The National Football League has announced its gameday entertainment lineup for the 2025 NFL Dublin game, where the Minnesota Vikings will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the league’s first ever regular season game in Dublin on Sept. 28th at Croke Park.
Award-winning music artist Myles Smith will perform at the halftime show during the 2025 NFL Dublin Game at Croke Park. Myles has showcased his sharp rise to stardom after winning the 2025 Rising Star BRIT Award as well as generating over one billion streams globally with hits such as Stargazing and Nice to Meet You. As part of his performance, Myles will be accompanied by The Line-Up Choir, a Dublin-based contemporary choir who will join for some of his biggest hits.
“It’s an honor to be part of the NFL’s first game in Ireland and be performing alongside all these amazing local artists,” said Myles Smith. “Dublin has such great energy, and I hope my performance brings even more excitement to the day for fans attending and watching worldwide.”
“We are excited to bring the very first NFL regular season game to Ireland, and there’s no better stage than the legendary Croke Park,” said Senior Director of Global Game Presentation and Entertainment at the NFL Tim Tubito. “Our aim is to celebrate this historic occasion with the kind of world-class entertainment fans expect from the NFL and showcasing a mix of global and local talent. With Myles Smith and a fantastic lineup of Irish performers, we look forward to creating an unforgettable game-day experience for fans to enjoy.”
The NFL will look to infuse moments throughout the game to celebrate Irish culture and music. Prior to kickoff Irish star Lyra will perform the country’s National Anthem Amhrán na bhFiann.
“As an Irish singer, standing at the center of Croke Park, singing in front of my fellow Irish and visitors from around the world, fills me with immense pride,” said Lyra. “I am deeply grateful to the NFL for giving me the opportunity to represent my homeland at such a momentous occasion. To be part of such an iconic moment, as the NFL makes history with its first regular-season game in Ireland, is an honor I will carry in my heart forever.”
“The NFL is synonymous with world-class sport and entertainment, and there’s no better stage in Ireland than Croke Park,” said NFL U.K. & Ireland General Manager Henry Hodgson. “We’re looking forward to making Irish talent and traditions central to an unforgettable gameday experience for fans in the stadium and watching around the world.”
In addition to pregame and halftime acts, there will be a host of performances by a range of local acts before and throughout the game to further bring even more entertainment around the game for the fans at Croke Park and watching worldwide, these will include:
Beyond the NFL’s first game in-market, the league is committed to growing the game at every level across the country, engaging with fans year-round through partners, programs and initiatives, including NFL Flag and community events.
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ABOUT MYLES SMITH
Myles Smith is a British folk-pop singer-songwriter who burst onto the scene with his breakout EP You Promised A Lifetime (March 2024) and the global smash “Stargazing.”
With over one billion streams, he’s earned top honors - including BBC Introducing Artist of the Year 2024 and BRITs Rising Star 2025 - and recognition as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. Known for his emotionally charged songwriting and genre-defying sound, he has performed at Glastonbury, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, and toured internationally as a support act for Ed Sheeran. His latest project release A Minute… and the single “Nice to Meet You” have further cemented his reputation as a compelling new talent.
ABOUT LYRA
Cork-born dark-pop sensation LYRA is one of Ireland’s fastest-rising stars, bursting onto the scene with her self-titled debut album, which shot to number one in 2024, outselling Beyoncé in Ireland. Known for her powerhouse vocals, dramatic style, and unapologetic attitude, she’s supported icons like Pink, Blondie, and Sting, played in front over 30,000 fans on her headline tour, and had her music featured on hit shows including Grey’s Anatomy and Love Island.
ABOUT THE LINE UP CHOIR
Founded in 2012 by music director Róisín Savage, The Line-Up Choir is a powerhouse mixed-voice rock and pop choir based in Dublin. With a membership of up to 200 singers from over a dozen countries, the choir brings a high-energy, stadium-level approach to vocal performance. The members learn all their music by ear and sing in six soaring vocal parts, reinventing pop and rock classics in their own unforgettable style. The Line-Up Choir has also been a proud supporter of powerful causes, including the Marriage Equality campaign and Darkness Into Light, and has even broken a Guinness World Record.
The choir has shared the stage and screen with notable artists, from Hugh Jackman to Glen Hansard and Billy Ocean, and is a regular feature on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show. Their electrifying performances have been seen at iconic venues such as the 3Arena, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, and Carnegie Hall, as well as at festivals like Electric Picnic and Body & Soul. Endorsed by music legends including Gwen Stefani, James Taylor, and Kylie Minogue, The Line-Up Choir recently rang in 2025 on stage at Dublin Castle with Cian Ducrot, in a performance broadcast live to the nation.
ABOUT CLADA HOUSE BAND
CLADA is an Irish Dance Music (IDM) band from County Galway, Ireland, formed in March 2024. The group of five musicians combines their diverse musical backgrounds to bring a fresh approach to Irish music. In just months, CLADA has become a viral sensation on social media, collaborating with the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers game announcement at Croke Park, and completed their first Irish tour. They also held a two-month residency at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Orlando, Florida, and recently toured the UK performing in Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Winchester. CLADA’s goal is to make Irish music more accessible to younger people, while also giving the Irish Music that has been celebrated as part of Irish tradition and culture a fresh lift by blending traditional elements with contemporary techniques, sounds, and rhythms.
HIT MACHINE DRUMMERS
The Hit Machine Drummers - Ireland’s premiere drum ensemble, delivering powerful performances all across Ireland since 2013. This band of Celtic Drummers will set the energy levels high.
THE ARTANE BAND
The Artane Band is formed of both male and female secondary school students from the northside of Dublin aged between 12-18 years of age. The band is based in the Artane School of Music which is known as ‘The Jewel In The Crown’ of the organization. The band has been in existence since 1872. In 1886 the band became firmly linked with the Gaelic Athletic Association, since then the band has played an intricate role in entertaining spectators at GAA matches across the season in particular at the All-Ireland Hurling and Football Semi-Finals and All Ireland Finals. To date, the band has played for every President and Taoiseach of Ireland, three Presidents of the United States, three Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom, as well as many other heads of state, in their long history. The band were amongst the first to be heard on RTE ( Raidió Teilifís Éireann from its inaugural broadcast) and were dubbed ‘The Biggest Little Band In The World’ by Bing Crosby. The Artane Band are perhaps best known for their appearances in Croke Park but are now equally well known as concert and ensemble players of the highest regard. The Artane School of Music takes great pride in the development of the skills, knowledge and technical ability required to reach the highest level of performance achievable by our young students. Our students are known and recognized as confident, disciplined, and professional young musicians.