FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shawn Warmstein Orange Bowl Committee [email protected] January 3, 2013 305-444-3383

GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTISTS TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE 2013 DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

Miami Lakes, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Kicking-off one of the most anticipated championship games in the BCS era, Zac Brown Band will perform the national anthem at the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 7, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium. The national anthem will highlight the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Countdown to Kickoff prior to the game, which will feature the #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide, and will be broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN. The national anthem will be performed by four members of Zac Brown Band; Zac Brown, , Jimmy De Martini and John Hopkins.

Two-time GRAMMY Award winners and multi-platinum artists Zac Brown Band have become one of music's most heralded acts and their third studio album '' (Atlantic/Southern Ground) debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart across all genres and is currently nominated for a 2013 GRAMMY Award. The album follows the seven-piece's triple-platinum major label debut 'The Foundation' (Atlantic Records/Home Grown/Big Picture) and platinum #1 follow-up 'You Get What You Give' (Atlantic/Southern Ground), which together produced a historic series of nine consecutive #1 hit singles. Since 2009, the band has garnered over 70 GRAMMY, ACM, AMA, CMA and CMT award nominations.

The 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game will be the seventh all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Alabama and the first since 1987. Notre Dame holds a 5-1 record in the all-time series; including a 1975 Orange Bowl win over #1 ranked Alabama, when the Irish took an early 7-0 lead en route to a 13-11 upset victory in Ara Parseghian’s final game as head coach at Notre Dame. The Irish also prevailed in a second bowl game, the 1973 Sugar Bowl.

Zac Brown Band is represented by ROAR, a Beverly Hills-based talent and brand management company, and CAA. For more information on Zac Brown Band, please contact Elizabeth Lutz ([email protected]), David McTiernan ([email protected]) or Rebecca Shapiro ([email protected]) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171; Sheila Richman at Atlantic Records, 212.707.3063 ([email protected]) or Liz Norris at ROAR, 310.424.7800 ([email protected]). Additional information can also be found at www.zacbrownband.com.

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About the Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is a 348-member, primarily-volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. The Orange Bowl Festival features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Discover Orange Bowl on January 1, 2013 and the Discover BCS National Championship on January 7, 2013. Other Orange Bowl core events include the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance presented by Sports Authority, Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, Orange Bowl Sailing Regatta Series and Orange Bowl Paddle Championships. For more information on the 2012-13 Orange Bowl Festival and its events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program, log on to www.orangebowl.org.