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NFL Owners Vote Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl

5/18/2026

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**NFL Owners Vote**

NFL owners will vote at the Spring League Meeting in Orlando on May 19, 2026, to select Nashville as the host of Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030.
Super Bowls LXI (Feb. 14, 2027, SoFi Stadium), LIX (2028, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta) and LX (2029, Las Vegas) are already set.
Nashville’s $2.1 billion Nissan Stadium, opening for the 2027 season, would host the city’s first Super Bowl and its first NFL event since the 2019 Draft.

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**Nissan Stadium Construction**

Construction of the Nissan Stadium began in February 2024, $2.1 billion budget, and is slated for February 2027 completion.
It will have retractable roof panels like those at Allegiant and SoFi.
CEO Burke Nihill said the stadium was built to blend fan and player experiences.
Nashville Sports Council is bidding for the College Football Playoff, the Final Four and WrestleMania, while the 2019 NFL Draft drew 600,000 fans and $224 million impact.

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**NFL Chooses New**

The NFL’s Super Bowl picks show a trend of awarding game to cities with new stadiums, as Detroit, East Rutherford (New Jersey) and Minneapolis each secured a Super Bowl soon after stadium completions, breaking warm-weather norm.
SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles will host the February 2027 Super Bowl, showing repeat use of venues.
Las Vegas, named the 2029 host, and Nashville, whose bid seeks to add Nissan Stadium, illustrate shift to new venues.

History

Historical Context

In February 2004 the NFL held Super Bowl XXXVIII at Houston’s Reliant Stadium, where the New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32–29. The halftime show starring Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake sparked a national indecency debate across the United States, leading the FCC to levy a $550,000 fine against Viacom for the broadcast.

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**NFL Owners Vote**

NFL owners will vote at the Spring League Meeting in Orlando on May 19, 2026, to select Nashville as the host of Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030.
Super Bowls LXI (Feb. 14, 2027, SoFi Stadium), LIX (2028, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta) and LX (2029, Las Vegas) are already set.
Nashville’s $2.1 billion Nissan Stadium, opening for the 2027 season, would host the city’s first Super Bowl and its first NFL event since the 2019 Draft.

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