MEDIA CREDENTIALS

The media credential application for Band of the Year event is now closed.

Thank you for your interest in covering the inaugural Band of the Year event, presented by ESPN Events, Friday December 15, 2023, at 6 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

To obtain credentials for the Band of the Year, media members must have an authorized assignment editor/director complete the online credential application. Credential applications will be evaluated by event Media Coordinator. An application does not guarantee approval.

The credential application deadline is December 10, 2023, at 5 p.m.

CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION POLICIES

• • Submission of credential application does not guarantee credential approval. Credentials and parking passes will be issued based on approval by the Band of the Year Coordinator.
  • Credentials granted to working media only
  • Only one application per media agency
  • Application must be submitted by an authorized sports editor/news director
  • No passes issued to freelance photographers
  • No passes issued to freelance writers, equipment carriers, film runners, other “assistants” etc.
  • No passes issued to children or spouses
  • GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CREDENTIAL.
  • CREDENTIALS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE UNLESS APPROVED BY THE MEDIA COORDINATOR
  • Credential requests will not be accepted via email