CLEVELAND – Kings of Leon will help launch NFL draft activities on a stage near the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this month.
The Grammy-winning band will open the festivities on April 29 with a performance, as the project returns to a more normal state after taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As well as being a top-selling act, soloist Caleb Followill, his brothers Nathan and Jared and cousin Matthew Followill are also football fans and have been closely following the career of Browns defender Baker Mayfield since he became a star. in Oklahoma.
Hall of Fame rock singer Ann Wilson of Heart will sing the national anthem before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell begins naming the league’s newest players. Goodell hosted the event last year from home.
A massive stage is under construction next to Rock Hall and FirstEnergy Stadium, the home in downtown Browns.
Cleveland will be represented by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District All-City Choir, which will perform a special rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The local cover band The Sunrise Jones will serve as the house band for the first two nights of the draft.
The main musical acts for the second and third day of the project will be announced in the coming weeks.
The project will take place between April 29 and May 1.