NFL-Super Bowl to return to Atlanta in 2028

(Reuters) – Atlanta will host the Super Bowl in 2028 at the home of the Falcons, the NFL announced on Tuesday following a vote of approval by the full league ownership.

This will mark the fourth time Atlanta has hosted the NFL’s championship game and the second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the most recent held in February 2019 when the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams.

The first two Super Bowls in Atlanta (1994 and 2000) were played inside the since-demolished Georgia Dome.

As part of the lead-up to the Super Bowl, which is the most-watched sporting event in the United States each year, Atlanta will also host a number of related events, including the NFL’s annual awards show.

New Orleans was previously announced as host of the next Super Bowl, to be played on Feb. 9, before the game shifts to California, with the Santa Clara home of the San Francisco 49ers hosting in 2026 and Los Angeles in 2027.

Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar has already been announced as the headline act for the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)