Taylor Swift & Dave Matthews to perform, Saints / Vikings Pregame show

Joseph Guidry said

My first thought when I saw the musical entertainment for the game was they should have gone with at least one local band. There's an awful lot of musical talent to choose from in NOLA as we all know. I understand the "marketing" thing the NFL is doing, but I'd still like to see at least one local act.

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I knew that wasn't going to happen. Heck, for the homecoming in 2006, it was Goo Goo Dolls, U2, and Green Day. If they didn't have local acts for that, they definitely weren't going to have them for this. For better or worse, the NFL wants acts who are considered "big-time" all over the country. Major moneymakers. (And for what it's worth, I was at that game and U2 and Green Day brought tears to my eyes, so I wouldn't change a thing there.)

New Orleans has some great music and great musicians, but with the exception of a few rappers, it's been quite some time since any bands or singers from here were considered major acts all over the country. Aaron Neville was probably the last non-rap artist and that was over a decade ago. And Lil Wayne is not only NOT a Saints fan, but is also in jail.

The best you can hope for nowadays is a great local artist doing the national anthem.