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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m certainly aware of Olivia Dean, and my daughter is a huge fan,\u201d V\u2019landys said on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cTo have someone of the brilliance of Olivia Dean would be fantastic. We know she\u2019ll be in town, and we\u2019ll be reaching out to her people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cNaturally, you want to make grand final day an actual event that includes excellent entertainment. Olivia fits that bills. If you want top musicians, you have to pay accordingly.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m also a firm believer that NRL fans actually go to the NRL grand final to watch rugby league.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re talking about spending $2m for an artist to play for around 10 minutes, you\u2019d be better off spend that money on junior development.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what the AFL have spent on getting Kylie, but the reports last year were \u2026 Snoop Dogg cost more than $2m. That\u2019s a lot of money. Plus, we had Kylie perform at the 1986 NSWRL Grand Final. It\u2019s only taken the AFL 40 years to catch up.<\/p>\n \u201cEither way, we\u2019d love an artist like Olivia. We won\u2019t leave it until the last minute.\u201d<\/p>\n Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed Snoop Dogg cost around $2.5m to play at last year\u2019s AFL decider, but a lot of those expenses were covered by sponsors. The huge outlay on previous artists like Robbie Williams<\/a> and The Killers<\/a> has also made it easier for the code to attract huge artists.<\/p>\n Music industry sources confirmed Teddy Swims, whose song Lose Control went No. 1 in Australia and around the world, cost the NRL south of $400,000.<\/p>\n Foo Fighters are heading to Australia for a string of stadium dates, but do not arrive until the end of October. Country megastar Morgan Wallen has also hinted for several months that he is returning to Australia but, even if he is available, is expected to be well beyond the NRL\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Teddy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d93be010d1406c3f3f89c2ed5154fdffcc24c7a8.jpeg\")
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