XLV Countdown Live from Cowboys Stadium with Tim McGraw

As everyone in Texas should know by now, the next Super Bowl will be at Cowboys Stadium. The Cowboys have been celebrating the fact for months, especially with the Super Bowl Concert Series. Faith Hill played Bass Performance Hall in March; Sting played the Winspear Opera House in May; and now Hill's husband, Tim McGraw, will kick off the official Super Bowl countdown. McGraw is a good choice: He's a football fan, and his particular brand of neo-Nashville country music is a proven draw for shows of this size. If that isn't enough to bring out the faithful, there will also be a tribute to Emmitt Smith (just inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame), the presence of several former Cowboys greats, a marking of the Cowboys' 50th anniversary, and the national anthem played by Fort Worth's own Van Cliburn. All that and an indoor fireworks show, too. With the NFL Players Choir.
-Jon M. Gilbertson / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News