXI will be at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Feb. 14, 2027, Super Bowl LXII at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 13, 2028, and Super Bowl LXIII in Las Vegas in February 2029. With those dates settled, Nashville’s 2030 hosting slot gives the city time to stage preliminary events, private functions, and the massive media and fan operations that come with a modern Super Bowl.
In addition to the Super Bowl news, NFL owners approved holding the 2028 NFL Draft in Minneapolis, centered around U.S. Bank Stadium and with draft festivities planned across local venues like the Mall of America. The draft has moved around in recent years after leaving New York City’s Radio City Music Hall and before that the Marriott Marquis, landing in cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Nashville, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Detroit, Green Bay and Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh set a record for NFL Draft attendance this past April when 775,000 people attended the three-day event, a milestone the league expects will be challenged by future hosts. The draft next year in Washington, D.C., is already being billed as a strong contender to set a new attendance mark, and Minneapolis will be looking to showcase its own ability to host major league events when it stages the 2028 draft.
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