Sep 4, 2008 6:36 am US/Pacific
NFL Season Kicks Off With NYC Concert
Usher, Keith Urban, Natasha Bedingfield To Draw Thousands To Manhattan's Columbus Circle
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Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands of celebrants to Manhattan's Columbus Circle.
CBS
Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands of celebrants to Manhattan's Columbus Circle.
The musicians are scheduled to perform on Thursday afternoon. A video about the Super Bowl champion New York Giants will be shown before the NFL Kickoff Show.
Traffic at the busy intersection at the foot of Central Park is expected to come to a virtual stop as fans and speakers -- including Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- turn out for the event.
Because of the concert's location, cars are not being allowed thru the area, which isn't sitting well with drivers or businesses there.
"It's just not right. It's out of line. I think they should re-route it. Mayor Bloomberg should do something, take it somewhere else," said NYC driver John Loffredo.
The 3 p.m. free concert means Broadway shuts down from 57th to 65th, Central Park West closes from Columbus Circle to 62nd, Central Park South from Fifth Avenue to the Circle and 6th and 7th Avenues for 2 blocks.
The NFL will air portions of the concert live on its network prior to the Thursday night game between the Giants and the Washington Redskins at Giants Stadium.
No tickets are required.
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