For the third year in a row, pop-culture multihyphenate Fred Minnick hosted his Big Game week event, Fred Minnick Live on Friday, February 7th. This year’s event, which was presented by the New Orleans Bourbon Festival and hosted at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District Hotel, brought together celebrities, athletes, musicians and more; further cementing this event as the top exclusive event during Big Game week and further cements Minnick’s presence in entertainment and pop-culture.
Check out event photos, here:
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See video footage, including a performance of Danny Worsnop's "Ain’t No Use,” which was performed at the event, here:
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The night kicked off with a welcome toast from host Minnick alongside NFL legend Terry Bradshaw and the world’s top female sports bettor Amanda Vance, as well as a meet & greet with recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Jared Allen. Bradshaw and Vance later joined Minnick for a conversation about NFL success, Super Bowl LIX predictions and the return of Bradshaw Bourbon.
Attendees were then treated to a live performance from multi-PLATINUM-selling country artist Dierks Bentley, who performed hits "Drunk on a Plane," "What Was I Thinkin'" and "I Hold On,” followed by a live Fred Minnick Show interview, where he shared about his songwriting process and his new ROW 94 bourbon.
In addition to Bentley’s performance, attendees got to hear standout performances from rising singer-songwriter Dani Rose and globally recognized rock-turned-country artist Danny Worsnop, who both joined Minnick for a couch conversation about the grind of being an artist, plans for future music and more.
Actors Ian Somerhalder (LOST, Vampire Diaries) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) joined Minnick on stage for a live Fred Minnick Show interview. Somerhalder shared signed bottles of his Brothers Bond bourbon, shared about his love for regenerative farming, and revealed some never-before-heard stories about his time filming for the hit show LOST. McElhenney, an avid Eagles fan, led the crowd in several E-A-G-L-E-S chants and teased what's happening in Season 17 of It's Always Sunny, which drops in June.
Fans can continue watching Minnick’s live interviews via his award-winning series The Fred Minnick Show on YouTube. Minnick recently released pre-taped episodes with Dierks Bentley, country artist Jordan Davis, retired NFL athlete Jared Allen and more. Watch full episodes of The Fred Minnick Show, here: youtube.com/@FredMinnick/videos.
Fred Minnick Live also raised money to support veterans recovering from PTSD via the Raising Spirit Society’s Task Force Pelican charity, and auctioned off one-of-a-kind items like a Taylor Swift-signed guitar, an Old Rip Van Winkle bottle painted with Patrick Mahomes, Harrison Ford’s horse from 1923 and more. Additionally, VIP attendees received gift bags that included bourbon bottles, VSIKI glassware, Cuban cigars and more.
Fred Minnick Live 2025 partners:
Baxus
Viski
New Orleans Bourbon Festival
Hard Truth
Woodinville
K Luke Whiskey Company
Leiper’s Fork Distillery
Bardstown Bourbon
Green River
J.T. Meleck
Seven Three Distilling Co.
Pinhook
Smoke Wagon Bourbon
Michter’s
Buffalo Trace
Brother’s Bond
Row 94
Jack Daniel’s
CR Citrus
Stay tuned for Fred Minnick Live 2026 in Santa Clara, CA. In the meantime, visit fredminnick.com for more information.
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