Event debuts on September 2nd
Multi-Platinum and Grammy Award-nominated rock band Fall Out Boy will star in NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night show open this season.
The show open – with a chorus of “Here Comes Saturday Night” – will debut on Saturday, September 2nd ahead of the season-opening West Virginia-Penn State game at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, and will also feature football players, cheerleaders, bands and fans from Big Ten Conference schools.
In addition, Fall Out Boy headlines the NBC Sports and Peacock Big Ten Football promotional campaign, appearing across NBCUniversal platforms throughout the summer and fall.
“We are excited to have Fall Out Boy star in our show open to help us capture the passion and pageantry of Big Ten Football in primetime,” states NBC Sports Creative Director Tripp Dixon.
Fall Out Boy’s eighth studio album, So Much (For) Stardust, debuted as the No. 1 rock album upon its March 24th release and features the global smash single “Love From The Other Side.” The band just wrapped the North American leg of their highly-anticipated So Much For (Tour) Dust headlining tour, which featured multiple sold out stops across stadiums and arenas. The tour will continue in Europe and the UK this fall.
B1G Saturday Night marks the first time ever that Big Ten Football will have a dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network. Peacock will also serve as the exclusive home for nine additional Big Ten Football games this season.
