BURNA BOY TO BRING THE HEAT TO THE 2023 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL KICK OFF SHOW BY PEPSI MAX®

PEPSI MAX® REVEALS THE GRAMMY® WINNING STAR WILL CO-HEADLINE AHEAD OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL, WITH FANS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO BE PART OF THE SHOW

NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- #PepsiKickOffShow - UEFA and Pepsi MAX® are excited to announce that GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter and producer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the highly anticipated 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi on June 10. For the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime to be part of the biggest annual global sporting event for themselves.

The global chart-topping 'Last Last' and 'It's Plenty' megastar  will bring his signature soulful vibes of afrobeats to Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium as millions of fans from across the globe tune in to watch the must-see performance only moments before the biggest game in club football gets underway. Burna Boy, fresh from a record-breaking year and the release of his sixth studio album, Love, Damini, will take to the Pepsi MAX stage alongside another soon-to-be-announced global sensation.

Revealed on TikTok, Burna Boy has teamed up with Pepsi MAX ambassadors and football royalty; world champion Leo Messi, reigning UCL champion Vini Jr and Euro-winning Lionesses star Leah Williamson; to encourage fans to showcase their best dance moves or ball skills by posting them to TikTok using the hashtag #PepsiKickOffShow. The best submissions will be hand-picked to show off their skills as part of the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi performance.

Burna Boy commented: "As a huge football fan myself, I know it doesn't get any bigger than the UEFA Champions League! That's why I'm so excited to be performing on the Pepsi MAX stage at this year's final. Music and football are the ultimate combination, so you already know I'll be bringing the vibes and making magic in Istanbul. The world ain't ready for what we have in store!"

Gustavo Reyna, Pepsi MAX's Senior Director of Global Marketing, added: "The UEFA Champions League Final is the stand-out date of the club football calendar, and Pepsi MAX prides itself on marking the occasion with the very best entertainment spectacles. The newly named 'Kick Off Show by Pepsi' is going to be huge this year; we're so excited to welcome Burna Boy, one of the world's most exciting artists, to the Pepsi x UEFA Champions League stage and we can't wait to see which fans are selected to feature as part of this truly unmissable performance. Stay tuned to find out who is co-headlining alongside Burna Boy in the weeks to come!"

"The UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show is a significant part of our joint efforts with Pepsi MAX, providing an incredible opportunity to reach new and younger audiences with some of the biggest names and rising stars in music. We're excited to showcase a line-up of talented artists at this season's Final in Istanbul in what is sure to be an energetic and memorable performance," said UEFA marketing director Guy-Laurent Epstein.

Now in its seventh year, the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi - formerly known as the UEFA Champions League Opening Ceremony - will air in over 200 countries and territories globally, just minutes before the stand-out fixture of the club football season commences. By uniting the worlds of football and music through one unmissable entertainment moment that stops fans in their tracks and leaves them wanting more, the event is the perfect demonstration of Pepsi MAX's 'Thirsty For More' platform. The Kick-Off Show is just one of the many exciting moments that Pepsi MAX and UEFA will bring football fans this season, including the announcement of another global superstar co-headliner to join the Kick Off Show, Tik Tok videos, fashion collaborations, product innovations and more!

Fans will be able to tune in to watch the performance via their local broadcaster and through the official UEFA YouTube and TikTok channels, while the @PepsiGlobal TikTok channel has all the information around how fans can win the chance of being part of the 2023 UEFA Champions League Kick Off Show by Pepsi.

With many more exciting updates and activities on the horizon, fans can stay tuned for more information by following Pepsi on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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About the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi

Since its inauguration in 2016, Pepsi has brought live global music talent to the world's most watched annual sporting event, evolving the UEFA Champions League Final into a truly global entertainment platform. This year's show will be brought to fans by platinum-selling singer, songwriter, and producer Burna Boy, who will perform following a record-breaking year and the release of his sixth studio album, Love, Damini. Pepsi has a rich heritage in football entertainment and has long-championed the freshest global talent - both on and off the pitch. So, who better to co-headline the UEFA Champions League Kick Off Show by Pepsi than Grammy award winner, Burna Boy? The biggest Nigerian artist of our generation.

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