Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT was the "life of the party" Saturday at the Fanatics Super Bowl party hosted at the College Football HOF. Kraft "briefly showed off his dance moves onstage with rapper CARDI B," and Fanatics Founder & Exec Chair MICHAEL RUBIN "shared a video of the viral moment on Twitter" (BOSTONGLOBE.com, 2/2). Kraft "bopped around in black jeans, a black hoodie and Nikes," as Cardi B performed her song, "MONEY" (NYPOST.com, 2/2).
SPECIAL GUESTS: The FOO FIGHTERS headlined DirecTV's Super Saturday Night in Atlanta and were joined by ROGER TAYLOR of QUEEN, who "arrived to play drums" during an "energizing, thrilling night" (AJC.com, 2/3). Other guest performers were ZAC BROWN, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist TOM MORELLO, JANE'S ADDICTION singer PERRY FARRELL and saxophonist DAVE KOZ (THE DAILY).
STAR SIGHTINGS: SHAQUILLE O'NEAL's party on Friday at The Battery Atlanta included guests such as Chiefs QB PATRICK MAHOMES, Redskins RB ADRIAN PETERSON, Ravens QB LAMAR JACKSON, Broncos WR EMMANUEL SANDERS, Redskins CB JOSH NORMAN, ESPN's JASON WITTEN, Pro Football HOFer WARREN MOON, former NFLers DARRELLE REVIS and REGGIE BUSH and Braves Development President & CEO MIKE PLANT (AJC.com, 2/3). Meanwhile, MKTG hosted its 8th annual Superb Owl party Friday on the West Side of Atlanta, with guests including NFL Panthers President TOM GLICK and Fanatics VP/Payment Strategy & Business Development BILL MURRAY (THE DAILY).
HEADLINE PERFORMANCES: Actor DAVID ARQUETTE was "bouncing around a pop-up club in a bunny suit" Thursday before rapper GUCCI MANE performed at 2:00am at Bootsy Bellows for a "VIP crowd" that included Giants WR ODELL BECKHAM JR., Buccaneers QB JAMEIS WINSTON and Pro Football HOFer TERRELL OWENS (NYPOST.com, 2/1)....Rapper TRAVIS SCOTT "headlined a Pepsi-sponsored, invite-only concert Friday night in downtown Atlanta." Other performers included METRO BOOMIN, LIL BABY and CHASE B, with a "surprise drop-in" from YOUNG THUG. Kraft, Pro Football HOFer JONATHAN OGDEN, Yankees RF AARON JUDGE, Falcons WR CALVIN RIDLEY and Giants WR STERLING SHEPARD were all in attendance (VARIETY.com, 2/2)....AEROSMITH and POST MALONE headlined the inaugural Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, which saw guests such as Pro Football HOFer EMMITT SMITH, Yankees LF CLINT FRAZIER, Mavericks Owner MARK CUBAN and EVANDER HOLYFIELD (THE DAILY).
