SAVANNAH, Ga. (Gray News/AP) – The Savannah Bananas went major in 2024, taking its show to MLB stadiums from coast to coast.
The Savannah Bananas are taking their baseball hijinks to the gridiron in 2025.
Team owner Jesse Cole said his barnstorming squad, which has packed stadiums around the country with its rollicking, freewheeling version of the national pastime known as Banana Ball, will play at Clemson’s 81,000-seat Memorial Stadium on April 26.
The Bananas will also host a pair of games at NFL facilities, Cole said. They will play at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the 69,000-seat home of the Tennessee Titans, on May 10, followed by 75,000-seat Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, home of the Carolina Panthers, on June 7.
The exhibition entertainment team was formed in 2016 and plays to its own “Banana Ball” rules. The team has become a touring sensation with a style of the game that includes choreographed dance routines.
The team’s 2025 Banana Ball World Tour begins Feb. 1 in Mesa, Arizona and ends Sept. 27 in Houston, Texas.
The Bananas also will headline 18 weekends at major league stadiums in 2025, including their first trips ever to Yankee Stadium in New York, Camden Yards in Baltimore and Truist Park in Atlanta.
The Bananas will have a new opponent next season, as a team known as the Texas Tailgaters will join the Party Animals and Firefighters.
Fans can sign up to register for tickets now through Nov. 1.
A random drawing will then take place about two months before the tour to choose which fans get a shot at tickets.
If you’re selected, you’ll have a chance to purchase up to four tickets.
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