Today news got out that this year’s Super Bowl (XLVIII) will be more awesome thanks to the addition of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as special guests. I’m not sure exactly how this pairing will be working out creatively but the occasion calls for something truly spectacular and we would be safe to assume that they wouldn’t deliver anything short of that. New York will be celebrating in style, staying true to its name as “capital of the world” by hosting shows by the likes of J. Cole, Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, Kings of Leon, John Legend, The Black Keys, Drake (+ Diddy) that weekend.
I believe Pursuit Of Dopeness just got a real valid excuse to try and make it to NYC at the end of the month…
See the full list of shows below.
THURSDAY, January 30
- VH1 Super Bowl Blitz / TLC, Beacon Theatre – Manhattan
- Citi Evenings With Legends / Band of Horses, McKittrick Hotel – Brooklyn
- Bud Light & EA Sports Hip Hop NYC Part / Run DMC, The Roots & Busta Rhymes, Bud Light Hotel, Pier 88 – Manhattan
- Fox Sports 1’s Thursday Night Super Bash / Kings of Leon, Time Warner Cable Studios (Manhattan’s Meatpacking District)
FRIDAY, January 31
- VH1 Super Bowl Blitz / Goo Goo Dolls, St. George Theatre – Staten Island
- Shape and Men’s Fitness / John Legend concert, Cipriani 42nd Street – Manhattan
- ESPN 10th Annual Super Bowl Party / Kendrick Lamar & Robin Thicke, Pier 36 – Manhattan
- Howard Stern 60th Birthday Bash, Hammerstein Ballroom – Manhattan
- JBL Party / Maroon 5, Beacon Theater – Manhattan
- Citi and Live Nation’s Evenings With Legends / Black Keys, Roseland Ballroom – Manhattan
- Pandora Presents Party / Imagine Dragons, Bud Light Hotel, Pier 88 – Manhattan
- ASPIRE’s Ultimate 70s Soul Party / The O Jays, Time Warner Cable Studios – Manhattan
- The 15th Annual NFL Super Bowl Gospel Celebration / Patti Labelle, Mary Mary, Natalie Grant, Tamela Mann and Donnie McClurkin, Madison Square Garden – Manhattan
SATURDAY, February 1
- VH1 Super Bowl Blitz / Gavin Degraw, The Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, NJ
- Eighth Annual DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl / Paramore, daytime event, Hudson River Park at Pier 40
- Bud Light Main Event Concert / Foo Fighters and Zac Brown Band, Bud Light Hotel at Pier 88 – Manhattan
- REVOLT Concert / Drake Featuring Special Guest Diddy, Time Warner Cable Studios – Manhattan (private party)
- WFAN’s Big Hello To Brooklyn / Red Hot Chilli Peppers feat. New Politics, MS MR, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Basic Vacation, Barclays Center – Brooklyn
SUNDAY, February 2
- Pepsi Halftime Show / Bruno Mars, MetLife Stadium – New Jersey
- Bud Light / Pepsi Tailgate party / Fall Out Boy and Jake Owen, Bud Light Hotel at Pier 86 – Manhattan
