Exclusive ticket pre-sale to Cowboys Stadium event featuring UNT Symphony Orchestra and Tim McGraw

From an announcement to UNT faculty, staff and students

The North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee invited the renowned UNT Symphony Orchestra to play at XLV Countdown: Live from Cowboys Stadium presented by Frito-Lay. The event, which features a special concert by Tim McGraw, will celebrate 50 years of Dallas Cowboys history and culminate the Kick-Off Concert Series for North Texas’ first Super Bowl. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

To buy tickets, visit Ticketmaster.

In addition to joining Tim McGraw for part of his performance, UNT’s orchestra will perform six works commissioned by the NFL to accompany films highlighting Dallas Cowboys history and Emmitt Smith’s August induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Concertgoers also will be able to hear pianist Van Cliburn perform the National Anthem.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can volunteer to be part of preparations for the Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV.

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• Mayborn Conference features Black Hawk Down author
• Moving Forward: UNT graduate programs among the best in the nation
• UNT to offer new sustainable tourism master’s degree
• UNT establishes peace studies institute
• Faculty Focus: Dale E. Yeatts
• Traditions: New honor society helps students with disabilities
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