NEW ORLEANS, LA – Tickets for the 46th Annual Bayou Classic go on sale today, Monday, April 8, 2019.

The Bayou Classic, ranked as the #1 HBCU Classic in the nation, is the iconic collegiate gridiron matchup between Southern University and Grambling State University, which will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Bayou Classic fans may also purchase tickets for the ever-popular Battle of the Bands & Greek Show to be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Tickets, which will be available on every seating level of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, can be purchased at:

The My Bayou Classic website (www.MyBayouClassic.com)

Ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.com)

New Orleans Arena Box Office (1501 Girod Street, New Orleans)

The Grambling State University Ticket Office

The Southern University Ticket Office (F.G. Clark Activity Center, 801 Harding Blvd., Baton Rouge)

Ticket prices for the 2019 Bayou Classic Football Game range from $16-50. Tickets for the Greek Show & Battle of the Bands starts at $20 with options for VIP experiences.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Event management firm, New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), will once again be the management team for the 46th Annual Bayou Classic. NOCCI has been the event management firm for the series of events for the last nine years. NOCCI will once again manage the planning, marketing and execution for all Bayou Classic events held in New Orleans the week of Thanksgiving.

"We are eagerly planning the 46th Annual Bayou Classic and are extremely proud to be part of the power that is Bayou Classic this year," said Dottie Belletto, President and CEO of NOCCI. "We will build upon our many accomplishments over the past nine years, so that all EXPERIENCE THE POWER that is Bayou Classic."

THEME

Bayou Classic also officially announced the theme of this year's series of events – "Experience the Power."