Joss Stone to perform at third Wembley NFL game
Joss Stone, one of Britain’s leading female vocalists, will perform the pre-game show at the NFL’s third International Series game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, November 9 when the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Dallas Cowboys.
A double BRIT Award winner, Joss will perform prior to Sunday’s 6pm kick-off of Wembley’s third and final NFL fixture of 2014.
Her pregame show will conclude with “No Man’s Land”, the official Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal single, which she has recorded with guitarist Jeff Beck.
The performance will highlight the NFL’s partnership with the Royal British Legion for Remembrance, which will also see the Legion’s iconic Poppy logo on the players’ uniforms and helmets and various fund-raising activities around the game on behalf of the Poppy Appeal.
“We are very excited that Joss Stone will be performing before the final game of our Wembley season,” said Alistair Kirkwood, Managing Director of NFLUK.
“Her pregame show will be one of the highlights of a very special day and I am sure that the performance of ‘No Man’s Land’ will be a memorable and poignant moment for fans in the stadium and those watching at home.”
Fans at the game should be in their seats by 5.30 p.m. to enjoy the pregame show in its entirety and to fully participate in honouring Remembrance Sunday.
The US national anthem, ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ will be sung before the game by Grammy Award-winner Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child. She previously performed the US national anthem before the 2010 International Series game at Wembley.
The UK national anthem will be sung by best-selling soprano Laura Wright, who has performed ‘God Save The Queen’ at each of the International Series games this season.
The Jaguars-Cowboys game will kick off at 6:00 p.m. UK time (1:00 p.m. ET) and will be aired live in the UK on Channel 4 and Sky Sports and in the US on FOX.