Fox Uses ‘Tweezer Reprise’ By Phish As Super Bowl Intro Music For Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LI is taking place tonight at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas; where the Atlanta Falcons are taking on the New England Patriots. The pre-game introductions just took place and you might have noticed a familiar tune for one of the teams.

The Fox broadcast used “Tweezer Reprise” by Phish as the soundtrack for actor Ving Rhames’ introduction of the Atlanta Falcons. Watch how it went down:

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio was among those surprised by the inclusion of “Tweezer Reprise” according to his text conversation with his former road manager Brad Sands: (h/t Live Music Blog)

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The last time the music of Phish collided with the National Football League came a few years back, when the Seattle Seahawks used the band’s “Wilson” as intro music for quarterback Russell Wilson during their Super Bowl-winning 2013 season. Here’s a mini-documentary about the Seahawks/Phish connection: