Super Bowl Kick Off XXLII, 4PM (Mountain Standard Time) in Glendale, Arizona at the University pf Phoenix
NFL Kicks Off Super Bowl Eve With Counting Crows

Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and now Super Bowl Eve. Super Bowl Sunday is often considered an unofficial winter holiday. Now, for the first time ever, the Super Bowl will even have official festivities the night before with a free outdoor event open to the public.

The National Football League will count down the hours to the Super Bowl Kick Off with COUNTING CROWS and a fireworks spectacular at a free outdoor concert at Tempe Town Lake Saturday, Feb. 2.

SUPER BOWL SATURDAY NIGHT is a unique entertainment event celebrating an exciting year of football and the arrival of Super Bowl XLII. The event will include live musical performances, headlined by Counting Crows, and appearances by NFL players, capped off by the Super Bowl Fireworks Spectacular.

Fans may enter beginning at 6 p.m. on the northwest corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. Fireworks are slated to launch at 9:40 p.m.

An additional act to be announced soon will open the concert.

For more information on Counting Crows, please visit http://www.countingcrows.com/.

Source: NFL

Super Bowl Kick Off Pre-Week

THURSDAY, JAN. 31 (DAYTIME) -- THE 2ND ANNUAL DIRECTV "CELEBRITY BEACH BOWL" PRESENTED BY SPIKE

2 p.m.: Located within the Southbridge development adjacent to the 944 Super Village, the 2nd annual DirecTV "Celebrity Beach Bowl" presented by Spike will unite celebrities and professional athletes on one playing field to compete in the ultimate flag football game. The game will be hosted by Arizona Cardinals' Quarterback, Matt Leinart, with a live performance by Fall Out Boy. The experience will be enhanced with Samsung HDTVs, the release of the new 2008 Pontiac and GMC vehicles and exclusive interviews with Sprint's SEE-TV. For attendee information, contact info@celebritybeachbowl.com. All press inquiries should be directed to Simon Huck with Command PR at simon@commpr.com. The event is created by Miami Marketing Group and Access West Marketing.

Confirmed Attendees:

Pamela Anderson, Pete Wentz, Kristin Cavallari, Justin Long, Matt Leinart, Eric Byrnes, Drew Brees, Shannon Sharpe, Michael Irvin, Michael Smith (referee)

THURSDAY, JAN. 31 (EVENING) -- PARIS HILTON HOSTS 944 MAGAZINE SIX-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

8 p.m.: Paris Hilton will host the 944 Magazine Six-Year Anniversary as the cover girl of the 944 February issue. Hilton will also host a private cover signing for 25 people.

PONTIAC PRESENTS 50 CENT PERFORMING ON THE PONTIAC GARAGE STAGE

10 p.m.: Pontiac will present 50 Cent performing on the Pontiac Garage Stage of the 944 Super Village. Some of the nation's leading DJ talent, DJs Reach and Vice, will rotate on the turntables throughout the evening.

Confirmed Attendees:

Paris Hilton, 50 Cent, Justin Long, Drew Barrymore, Gabrielle Union, Terrell Owens, Junior Seau, Drew Brees, Darren Sharper, Javon Walker, Stuart Scott, Hines Ward, Andy Valmorbida

FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 2008

FRIDAY, FEB. 1 (DAYTIME) -- NATIONAL CHAMPION MOTO TRIALS RIDER GEOFF AARON PRESENTED BY RED BULL

1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.: Red Bull will bring a little piece of the X Games to the 944 Super Village with 10-Time National Champion Moto Trials Rider, Geoff Aaron. Aaron will perform two 20-minute moto trials stunt shows on Friday, Feb. 1 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Aaron will sign autographs after each show.

VICKS EARLY DEFENSE TAILGATE PARTY BENEFITING PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION (DAYTIME)

2 p.m.: Vicks Early Defense, the official hand sanitizer of the 944 Super Village partners with Laila Ali (host of American Gladiators) to bring fans of opposing teams together for some good, clean, fun at a tailgate party featuring food, live music and activities. Laila will show fans the best way to defend themselves -- both on and off the field -- and then kick-off the event with the ultimate show of sportsmanship -- the handshake. Appearances will also be made by NFL stars. The event benefits the Pat Tillman Foundation, a national charity that seeks to carry forward Pat Tillman's legacy by inspiring and supporting young people to promote positive change in themselves and our communities.

FRIDAY, FEB. 1 (EVENING) -- "CELEBRITY NIGHT AT THE TABLES" CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT & WYCLEF JEAN

5 p.m.: 944 will present a celebrity poker tournament featuring cast members from the major motion picture, "The Grand," and champions from the 2007 World Series of Poker. The poker tournament will be in partnership with One Five Foundation to benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation and Junior Achievement of Arizona.

10 p.m.: A series of runway fashion shows will kick-off the evening, with world-renowned mixer on drums and percussion, Ravi Drums, and the world's leading video mixer, Roonie G. Wyclef Jean will headline.

Confirmed/Potential Attendees:

Jessica Alba, Wyclef Jean, Alec Baldwin, Laila Ali, Ray Liotta, Ray Romano, Woody Harrelson, Shannon Elizabeth, Hank Azaria, Mike Epps, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines, Boomer Esiason, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Annie Duke, Phil Laak "The Unibomber," Jennifer Tilly, Antonio Esfandiari, Layne Flack, Clonie Gowen, Chad Brown, Vanessa Rousso, Miami John Cernuto, Robert Williamson III, Jerry Yang, Howard Lederer, Jamie Gold and Hoyt Corkins

SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 2008

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 (DAYTIME) -- NATIONAL CHAMPION MOTO TRIALS RIDER GEOFF AARON PRESENTED BY RED BULL

1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.: Red Bull will bring a little piece of the X Games to the 944 Super Village with 10-Time National Champion Moto Trials Rider, Geoff Aaron. Aaron will perform two 20-minute moto trials stunt shows on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Aaron will sign autographs after each show.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 (EVENING) -- JULIETTE AND THE LICKS, VELVET REVOLVER AND PAUL OAKENFOLD

7 p.m.: On the eve of Saturday, Feb. 2, 944 Magazine will turn heads for a back-to-back live concert with Juliette and The Licks -- actress Juliette Lewis best known for her roles in "The Other Sister" and "Natural Born Killers" -- and the kings of rock 'n' roll, Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver -- lead by former members of Guns N' Roses, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, and Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots -- will be followed by one of the world's most influential DJs and music producers, Paul Oakenfold.

Confirmed/Potential Attendees:

Justin Timberlake, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, Juliette Lewis, Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Paul Oakenfold, Gabrielle Union, Darren Sharper, Javon Walker and Andy Valmorbida

TICKETS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

The 944 SUPER VILLAGE will be open Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. nightly. Tickets for daytime activities are FREE for Arizona residents and $5 for non-Arizona residents. Tickets for evening festivities range from $100 to $150 for general admission, and $500 to $750 for V.I.P. tickets. VIP cabanas in the Main Entertainment Tent run $1,000 per person for a minimum of 20 people. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.944.com/azsuperbowl.

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