Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt will mark Snoop Dogg\u2019s first ever live appearance at the MCG and follows major international artists to feature on grand final day including Katy Perry, KISS and Robbie Williams over the last three years.<\/p>\n
Snoop Dogg said he was thrilled to perform on the biggest day on the AFL calendar.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour to be hitting the stage at the AFL Grand Final,\u201d Snoop Dogg said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\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
Snoop Dogg will headline the 2025 AFL Grand Final entertainment. Picture: SuppliedSource: Supplied<\/p>\n
Snoop Dogg last toured Australia in 2023. He\u2019s also performed at the Super Bowl and Olympic Games. <\/p>\n
The grand final will again start at the traditional timeslot of 2.30pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe AFL Grand Final is the biggest event on the Australian sporting calendar \u2014 and this year, it just got a whole lot bigger,\u201d AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said.<\/p>\n
\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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want grand final day to be an unforgettable celebration of footy \u2014 and beyond the four quarters of the match, a celebration of culture, energy, and entertainment. Snoop fits that brief better than anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Long Beach to the biggest stage in Australian sport \u2014 Snoop Dogg is coming to the MCG for the Telstra pre-game entertainment, and we\u2019re ready to make history.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mushroom Group chief executive Matt Gudinski said Snoop Dogg could be the biggest star ever booked for the grand final. <\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing unforgettable performances from global superstars Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, and The Killers, this year the AFL is taking it to the next level with global icon and cultural superstar Snoop Dogg, who will headline the Telstra pre-game entertainment,\u201d Gudinski said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy team at Mushroom are currently working closely with Snoop and his team to produce an unforgettable spectacle, that will once again set the standard for live entertainment at sporting events in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis news is just the beginning \u2014 we\u2019re also collaborating with the AFL to include incredible Australian artists and performers in the pre-game showcase, and we can\u2019t wait to share more soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hip hop icon Snoop Dogg will headline the 2025 AFL Grand Final entertainment. The AFL on Tuesday morning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[49321,638,2095,12259,64,63,689,55,49324,639,684,485,25839,11288,49317,49329,49323,49331,49318,1584,22930,49333,49325,49327,2041,2067,677,49330,49328,49319,49320,49326,49334,49332,85,645,2614,49322,2969],"class_list":["post-60976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-absolute-honour","tag-afl","tag-america","tag-andrew-dillon","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australian-sporting-calendar","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ben-cotton","tag-california","tag-dylan-shiel","tag-grand-final","tag-grand-final-day","tag-group-chief-executive","tag-hip-hop-icon","tag-incredible-australian-artists","tag-international-artists","tag-katy-perry","tag-long-beach","tag-luamon-lual","tag-matt-gudinski","tag-mushroom-group","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-online-anywhere","tag-pre-game-entertainment","tag-premiership-decider","tag-rap-icon","tag-robbie-williams","tag-snoop-dogg","tag-snoop-fits","tag-sports","tag-telstra-corporation-limited","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-wild-amp-free","tag-young"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60976","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=60976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}