CLEVELAND, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – The NFL has selected Black Pumas and Machine Gun Kelly to perform after day 2 and 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Kings of Leon will kick off the draft festivities Thursday evening.
The NFL Draft concert series will be streamed on NFL.com, the NFL app as well as Facebook live. ABC, ESPN and NFL Network are expected to broadcast a portion of the performances as well.
Local Cleveland cover band The Sunrise Jones will serve as the house band and provide entertainment between selections Thursday and Friday nights.
The Black Pumas self-titled debut album, Black Pumas, was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Machine Gun Kelly's fifth studio album Tickets To My Downfall debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has produced a number of Platinum hits.
The three shows will take place on the main stage in the draft theater.
The 2021 NFL Draft will be held just north of FirstEnergy Stadium with Lake Erie serving as the backdrop while the entire lakefront, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center and stadium will host the NFL Draft Experience, which is free to the public. Tickets can be accessed via the NFL’s OnePass app.