Newest Super Bowl Attraction: The Huddle at Circle Centre

The Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee plans to transform the former Nordstrom at Circle Centre mall into The Huddle, a temporary Super Bowl attraction with a warming area, massive Lids Locker Room shop featuring Super Bowl and NFL merchandise, a chef's table, beer garden, and entertainment options including live radio broadcasts by the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom show. The local CBS affiliate WISH-TV also plans to broadcast its newscasts leading up to Super Bowl XLVI from a temporary studio at The Huddle, which will run from Jan. 27 through Feb. 5.

The former mens' store at Nordstrom will become The Huddle After Hours Club, an ultra lounge offering top-shelf cocktails and a VIP area. The smoke-free club will be open to anyone over 21 for a small cover charge, starting at 10 p.m. on Jan. 27 through Feb. 4.

The hours of operation for The Huddle, which sits in the heart of Super Bowl Village along Georgia Street, are: Jan. 27, 3 p.m. to midnight; Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to midnight; Jan. 29, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Jan. 30, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Jan. 31, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Feb. 1, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Feb. 2, 11 a.m. to midnight; Feb. 3 through Feb. 5, 11 a.m. to midnight.

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Indy Sets Concert Lineup for 2012 Super Bowl Village

More than a dozen national music acts and many more local musicians will perform free concerts on two stages at the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis, from Jan. 27 through Feb. 5. Scheduled acts include rocker Bret Michaels; the bands Fuel, O.A.R., LMFAO and Umphrey's McGee; and country artists Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley and Corey Cox.

Among the performers scheduled to appear at this year's exclusive Super Bowl parties are Katy Perry, Drake, The Fray, The Roots, 50 Cent, Pitbull, Lil' Jon, the Barenaked Ladies, and Pete Wentz. More information and ticket information for the parties is available on our constantly evolving Super Bowl 2012 Party Page.

Meantime, here's the lineup of scheduled acts on the free concert stages in the Super Bowl Village (list has been updated with a date and time for each show):

Verizon Stage (Pennsylvania and Georgia Streets) - National Acts

• Big Head Todd and the Monsters (Rock): 9-10:30 p.m. Feb. 1
• Bret Michaels (Rock): 9:30-11 p.m. Jan. 27
• Corey Cox (Country): 1:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 29; and 2-3 p.m. Feb. 2
• Darius Rucker (Country): 9:30-11 p.m. Feb. 2
• Dierks Bentley (Country): 9:15-10:45 p.m. Jan. 29
• Edwin McCain (Pop Rock): 7-8 p.m. Feb. 2
• En Vogue (R&B/Pop): 4:30-5:30 p.m.. Feb. 3
• Fitz & the Tantrums (Pop Rock): 7-8 p.m. Feb. 3
• Fuel (Alternative): 9-10:30 p.m. Jan. 31
• Here Come The Mummies (Funk/RB/Dance): 4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 4
• Jon McLaughlin: 4-5 p.m. Jan. 28
• LMFAO (Alternative Hip Hop/Dance): 9:30-11 p.m. Feb. 3
• Morris Day and the Time (Funk/R&B/Dance): 2-3 p.m. Feb. 3
• O.A.R (Jam Band): 9:30-11 p.m. Feb. 4.
• Patti Labelle (R&B/Pop): 9:15-10:45 p.m. Jan. 28
• Railroad Earth (Americana/Progressive Bluegrass): 6:30-7:45 Jan. 29
• Sixpence None the Richer (Pop Rock): 4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 2
• Umphrey's McGee (Jam Band): 7-8 p.m. Feb. 4
• Will Hoge (Rock): 4-5 p.m. Jan. 29

Pepsi Stage (Meridian and Georgia Streets) - Emerging/local acts

• Bashiri Asad (Soul/R&B): 3:15-4:15 p.m. Feb. 3
• Blackberry Jam (Funk/Soul): 12:45-1:45 p.m. Feb. 3
• Born Again Floozies (Roots Music): 5:45-6:45 Feb. 4
• Carson Diesing (Blues): 12:45-1:45 p.m. Feb. 4
• Cynthia Layne (Soul/R&B): 2:45-3:45 p.m. Jan. 28
• DJ Limelight (Hip Hop/Soul): 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 3
• DJ Rusty (Funk/Soul/R&B): 3-4 p.m. Feb. 5
• Gentleman Alphonse (Live Hip Hop): 5:45-6:45 p.m. Feb. 3
• Greta Speaks (Covers): 3:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 31
• Healing Sixes (Rock): 3:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 30
• Hero, Jr. (Rock): 11:30-12:15 p.m. Feb. 2
• Hunter Smith Band (Country): 7:45-8:45 p.m. Jan. 31
• Indiana Reggae Band: Noon-1 p.m. Feb. 5
• Indy's Legends of Doo Wop (Doo Wop): 5-6 p.m. Feb. 1
• Jenny DeVoe (Singer/Songwriter): 8-9 p.m. Jan. 28
• John Spencer (Americana): 12:45-1:45 p.m. Feb. 2
• Living Proof (Covers): 7:45-8:45 p.m. Jan. 30
• Lynda Sayyah (Dance/Pop): 5:15-6:15 Jan. 28
• Max Allen Band (Jam/Rock/Dance): 5:45-6:45 p.m. Jan. 27
• North Mississippi Allstars: 8:15-9:15 p.m. Feb. 4
• Otis Gibbs (Folk/Americana): 3:15-4:15 p.m. Feb. 2
• Red Wanting Blue (Rock): 5:40-6:45 p.m. Feb. 2
• Roxie (Covers): 3:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 1
• Stereo Deluxe (Rock): 5-6 p.m. Jan. 30
• The Last Good Year (Rock): 3:30-4:15 p.m. Jan. 27
• The Meatball Band (Covers): 7:45-8:45 Feb. 1
• Twin Cats (Jam/Rock/Dance): 3:15-4:15 Feb. 4
• Whitney Coleman: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 5

Visit the Super Bowl Village and NFL Experience

Even without tickets to the 2012 Super Bowl, sports fans of all ages can participate in the hoopla surrounding the big game. The Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee and the NFL have teamed to host people of all ages at NFL-themed events in the days leading up to the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, 2012.

The epicenter will be a Super Bowl Village along a three-block stretch of Georgia Street between the Indiana Convention Center and Conseco Fieldhouse. The street has been transformed into a pedestrian-focused and weather-sheltered boardwalk. Other highlights include a zip line down Capitol Avenue, the always popular NFL Experience and an opportunity to watch ESPN broadcast live from Pan Am Plaza from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.

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Super Bowl Village & NFL Experience
In the days before the Super Bowl, the street will play host to a 10-day-long "interactive festival of football" showcasing all 32 NFL teams. Local and national bands will perform on two stages. Existing restaurants will be supplemented with temporary dining and retail options. And the former Nordstrom at Circle Centre will become The Huddle, a temporary attraction featuring a warming area, beer garden, merchandise shop, nightclub and live broadcasts of the Bob and Tom show. The Super Bowl Village will lead to a red-carpet entrance to the NFL Experience, which will set up shop in the Indiana Convention Center. The pro-football interactive theme park will take the entire 500,000-square-foot space starting in January, offering football clinics for children, autograph sessions and a massive memorabilia show.

NFL Experience, zip line tickets now on sale
Tickets for NFL Experience are now on sale through Ticketmaster. Kids 12 and under are $20, and adults are $25. Activities in the Super Bowl Village are free and open to the public, with the exception of a zip line through the village, which is $10 per person. The zip line down Capitol Avenue will be the longest temporary zip line in the U.S.