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Dave Matthews, Swift to play NFL kickoff concert

Mon Aug 9, 2010 2:43 PM EDT
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Associated Press

Taylor Swift, who could not attend, accepts the award for Choice Music Female Country Artist at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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NEW YORK — Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift will perform in New Orleans at the NFL's annual kickoff concert.

The league said Monday the Grammy-winning artists will hold the show in Jackson Square, before the Super Bowl champion Saints face the Minnesota Vikings at the Superdome to open the season Sept. 9.

The concert will air on NBC and NFL Network as part of the pregame show.

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