{"id":31762,"date":"2022-09-08T18:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T01:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000028259"},"modified":"2022-09-09T06:41:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:41:29","slug":"nfl-kickoff-long-beach-j-balvin-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/news\/nfl-kickoff-long-beach-j-balvin-concert","title":{"rendered":"Thousands pack Alamitos Beach for NFL kickoff party, J Balvin concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In nearly triple-digit temperatures, thousands gathered Thursday afternoon on Alamitos Beach for the NFL&#8217;s kickoff party, which featured a free headlining concert from Latin music sensation J Balvin.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL Kickoff Experience celebrated the beginning of the 2022 NFL season, which started Thursday evening with the defending Super Bowl champion LA Rams taking on the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Balvin, who has been dubbed the &#8220;Prince of Reggaeton\u201d in the music industry, electrified the crowd with a performance of some of his most famous hits. Not even the scorching weather could keep adoring fans from crowding into each other near the main stage, dancing and belting out lyrics at the top of their lungs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The \u201cPrince of Reggaeton,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBALVIN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JBALVIN<\/a>, is currently performing at Alamitos Beach for the NFL Kickoff Experience. Thousands here in attendance for the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YXr1pgUv4S\">pic.twitter.com\/YXr1pgUv4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fernando Haro (@FernandoAHaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FernandoAHaro\/status\/1568012176140673026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also performing at the event was Grammy-nominated DJ and producer TOKiMONSTA, who at one point brought other musical artists onstage, including Atlanta Hip Hop duo EARTHGANG.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to musical performances, the NFL Kickoff Experience gave attendees the opportunity to participate in activities like playing the new Madden NFL video game, running 40-yard dashes through the sand, walking through a gallery of Super Bowl rings and getting autographs from professional players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000075683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000075683\" style=\"width: 1110px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000075683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08180528\/DSC_6279-1110x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"765\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000075683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J Balvin performs with a backup dancer at the NFL Kickoff Experience in Long Beach Thursday, Sept. 8. Photo by Fernando Haro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000075685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000075685\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000075685\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08180622\/DSC_6185-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000075685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J Balvin fans get ready to record his entrance at the NFL Kickoff Experience in Long Beach Thursday, Sept. 8. Photo by Fernando Haro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000075684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000075684\" style=\"width: 1707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000075684\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08180559\/DSC_6309-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000075684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J Balvin thanks the crowd during the NFL Kickoff Experience in Long Beach Thursday, Sept. 8. Photo by Fernando Haro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-sumo-and-hatch-chiles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the heat couldn&#8217;t keep fans from packing in to see the artist dubbed the &#8220;Prince of Reggaeton.&#8221; He performed as part of the kickoff event for the NFL&#8217;s 2022 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":72143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2002],"tags":[32044],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32041],"class_list":["post-31762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nfl","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31762"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=31762"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=31762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}