Attending the Super Bowl in Arizona
The Super Bowl is always so much fun.
Every year, I try to attend the Big Game with my good friend, Jane Heller. I love the excitement of the crowd and all the action on the field, from the battling football teams to the entertaining half-time show. It's also fun to catch up with other celebrities that are there. This year, it was held at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
I’m sure you’ve seen many photos from this year's exciting Super Bowl LVII between the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles and the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, but here are some of mine. Enjoy.
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- Although in the Northeast we haven’t had much of a winter, it was nice to travel west for warm weather and this year’s Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. It was the fourth time the state of Arizona hosted the game including this one between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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- Arizona is the only state that contains four separate desert regions – the Chihuahuan in the southeast, the Mojave in the upper west, the Sonoran Desert, and the Great Basin Desert along the Nevada-Utah border.
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- Among the many beautiful cacti in Arizona is the saguaro. The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the United States, and will normally reach heights of 40 feet tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. The saguaro blossom is also the state wildflower of Arizona.
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- We got to the State Farm Stadium early – spectators were just arriving. This stadium opened in 2006 and is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League and the annual Fiesta Bowl.
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- This stadium has 63,400 seats, but can be expanded to 72,200 seats for “mega events” such as the Big Game.
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- Seats filled up quickly. The players were able to warm up on the field before the game. The Eagles are in midnight green and the Chiefs are in white with red.
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- And look who I bumped into – chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author, Gordon Ramsay.
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- Here, crews are setting up for the famous “half time” show – always scheduled after the second quarter of the game.
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- The entire half time show lasts 30-minutes. If you didn’t catch it, Rihanna put on a spectacular performance. Rihanna is a nine-time Grammy Award winner, and a 12-time Billboard Music Award winner. Here she is making her entrance on stage from above.
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- She and her dance crew appeared atop seven platforms suspended anywhere from 15 to 60 feet above the field. This performance was a celebration of her catalog and included songs “B – Better Have My Money”, “Where Have You Been”, “Only Girl in the World”, “Umbrella”, and “Diamonds.”
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- For her performance, Rihanna wore a silk jersey catsuit in vibrant crimson paired with a sculpted leather corset, and a red cotton flight suit.
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- By the end, she added a flowing and dramatic red Alaïa coat with matching gloves – a personal nod to the late fashion designer André Leon Talley.
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- This was also Rihanna’s way of announcing she is now expecting her second child.
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- Can you guess who this spectator was rooting for?
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- And here I am with First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, who was also cheering for the Eagles. But we all know who won – the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38 to 35. It was a great game and a very enjoyable time in Arizona.
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