Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield kicked off the NFL season with a free concert that drew thousands to Manhattan’s Columbus Circle Thursday afternoon September 4th for the NFL’s 7th annual football and music festival.
Portions of the pregame broadcast will air live on NFL Network, will be streamed on NFL.com and will be available via NFL Mobile Live only from Sprint.
The Thursday concert lead into the season opener between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins at Giants Stadium (NBC, NFL.com, NBCSports.com, Westwood One Radio Sports, 7:00 p.m. ET).
NBC will air concert highlights as part of the one-hour “NFL/NBC Fall Preview” on Friday, Sept. 5th at 9:00 p.m. Stars from hit NBC shows are scheduled to appear at the Thursday concert event.
The performances and appearances celebrated the kick off of the 2008 season as well as honored the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.