{"id":169228,"date":"2025-09-26T00:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169228\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T00:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:26:13","slug":"snoop-dogg-doppelganger-dupes-melbourne-fans-ahead-of-afl-grand-final-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169228\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Doppelg\u00e4nger Dupes Melbourne Fans Ahead Of AFL Grand Final Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you managed to snap a quick shot of hip hop royalty around Melbourne this week? You might want to check your shots, because a Snoop Dogg doppelg\u00e4nger has been doing the rounds, duping Victorian music fans in the process.<\/p>\n

While the Doggfather himself is currently in Victoria ahead of his appearance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for this year\u2019s AFL Grand Final pre-match entertainment, he\u2019s largely kept his other appearances limited to some pre-game goal-kicking<\/a> and some one-off surprise shows while in the city.<\/p>\n

So, who exactly is the doggelg\u00e4nger that\u2019s been doing the rounds this week? Well, that would be Eric Finch, a US native who has managed to go viral over the years for his role as Snoop Dogg\u2019s official lookalike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the past few days, Finch has been showing up at some Melbourne landmarks \u2013 including Richmond\u2019s iconic Skipping Girl vinegar sign \u2013 in a custom-painted lowrider. On Thursday night, Finch stopped by the Corner Hotel to put an end to the mystery behind theis rise of Snoop sightings, revealing himself as the man at the cnetre of it all.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, Finch\u2019s presence in the city has been part of a campaign by winemakers 19 Crimes in promotion of their 19 Crimes Cali by Snoop drop. Those who snapped photos were in with a chance to win access to an exclusive Grand Final afterparty featuring Snoop Dogg delivering a live DJ set.<\/p>\n

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Upon the AFL confirming his performance at this year\u2019s Grand Final, Snoop Dogg said, \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour to be hitting the stage at the AFL Grand Final \u2014 it\u2019s one of the biggest events on the Aussie calendar. Can\u2019t wait to bring the energy and celebrate with the fans. Let\u2019s make it unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon added, \u201cSnoop Dogg is a pioneer, a performer, and a true entertainer. He\u2019s played to packed stadiums around the world \u2014 but we think 100,000 fans at the MCG might just be his most iconic crowd yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of Australia\u2019s most talented musicians, Tash Sultana, will perform in Snoop Dogg\u2019s band<\/a> this weekend and is expected to showcase a \u201cshow-stopping guitar performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

They said of the epic gig, \u201cIt\u2019s not every day you get chosen to join Snoop\u2019s band and perform at the AFL Grand Final in front of 100,000 people, with millions more tuning in around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More Snoop Dogg Have you managed to snap a quick shot of hip hop royalty around Melbourne this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-169228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}