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Carrie Underwood adds jolt of star power to Grey Cup celebrations

Country star will headline the festivies surrounding November event in Hamilton
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The star power of the 鈥23 Grey Cup won鈥檛 be limited to just the players on the field.

Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival, the Hamilton organizing committee announced Tuesday.

The Grey Cup game will be held at Tim Hortons Field on Nov. 19.

Underwood鈥檚 performance will be at Hamilton鈥檚 FirstOntario Centre.

The Built in the Hammer Grey Cup Music Festival will run from Nov. 16-19 and feature both free and ticketed events. Underwood鈥檚 appearance in Hamilton will be her first since 2016.

Underwood, who is married to former NHL player Mike Fisher, has won eight Grammy Awards and 16 ACM Awards, including three for entertainer of the year. She鈥檚 the first female to win twice and only female to receive it three times. Underwood also holds the record for most CMT honours with 25.

She also performs the introduction to Sunday Night Football, which she has since 2013.

Underwood has sold over 85 million records worldwide and recorded 28 No. 1 singles (14 of which she co-wrote).

Pre-sale access to tickets for all Built in the Hammer Grey Cup Music Festival concerts will be open first for all Grey Cup ticket holders. Tickets to Underwood鈥檚 concert will go on sale to the general public Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. ET.

鈥淗amilton and the surrounding region represent more than our industrial roots,鈥 Matt Afinec, president/CEO, Business Operations, Hamilton Sports Group, said in a statement. 鈥淭here is also a love of artistic pursuits here, including a deep devotion to music of all types.

鈥淐ombining a music festival with a football festival is our way of signalling that we want to celebrate all that Hamilton is today,鈥

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