Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to sing national anthem at Missouri football opener
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Mizzou alum Sheryl Crow will sing the national anthem before Missouri football’s season-opening game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday, Sept. 3, in Columbia, the university and singer announced Tuesday.
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All we wanna do is Kickoff in CoMo 🎤🏈
— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) August 11, 2026
Sheryl Crow is ready. @MizzouFootball is ready. Are you ready?
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Crow, who is from Kennett, Missouri, earned a degree in music education from the University of Missouri in 1984 and later was awarded an honorary doctorate. She is a nine-time Grammy-winning artist, including Record of the Year in 1995 for the song ‘All I Wanna Do.’
In 2023, Crow was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“Hey, Mizzou fans, I'm so excited to see all of you guys at the ‘Kickoff in CoMo’ home opener,” Crow said in a news release. “Can't wait to get back in town. M-I-Z!”
The Sept. 3 game against UAPB also will be the Tigers’ first matchup in front of the recently renovated north end zone. The $250-million stadium renovation, which added premium seating and connected the north concourse to the east and west stands at Memorial Stadium, is expected to be completed in August.
The Thursday night game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and will air live on SEC Network.
Missouri is offering four tickets for $80 to attend the season-opening game. Tickets also are available via Stubhub on the secondary market, with prices starting at $28.
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“We’re thrilled to invite Mizzou fans to welcome Sheryl Crow back home to Mizzou and Memorial Stadium for what promises to be a special night to kick off our 2026 football season,” Mizzou deputy director of athletics and chief of external operations Eric Morrison said in the release. “Sheryl is an incredibly accomplished artist, a proud Missouri native and an outstanding ambassador for the University of Missouri and Mizzou athletics. We’re excited to have her back where her Mizzou story began and to share this special moment with Tiger fans.”
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to sing national anthem at Missouri football opener