Cam Newton will host his podcast in Charlotte before Panthers game. Here’s where
The Cam Newton Experience this weekend won’t just be encased in a stadium.
It’ll be in the streets of uptown Charlotte, too.
About 24 hours after the Carolina Panthers hinted that their most iconic character will be the “Keep Pounding” drummer before the game — marking a return that not only meets the moment well but also mends a rift — Newton announced the details of another pregame event in uptown Charlotte: a live podcast.
His show, called “4th & 1 with Cam Newton,” will take place live and be livestreamed starting at 12:30 p.m. at The Roaring Riot Tailgate. The tailgate is located where it is always on game day, at 520 Elliot St., a block away from Bank of America Stadium.
Gates to the event open at noon, several hours before the Panthers’ playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at 4:30 p.m.
“It’s the playoffs,” Newton said in the Thursday announcement he shared on X, wearing a Panthers uniform, a bowtie, a top hat and a big smile. “Don’t let The Bank get robbed. Anything can happen.”
The Roaring Riot sent out its own announcement Thursday afternoon, too.
“The Roaring Riot is proud and excited to host Cam Newton and special guests for a live taping of his ‘4th & 1’ podcast at our Tailgate With a Purpose event ahead of the first Panthers home playoff game in 10 years,” the fan organization’s website reads. “This is a rare chance to experience Cam live, surrounded by Panthers fans, before kickoff as we get ready to watch the Panthers beat the Rams at Bank of America Stadium.”
The tailgate is free entry for all Roaring Riot members. Limited guest passes are available for $30, according to the Roaring Riot website, and the guest pass proceeds will be donated to the Cam Newton Foundation.
Food will be provided for the first 500 guests. For this reason and for the expected influx in attendance, “arriving early is strongly encouraged,” the website reads.
Such news only adds to the spectacle that will be Newton’s return to the Queen City. In fact, the taping of the podcast — which has over 510,000 subscribers on YouTube and many others on other platforms — is merely the appetizer Saturday.
The main course is expected to take place closer to kickoff, in Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers hinted on Wednesday that Newton would be the one to hit the Keep Pounding drum pregame, something fans have clamored for all week.
The planned tribute was immediately considered fitting. After all, the Panthers haven’t played a home playoff game since 2015 — 10 years ago, when Newton was not only the franchise’s quarterback but also the MVP of the league and the Superman-esque showman who carried Carolina to only its second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Him taking part in the Keep Pounding tradition was also welcomed. There was the perception of a rift between Panthers ownership and Newton for a while — one that Newton elaborated on his own podcast, in fact, in November 2024, when he explained how he’d felt excluded by the organization in multiple instances.
As Newton said, in part, when describing how he wasn’t invited to the team’s latest trip to Germany while some of his other 2015 teammates were: “Did it hurt my feelings? Yeah. It did. Like (dang), bro. I gave this city everything.”
Saturday should go a long way toward mending that relationship. And it starts at noon, with a podcast.
‘4th & 1’ live taping details
Where: The Roaring Riot Tailgate, 520 Elliot St., Charlotte
When: Gates open at noon, taping begins at 12:30 p.m.
Who: Cam Newton and his co-host, Omari “Peggy” Collins
This story was originally published January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM.
