Chris Stapleton on Fillmore, Other Big Name Super Bowl-Shows | Super Bowl

At. 20.30 Thursday, Steve Mignano band spread a solid cover of Chris Stapleton’s signature “Tennessee Whiskey” in the 200 block Bourbon Street on The Drinky.

Three hours later and six blocks away, Stapleton played it himself.

The acclaimed country singer/songwriter showed up on Thursday at a Siriusxm and Pandora event at Fillmore. Stapleton typically sells out arenas with a capacity of 14,000 or more; Fillmore’s capacity is only 2,200.

The exclusive show – also being sent on Stapleton’s curated Siriusxm Channel 63 – was open to subscribers to the satellite radio service that predetermined free tickets. The line to get around the whole Caesar Casino Block as fans waited to have their names verified and receive a bracelet that gives access.

The Siriusxm / Pandora show was the first of Stapleton’s two back-to-back nights at Invitation-Only Super Bowl Lix events. Friday night he is scheduled to attend Jelly Roll and Shaboozey at the Orpheum Theater for EA Sports’ annual Madden Bowl Blowout.

Many other Marquee Leaders earn great paychecks to play on private events in the Super Bowl week as companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars – and in some cases seven numbers – to entertain clients and guests.

Friday, Post Malone is scheduled to perform on Fillmore for a private show. Blink-182 and Megan you stallion co-headlining of an invitation-only fanduel party on second line step. Another Second Line Sound phase hosts an Uber -Fest for Uber One members starring the role of Rapper Travis Scott Friday.

Scott and Post Malone are both scheduled to perform at Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin’s private event on Saturday at Sugar Mill at the Convention Center Boulevard with Don Toliver.

Also on Saturday, Tao and Verizon are staging an event on Fulton Street with rappers T-Pain and Doechii, Jermaine Dupri and Chase B.

The Pepsico / Frito-Lay Corporate device spends great entertainment in New Orleans. A republic, ex-extension singer Lou Gramm and Homegrown Modern Rock Band better than Ezra is all booked for Pepsi parties.

Then is also the singer seal, which was reportedly contracted with only five songs at a private event at Royal Sonesta.

On Sunday, Post Malone wraps his big weekend by exceeding the Super Bowl Lix YouTube Tailgate Concert, which starts at 1 p.m. 15 outside of Caesar’s Superdome and will be streamed on NFL’s YouTube channel.

Shorty remains busy

It’s not just outside cities that get paid under the Super Bowl.

Troy “Thrombone Shorty” Andrews was among the guests – along with Jason Kelce and Sportscaster Erin Andrews – for Thursday’s Stapleton show at Fillmore. On Sunday, Andrews and Lauren Daigle “America The Beautiful” appear under the Super Bowl -Pregame show.

But first he planned to play in everything Eight Private events Friday and Saturday, including Madden Bowl. The set lengths vary – some would only be 20 minutes, some an hour – but it’s a whole lot of lip before they appear live on a global telecast monitored by millions.

Soul Rebels had about as many performances this week. On Monday, they were in Caesar’s Superdome for the Super Bowl Opening Night celebrations and played as part of the NFL network’s broadcast.

After a quick detour to Houston for a private show on Saturday, Soul Rebels planned to make a late-night driving back to New Orleans to get a special performance on Sunday.

Stapleton did not let go

Stapleton’s show at Fillmore ranked among the hottest tickets of the week.

Borrowers at his Thursday concert could try free beignets and coffee and free shots of Stapleton’s signature traveling whiskey in Fillmore’s lobby. Thus, they fortified into the main music room, where Stapleton preserved a full show.

His unclear voice was as strong as ever. As he sang, he often looked to the left to lock his eyes with his wife and backing vocalist, Morgane.

His Ace Band also included many years of Willie Nelson Harmonica player Mickey Raphael. Led by Stapleton, they showed a series of heartfelt songs from his catalog: “Start over”, “You should probably leave” – ​​how ironically escorted location security a man out of the show – “Parachute” and “Cold.”

He teased an underrated “Freebird” before sending in his own “The Devil named music.” After a tidy “traveler” he dies in “fire away.” During the collapse of the song, he urged fans to keep their teeth, cell phones or “golden handcuffs”-Hansen term for the bright yellow bracelets distributed as promotional items of happy-for one last choir.

A lavish “broken halos” followed by “Tennessee Whiskey” completed the ordinary set. The light of the house turned on cards as guests started to go towards outputs.

But just as quickly the lights went down and the band returned for an encore of “Outlaw State of Mind.”

For while this was not a “regular” show, Stapleton was not slacking.