Draft entertainment announced: The NFL announced the headline acts for the free NFL Draft Entertainment Series presented by Bud Light, with plenty of Pittsburgh flavor a part of it.
Pittsburgh’s own Wiz Khalifa, and Pittsburgh-area native and diehard Steelers fan Bret Michaels will perform on Friday, April 24.
Global country music superstar Kane Brown will bring the NFL Draft to a close when he performs on Saturday, April 25.
Khalifa and Michaels will take the stage prior to Day 2 of the Draft at 5:15 p.m., before Rounds 2 and 3 begin.
“Coming home to Pittsburgh for the Draft is pretty special,” said Khalifa. “This city raised me, and the energy here is different. Being back with the fans and representing the city in a moment like this just feels right.”
Michaels performed at halftime of the Steelers Wild Card game last season and is excited to hit the stage for the Draft.
“I cannot be more honored, excited and fired up to be asked to perform at the Pittsburgh 2026 Draft on Friday night,” said Michaels. “As a Pittsburgh native and a diehard fan of the Steelers, the NFL and all things Pittsburgh, this is a dream come true.”
Brown will perform on Saturday, April 25, at the conclusion of the Draft, and it’s not the first time he has performed for a football crowd in Pittsburgh. Brown performed his hit ‘Homesick’ for the Steelers Salute to Service game in 2018 at Acrisure Stadium.
“The Draft is one of those weekends where you can feel how much the game means to people,” said Brown. “Fans, players, the whole city, everyone’s part of it. Being here for that is going to be unforgettable.”
The Draft will kick off on Thursday, April 23, with another Pittsburgh native, KELS, who will perform the National Anthem. In addition, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s National Hymn Choir, featuring The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, will perform the hymn ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’