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The kickoff show began with a DJ set from Timberwolves/Lynx DJ Mad Mardigan and MC Tonez and got officially going with the national anthem sung by former MN Viking/Voice contestant Esera Tuaolo, who was also joined by local choir VocalEssence.Īt just after 6pm, singer Idina Menzel took to the stage for her four-minute signature song, ‘Let it Go’ from the Disney film, Frozen, the moment so many that had brought their shivering kids to see. The immediate area near the stage is controlled by limited entrances (which often crowd and bottle neck) with bag and coat searches before being allowed in. On the corner of 8 th and Nicollet Mall, sets the performance stage, a trapezoid-shaped raised platform with girders on all corners, challenging visibility and initially making it hard to determine which side the front is. Security is already tight downtown with numerous police and hired guards about, as well as the National Guard with Humvees (though it doesn’t resemble the lockdown of the 2004 RNC Convention) and volunteers from the 10,000-strong Crew 52 were everywhere to help people find their way. The ten or so blocks of Nicollet Mall (starting at the 5 th Ave light rail stop) include numerous ice carvings, life-size snow globes for photo ops, several corporate displays including a 40ft stack of Schwan’s delivery trucks, the transported –from-Wisconsin Birkebeiner bridge, and an ice skating rink on Peavey Plaza.

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The reality of Super Bowl LII coming to Minneapolis has begun in full swing as the downtown outdoor stretch of Nicollet Mall has been transformed into an entertainment mecca with nightly concerts on the Verizon stage called Super Bowl Live.