The next Super Bowl in Arizona now has an official date.
The NFL and the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee on June 2 announced Super Bowl LVII will take place on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium.
“The selection of the date for Super Bowl LVII means we are getting closer to the event all of Arizona is anticipating,” Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Chairman David Rousseau stated in a news release. “The exposure and economic impact it brings to our region is unmatched and so is the level of community support required to execute such a massive undertaking.”
The big game originally was scheduled for Feb. 5 in 2023, but the NFL this past March added a 17th game to its regular season schedule, which bumped postseason schedules up a week.
Glendale was awarded the 2023 event in May 2018. The next game will be the first time the West Valley has hosted a Super Bowl since 2015, when the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Glendale in what remains the most watched U.S. television broadcast ever with 114.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
“We were still working about 10 minutes before kickoff last time,” Mr. Rousseau told the Glendale Independent in 2020.
The 2023 game will be the third in a 15-year span at State Farm Stadium, which hosted its first Super Bowl in 2008.
It was widely reported the 2015 game delivered a positive economic impact to Arizona of $720 million, the highest for any Super Bowl on record and the largest for any special event in the state.
The economic numbers were different for Glendale itself, however.
A 2015 city analysis shows Glendale likely lost between about $1.25 million and $579,000 hosting Super Bowl XLIX, incurring costs for public safety and transportation, among other expenditures.
“When the announcement came in May 2018, preparations for Super Bowl LVII started right after the bid was successful and Arizona was awarded this prestigious game,” Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said. “Work began on securing hotel rooms and venues in advance to make sure visitors have places to stay and that there would be places to hold various parties and events. Work also began to help garner statewide support for all the activities and events surrounding the Super Bowl.”
By the 2023 event, the city expects at least five more hotels near the stadium within the Westgate Entertainment District. Other new upcoming developments at Westgate in time for the Super Bowl include a Crystal Lagoons Island Resort and a Tiger Woods-owned putting complex.
Arizona joins South Florida, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Tampa Bay as the only sites selected to host the Super Bowl at least four times.
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