Midweek Championship fixtures do not tend to generate this much fanfare but, then again, most matches in this division do not have rap royalty in the stands.
Fans had queued outside the Swansea.com Stadium five hours before kick-off to see Snoop, the man who had sold more than 35 million records and was now responsible for a surge in ticket sales in south Wales.
Each seat was adorned with a Snoop and Swansea-branded towel, inspired by those twirled by supporters of his favourite American football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
They made for extraordinary pre-match scenes, as Snoop and the sell-out crowd all waved their towels, while some of the rapper’s most recognisable tunes were complemented by chants of “Snoop Dogg’s barmy army”.
Unfortunately for the home side, initially they could not muster a performance to match that entertainment.
Vitor Matos’ men looked off the pace and lacked quality in the first half as they were outmanoeuvred by their energetic opponents.
Preston’s recent poor form had seen them slip out of the top six, but they played with renewed vigour here, creating a couple of chances before Jebbison took advantage of scruffy Swansea defending to convert from Callum Lang’s sliding cross.
Matos had seen enough to make three-half time substitutions, and the introduction of Yalcouye, Josh Key and Nunes gave them a significant lift.
All three played their part in Swansea’s improvement, with Yalcouye close to scoring from Zan Vipotnik’s fine through ball, while Key delivered several dangerous crosses.
Cullen also went close but, as Preston defenders threw their bodies in the way of any shot which came their way, it looked like Swansea would be denied.
That was until Nunes found himself in space on the left, shifted the ball on to his right foot and curled a pinpoint cross for Cullen, whose glancing header prompted huge roars of relief and delight on a memorable night for the Swans and their celebrity co-owner.