Stadium Series entertainment lineup announced

NEW YORK - The National Hockey League announced today that its salute to country music at the 2022 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ - the Feb. 26 outdoor game between the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning at Nissan Stadium, home of the National Football League's Tennessee Titans - will feature nearly two dozen country music artists. Joining headliners Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley on the entertainment bill will be Jessie James Decker for the U.S. national anthem, Dustin Lynch with open the game with a performance of his new hit single, "Party Mode," and Walker Hayes with an exclusive TikTok livestreamed performance inside the NHL PreGame fan festival. The Predators-Lightning game will be broadcast live at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT, SN360 and TVA Sports.

PLATINUM Country star Dustin Lynch, accompanied by the Vanderbilt Spirit dance team, will open the festivities with a performance during the on-field arrivals of the Predators and Lightning. Lynch has "built one of the most consistent recording careers in modern country music" (Billboard), achieving eight #1s, four Top 5 albums, nine GOLD and PLATINUM certified singles, and tallying over 3.3 BILLION global on-demand streams. Launching the PARTY MODE TOUR this spring, his fifth studio album, BLUE IN THE SKY, is out now. The anticipated follow-up to TULLAHOMA - which delivered consecutive PLATINUM chart-toppers "Ridin' Roads" and "Good Girl," in addition to GOLD, Top 5 hit "Momma's House" - features PLATINUM, six-week #1 "Thinking 'Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter)" and current neon-buzzed single "Party Mode." Since his PLATINUM breakout "Cowboys and Angels" in 2012, Lynch has headlined packed venues and toured with Country's biggest names like Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Brad Paisley. Likewise, the Tennessee native has earned industry recognition as a Grand Ole Opry member, as well as high-profile nominations for the Billboard Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, and CMT Music Awards.
Jessie James Decker will perform an inspiring rendition of the U.S. national anthem, joined by Nashville Sign Language Club performer Heather Olmstead. The singer, songwriter, TV personality, fashion designer, beauty and lifestyle influencer/entrepreneur, and two-time New York Times best-selling author has emerged as a multi-platform juggernaut juggling fashion brands like her personally designed Kittenish line with three retail stores and growing, along with her television hosting duties. Signed to Warner Music Nashville, Decker's passion for music has made the multi-talented artist one of music's true breakout firebrands. The singer's authentic style immediately captivated listeners everywhere on her 2009 self-titled debut. She continued to keep it real with her second studio album, 2017's Southern Girl City Lights, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Now it's onto a new musical chapter of growth and empowerment with The Woman I've Become EP, out now.
"The Stadium Biscuits" house band, led by bandleader John Bohlinger, will share center stage throughout the game with a lineup of Nashville-based musical artists, including Frankie Ballard, Chayce Beckham, BEXAR, Jackson Dean, Lindsay Ell, Morgan Evans, Josh Hedley, Tiera Kennedy and Ajay Popoff.
As part of the
recently announced partnership
with TikTok, country music star Walker Hayes, who made noise on the platform last year with his smash hit "Fancy Like," will give a performance on the TikTok Tailgate Stage at The PreGame, the official fan festival of the NHL Stadium Series in Nissan Stadium's Parking Lot R. The concert will be exclusively livestreamed on the

TikTok account on Feb. 26 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT for music and hockey fans globally.
Lambert and Bentley's first intermission presented by Ticketmaster performances will feature solo turns before concluding the set with a duet. The performances will be televised live as part of the game broadcast.
Joining Decker for the anthem will be a color guard comprised of five members from Vanderbilt University's ROTC, and participants from the Navy Federal Credit Union's Veterans Showcase will unfurl the U.S. flag onto the ice.
American Forces Network AFN|sports2 channel will broadcast the game live to active-duty U.S. service personnel stationed overseas on U.S. military installations, attached to U.S. diplomatic missions and on U.S. naval ships at sea positioned outside of U.S. territorial waters.