That's Super Bowl Sunday. In the US, that's Super Bowl Monday. Here it all gets underway on TV and ZEB and TV and ZEB plus from midday today. The bars are getting ready for an influx. We love this thing. We've got the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Philadelphia Eagles at Louisiana's Super Dome. And New Orleans they actually played once before twenty twenty three. They played the Super Bowl as well, So one guy wants to keep on winning and the others want some redemption. As for the highly anticipated halftime show, it'll be US rapper Kendrick Lamar taking the stage fresh from winning a whole heap of Grammys. And we've got with me now, Ben Harlem.

That's Super Bowl Sunday. In the US, that's Super Bowl Monday. Here it all gets underway on TV and ZEB and TV and ZEB plus from midday today. The bars are getting ready for an influx. We love this thing. We've got the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Philadelphia Eagles at Louisiana's Super Dome. And New Orleans they actually played once before twenty twenty three. They played the Super Bowl as well, So one guy wants to keep on winning and the others want some redemption. As for the highly anticipated halftime show, it'll be US rapper Kendrick Lamar taking the stage fresh from winning a whole heap of Grammys. And we've got with me now, Ben Harlem.

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Ben is a host on Syrium XM, which is a radio service in the United States. HOWO, Ben, you're a New Orleans.

Ben is a host on Syrium XM, which is a radio service in the United States. HOWO, Ben, you're a New Orleans.

I am Andrew. How are you this morning?

I am Andrew. How are you this morning?

I'm really good. What's New Orleans like? It looks like it's in lockdown. The security is insane.

I'm really good. What's New Orleans like? It looks like it's in lockdown. The security is insane.

Yeah, it's really crazy. Obviously after what happens here on New Year's Eve, they've shipped in. There's about three thousand different officers from police, from Homeland Security, there's helicopters always going around. With the amount of celebrities. Donald Trump's going to be here for the game, like roads are closed. It's quite crazy in that aspect. It's also very crazy in terms of the amount of people that are here, whether they're just for the game, just for a party, just to try and get in. It's a very different atmosphere. But people are getting very excited in the last couple of days, which is good.

Yeah, it's really crazy. Obviously after what happens here on New Year's Eve, they've shipped in. There's about three thousand different officers from police, from Homeland Security, there's helicopters always going around. With the amount of celebrities. Donald Trump's going to be here for the game, like roads are closed. It's quite crazy in that aspect. It's also very crazy in terms of the amount of people that are here, whether they're just for the game, just for a party, just to try and get in. It's a very different atmosphere. But people are getting very excited in the last couple of days, which is good.

Well, I can imagine that if I was in America and New Orleans was only a couple of hours away, and even if I didn't have a ticket, you just knew that Bourbon Street was going to go off.

Well, I can imagine that if I was in America and New Orleans was only a couple of hours away, and even if I didn't have a ticket, you just knew that Bourbon Street was going to go off.

Oh absolutely. I mean every second bar that you look at, there's a different company putting on a party. There's celebrities that are going in and out. They say that it'll be about one hundred and twenty five thousand visitors to New Orleans this week. The hotel demand is up six hundred percent, which if you consider, like this is the home of Mardi Gras, this is like a party city, so for there to be so much extra demand, like the city is going off this week.

Oh absolutely. I mean every second bar that you look at, there's a different company putting on a party. There's celebrities that are going in and out. They say that it'll be about one hundred and twenty five thousand visitors to New Orleans this week. The hotel demand is up six hundred percent, which if you consider, like this is the home of Mardi Gras, this is like a party city, so for there to be so much extra demand, like the city is going off this week.

Meanwhile, apparently there's a football game.

Meanwhile, apparently there's a football game.

Yeah, funny that I.

Yeah, funny that I.

Know that's the hype about the whole thing. If the Chiefs win, it'll be the third and three years. As I mentioned before, these guys met in twenty twenty three, so there's a lot on the line.

Know that's the hype about the whole thing. If the Chiefs win, it'll be the third and three years. As I mentioned before, these guys met in twenty twenty three, so there's a lot on the line.

Yeah, absolutely, Like this is all about redemption. There's so many different storylines. Like you don't see teams go three in a row like they do here. It's supposed to be you know, it's supposed to be parity. The'supposed to be different teams every time. But a lot of those Eagles players that were there a couple of years ago, they are playing here again today, and well you know that they're publicly trying to keep calm and say it's just another game. You just know in the back of their minds that a couple of years ago is really sort of eating at them. So this is their chance for redemption.

Yeah, absolutely, Like this is all about redemption. There's so many different storylines. Like you don't see teams go three in a row like they do here. It's supposed to be you know, it's supposed to be parity. The'supposed to be different teams every time. But a lot of those Eagles players that were there a couple of years ago, they are playing here again today, and well you know that they're publicly trying to keep calm and say it's just another game. You just know in the back of their minds that a couple of years ago is really sort of eating at them. So this is their chance for redemption.

As you said, what team are you picking?

As you said, what team are you picking?

Look, I want it to be a close game just for my own you know, being there and being able to watch the game. But I mean to be able to go against Mahomes, like who does that. The Chiefs I think probably will win and get that three in a row.

Look, I want it to be a close game just for my own you know, being there and being able to watch the game. But I mean to be able to go against Mahomes, like who does that. The Chiefs I think probably will win and get that three in a row.

And the halftime show of course we've got the ads on the Telly, but we've also got Kendrick Laman. Now Kendricks he's quite He's quite a prickly little character. It's not like Prince or Coldplay or Tom Pitty, is it.

And the halftime show of course we've got the ads on the Telly, but we've also got Kendrick Laman. Now Kendricks he's quite He's quite a prickly little character. It's not like Prince or Coldplay or Tom Pitty, is it.

Oh no, it's very different. I met Kendrick Lama once about ten years ago. He told me that I look like Chucky from the horror film and that Chucky used to scare him when he was growing up. So that was my introduction to Kendrick Lamar. It's going to be a great halftime show there. Rumors are always you know what special guests are going to be coming in. This year is all about his feud with Drake, who's been in Australia and performing, so he's left the country. He doesn't want to see anything about it. But the thing is Drake has sued his record label and sued Kendrick about this this disc track that he won all the Grammys for, and there were rumors that maybe it might not be on the set list today, but people have seen the set list and they have confirmed that that particular song is going to be there. And now all eyes are going to be on any special guests well.

Oh no, it's very different. I met Kendrick Lama once about ten years ago. He told me that I look like Chucky from the horror film and that Chucky used to scare him when he was growing up. So that was my introduction to Kendrick Lamar. It's going to be a great halftime show there. Rumors are always you know what special guests are going to be coming in. This year is all about his feud with Drake, who's been in Australia and performing, so he's left the country. He doesn't want to see anything about it. But the thing is Drake has sued his record label and sued Kendrick about this this disc track that he won all the Grammys for, and there were rumors that maybe it might not be on the set list today, but people have seen the set list and they have confirmed that that particular song is going to be there. And now all eyes are going to be on any special guests well.

It's a big, big hit in Ben Harlem from Syrium XM. By the way, give my love to Howard Stern. Thank you so much for joining us today. It's five twenty one. Can we play a little bit of Kendrick just briefly now. If you don't know this artist, this is the artist. It's halftime to Evolve New Orleans and the Superdome with scissor spelled s z A email you alright, all right, we'll find out when that stag up from mid day to day, as I say, TV and TV and CD plus.

It's a big, big hit in Ben Harlem from Syrium XM. By the way, give my love to Howard Stern. Thank you so much for joining us today. It's five twenty one. Can we play a little bit of Kendrick just briefly now. If you don't know this artist, this is the artist. It's halftime to Evolve New Orleans and the Superdome with scissor spelled s z A email you alright, all right, we'll find out when that stag up from mid day to day, as I say, TV and TV and CD plus.

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