section_path: Entertainment/Pregame
section_name: Pregame
paragraph_text: Pregame
  
  Fox broadcast its pre-game show from a parade float -inspired stage on Bourbon Street. Fox Sports president of production Brad Zager said that, following the January 1, 2025 truck attack in New Orleans, " felt stronger about the fact that we have to show the country that Bourbon Street's okay, that we owe it to Bourbon Street and we owe it to New Orleans to show that that event isn't going to stop the spirit of Bourbon Street".
  
  During its pre-game show, Fox aired an interview between Fox News anchor Bret Baier and President Donald Trump, resuming a tradition of Super Bowl presidential interviews that had been put on hold during Joe Biden's administration. Trump was the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
  
  Jazz and R&B singer Jon Batiste performed the U.S. national anthem, musician Trombone Shorty and contemporary Christian music singer Lauren Daigle performed " America the Beautiful ", and R&B singer Ledisi accompanied by the Greater New Orleans High School Choral Collective performed " Lift Every Voice and Sing ". Stephanie Nogueras and Otis Jones IV provided American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.
  
  Two unannounced surprise performances also were part of the pregame festivities. First was a pre-recorded rendition of " Hold My Hand " by Lady Gaga in recognition of the terror attack in New Orleans, the southern California wildfires, the Potomac River mid-air collision, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and the Med Jets Flight 056 accident, which was taped on Bourbon Street. After that was a live performance by New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. alongside the Southern University Wall of Sound marching band, and other local musicians.
  
  Fox broadcast its pre-game show from a parade float -inspired stage on Bourbon Street. Fox Sports president of production Brad Zager said that, following the January 1, 2025 truck attack in New Orleans, " felt stronger about the fact that we have to show the country that Bourbon Street's okay, that we owe it to Bourbon Street and we owe it to New Orleans to show that that event isn't going to stop the spirit of Bourbon Street".
  
  During its pre-game show, Fox aired an interview between Fox News anchor Bret Baier and President Donald Trump, resuming a tradition of Super Bowl presidential interviews that had been put on hold during Joe Biden's administration. Trump was the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
  
  Jazz and R&B singer Jon Batiste performed the U.S. national anthem, musician Trombone Shorty and contemporary Christian music singer Lauren Daigle performed " America the Beautiful ", and R&B singer Ledisi accompanied by the Greater New Orleans High School Choral Collective performed " Lift Every Voice and Sing ". Stephanie Nogueras and Otis Jones IV provided American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.
  
  Two unannounced surprise performances also were part of the pregame festivities. First was a pre-recorded rendition of " Hold My Hand " by Lady Gaga in recognition of the terror attack in New Orleans, the southern California wildfires, the Potomac River mid-air collision, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and the Med Jets Flight 056 accident, which was taped on Bourbon Street. After that was a live performance by New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. alongside the Southern University Wall of Sound marching band, and other local musicians.