(Updates with teams that will compete in Super Bowl)

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the 59th Super Bowl, arguably the biggest single event in U.S. sports with a huge global audience. Here's everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIX, including who is performing at halftime.

WHERE WILL THE 59th SUPER BOWL BE HELD?

The NFL championship game will take place in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome, home to the New Orleans Saints with a capacity of 83,000 spectators. This marks the 11th time New Orleans has hosted the event. While heightened security is always a part of Super Bowl festivities and the game itself, those measures will take on added significance after the New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens.

WHEN WILL THE SUPER BOWL BE PLAYED?

The 59th Super Bowl is scheduled to take place on Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET (2330 GMT). This highly anticipated event on the American sports calendar draws not just football fans but those interested in the halftime show and specially created advertisements. The 2024 Super Bowl drew an estimated 210 million viewers.

HAS ANY TEAM EVER WON THREE CONSECUTIVE SUPER BOWLS?

No. Many teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls. The Chiefs have a chance to make history by becoming the first team to win three in a row.

WHERE CAN YOU WATCH THE 2025 SUPER BOWL?

Fox will broadcast the Super Bowl and it will also stream on Fubo TV.

Outside the United States, you can watch the game with subscriptions from Dazn and other services.

WHO IS PERFORMING AT THE 2025 SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW? The Super Bowl halftime show, a 12- to 15-minute musical extravaganza and one of the most coveted slots on the U.S. music calendar, will feature Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar this time.

The 37-year-old Lamar from Compton, the heart of the Los Angeles rap scene, has 17 Grammy wins and performed during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2022 along with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige.

Past Super Bowl halftime performers have included such luminaries as The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Beyonce. Last season's performance featured Grammy-winning artist Usher.

HOW MUCH DO SUPER BOWL TICKETS COST?

Super Bowl tickets are among the most coveted in all of sports, notoriously hard to find, and their prices are impacted by the game's location and which teams are playing.

According to ticket marketplace TickPick, the cheapest get-in price for Super Bowl LIX will be around $6,600, while the average ticket price is $9,500.

The two Super Bowl teams split 35% of the tickets, the host team receives 5% and the remaining 29 NFL teams each get around 1% and hold lotteries among their season-ticket holders.

The NFL retains 25% of the tickets for media members, business and community partners. The league also gives away 500 tickets.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ADVERTISE DURING THE SUPER BOWL?

The Super Bowl is among the world's most coveted televised events for advertisers given the huge guaranteed audience, with a premium placed on creativity as Super Bowl commercials can generate outsized buzz. The price for placing commercials during the 2025 Super Bowl has not yet been reported, but for the 2024 game a 30-second spot on CBS cost around $7 million.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUPER BOWL TROPHY?

The Vince Lombardi Trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winner each year is named in honor of legendary NFL Hall of Fame coach Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games. (Compiled by Lisa Shumaker, Frank Pingue; Editing by Bill Berkrot)