The last two days of several free concerts for Super Bowl Live is this weekend at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. The festivities cap a week full of historic live music concerts despite the frigid temperatures.
Super Bowl Live kicked off with performances by the Emerald Empire Band, Gritz & Jelly Butter and Robnhood Tra. When the night (and temperatures) fell, the Taylor Girlz, Street Bud & Friends kicked things into high gear. Hometown favorite Pastor Troy and S.O.S. Band concluded the night.
Super Bowl Live: Performances, Concerts, Schedule, Videos, Etc.
Friday’s Super Bowl schedule as as follows:
Friday 2/1 – Pop & EDM:
3 p.m.: Super Bowl LIVE Happy Hour, Seed & Feed Marching Band
5 p.m.: Leah Culver
6 p.m.: The Jacks
7 p.m.: Hearty Har
8 p.m.: Heroes X Villians
9 p.m.: ATLiens
See full schedule below
Atlanta music mogul Jermaine Dupri laid out his vision for two of at least five concerts in the week of the Super Bowl and the first weekend lived up to the hype. Here are some of the highlights from fans on social media:
Super Bowl Live footage: Crime Mob
OJ da Juiceman, Rich Homie Quan and other top Atlanta artists came on stage to either perform, dance or just show love to other performers lined up for the historic concert series.
Super Bowl Live footage: S.O.S. Band
Dupri, promised that Super Bowl Live would be bountifully flavored with Atlanta acts — and he kept his word.
Super Bowl Live footage: Trillville
The founder of So So Def is no stranger to these parts, rode shotgun over Atlanta’s musical hey day, giving the world such world renown acts as Kriss-Kross, Xcape and Da Brat.
Super Bowl Live football: Doonkworld
Added to the Super Bowl Live lineup in recent days has been Monica, S.O.S. Band, Craig Campbell and more. They will join the likes of Atlanta artists like Waka Flaka Flame and Goodie Mob. Dupri and his team promised to dig deep into Georgia’s red clay to bring a homegrown feel to the free concert series.
Super Bowl Live footage: Pastor Troy
The producer responsible for making Super Bowl Live sound and look like Atlanta is DJ Holiday. Weeks before the event, he told reporters that he would bring an authentic feel to Super Bowl Live.
“I’m going for the creme de la creme, the top of the charts, the hitmakers,” DJ Holiday told reporters. “We’re gonna do one of the biggest stages on Monday, I promise you.”
Super Bowl Live footage: Atlanta Drum Academy
The lineup for Super Bowl Live is as follows:
Sunday 1/27 – Country
1:30 p.m.: Sunday Gospel Brunch, Players Gospel Choir
2:30 p.m.: REMakes
4 p.m.: Jack Michael
5 p.m. Josh Bricker
6 p.m.: Seckond Chaynce
Monday 1/28 – Hip Hop/R&B
5 p.m.: Ayanis
6:30 p.m.: 5am
7 p.m.: Goodie Mob
8 p.m.: DJ Holiday & Friends
o YFN Lucci, Waka Flocka, Trinidad James, DJ Unk, Travis Porter, 1playy, Young Dro, Derez Deshawn, Fly, Coca Vango, Light Skin Keisha, F.L.Y., Scrappy
Thursday 1/31 – Country & Rock:
4 p.m.: Lyn Avenue
6 p.m.: Tyler Tritt
7 p.m.: Hero the Band
8:30 p.m.: Craig Campbell
Friday 2/1 – Pop & EDM:
3 p.m.: Super Bowl LIVE Happy Hour, Seed & Feed Marching Band
5 p.m.: Leah Culver
6 p.m.: The Jacks
7 p.m.: Hearty Har
8 p.m.: Heroes X Villians
9 p.m.: ATLiens
Saturday 2/2 – Hip Hop:
11:30 a.m.: “Around the NFL” (NFL Podcast)
12:30 p.m.: Georgia Tech Pep Band
1 p.m.: Team (TBD) Fan Rally
2:15 p.m.: Georgia Tech Drum Line
3 p.m. Team (TBD) Fan Rally
5 p.m.: Kelechi
7 p.m.: Monica
8 p.m.: DJ Smurf & So So Def All-Stars: MC Shy D, Raheem the Dream, Kilo Ali, Playa Poncho, Deuce, DJ Kizzy Rock, KP & Envyi, DJ Taz, Freak Nasty, 12 Gauge, Tag Team, Ghost Town DJ’s, Lathun
“It’s six days of free entertainment that would possibly cost you $150 a ticket if this was a show that was out somewhere else,” Dupri was quoted as saying.