NEW ORLEANS (August 23, 2022) – Fans attending the Allstate Louisiana Kickoff between Florida State and LSU on Sunday, September 4, are invited to converge on Champion Square at the Caesars Superdome to enjoy Caesars Sportsbook Tailgate Town, the FREE official pre-game party. Gates open at 3 p.m. for Tailgate Town while the Allstate Louisiana Kickoff is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m.
 
Tailgate Town features food, interactive games and entertainment – lots of entertainment! DJ Rob Nice will host the afternoon's activities – a New Orleans native, Nice has toured the country with artists such as Nelly and Lil Wayne and has served as emcee for the New Orleans Pelicans while also hosting the NBA All-Star game 11 times.
 
Sugar Shaker, an international special event band, will be the first band on the Champions Square stage. "The Shakers" are known as one of the best party bands in the country with a high-energy show and a nonstop song list.
 
Continuing the afternoon's entertainment will be a special head-lining performance from three-time Grammy nominee Sean Ardoin, a high-energy Kreole Zydeco legend from Lake Charles, La. Ardoin, who has written and produced 19 internationally released CDs, has performed throughout the world including highlight performances at Carnegie Hall, on Good Morning America, on NCIS New Orleans, and at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Ardoin, who comes from a long line of respected artists, represents the roots and progressive future of Louisiana's Kreole Zydeco sound like no other artist. A rare combination of tradition, talent and creativity, he started a new genre called Kreole Rock and Soul in order to be able to express his artistry without the confines of the traditional zydeco idiom.
 
Caesars Sportsbook will also host an activation for fans ages 21 and over and fans can take photos with a custom wrapped John Deere tractor courtesy of Sunshine Quality Solutions.
 
NOTE: Access to Tailgate Town is from the street level only (Poydras Street or Girod Street). Please follow signage, especially if parking in one of the Superdome garages.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl, in partnership with Allstate and the Louisiana Office of Tourism, is hosting the Allstate Louisiana Kickoff. The game will be televised nationally by ABC.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 100 Hall of Fame players, 51 Hall of Fame coaches and 20 Heisman Trophy winners in its 88-year history. The 89th annual Sugar Bowl Classic is scheduled to be played on Saturday, December 31, 2022. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.2 billion into the local economy in the last decade.