Benson Boone performs onstage during the 2025 American Music Awards at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Benson Boone will make his way to Rice Eccles Stadium on December 31, 2026, as he headlines entertainment during the first intermission of the NHL’s Winter Classic.
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Fresh off his Wanted Man tour, Boone will perform during the first intermission of the Winter Classic at Rice Eccles Stadium.
Known for his signature high-energy, Boone has evolved into a musical sensation with his intimate, diaristic pop songs.
In addition to earning a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, Boone’s now Diamond certified hit, “Beautiful Things”—the most-streamed song in the world in 2024—quickly soared to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent 7 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Global 200, and hit #1 at Top 40, Hot AC, and AC radio.
Since 2008, the National Hockey League has hosted a collection of outdoor games headlined by the annual Winter Classic.
In the past, cities such as Buffalo, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, and Seattle have hosted the extraordinary event.
In 2026, the NHL experimented with a different approach as the Florida Panthers hosted the New York Rangers at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
In 2014, the NHL also introduced the Stadium Series to add even more annual outdoor games to the league’s schedule.
However, these differ from the Winter Classic as they serve as more of a supporting event to reach additional markets, as opposed to the Winter Classic, which is the primary outdoor game for the calendar year.
The Winter Classic now returns to a true winter setting as Salt Lake City prepares to welcome the prestigious outdoor event in December.
The Utah Mammoth will face the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. MT.
The game will be available on TNT, TruTV, & HBO Max.
All Mammoth games will also be broadcast live on the KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM).
Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Follow him on X. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.
