{"id":61346,"date":"2025-08-12T01:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/61346\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T01:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:32:12","slug":"snoop-dogg-to-headline-afl-grand-final-pre-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/61346\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg to Headline AFL Grand Final Pre-Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The D.O. Double Gee is heading to the G as Snoop Dogg has been announced as the pre-game performer at the AFL Grand Final, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on September 27th, 2025.<\/p>\n

This will be Snoop\u2019s biggest Australian<\/a> show ever, performing in front of 100,000-plus fans at the MCG, Australia\u2019s largest stadium<\/a>. While it\u2019s unlikely that he\u2019ll be\u00a0performing with Raygun<\/a>\u00a0on stage, the AFL CEO, Andrew Dillon, wants to find a homegrown act to pair with Snoop. \u201cHe\u2019s been at the Super Bowl, performed at the Olympics, but he\u2019s also very famous for his collaborations, so I think if we\u2019re looking for Australian artists, there\u2019ll certainly be one who will be featured on grand final day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Does Snoop Dogg know anything about AFL? No, but Dillon said he\u2019s a bit of a Bulldogs fan. \u201cI understand he follows the Western Bulldogs, so I\u2019m not sure he\u2019s necessarily an aficionado, but he certainly knows about the game.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"SnoopSnoop Dogg | Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

Katy Perry famously headlined the pre-match entertainment at last year\u2019s AFL Grand Final, much to the bemusement of AFL fans.<\/p>\n

It was such a disaster that our very own Nick Hall wrote an opinion piece, \u201c10 AFL Grand Final Acts That Would Be Better (and Probably Cheaper) Than Katy Perry,<\/a>\u201d which included names like ONEFOUR, The Whitlams, Silverchair, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and The Chats. Hopefully, one of these artists gets the call-up on stage with Snoop, and the natural fit would be ONEFOUR, who are performing their first Sydney Headline show on September 6th 2025.<\/p>\n

Snoop will join past performers Perry, Robbie Williams, and The Killers, and the rapper says he\u2019s honoured to be here. \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour to be hitting the stage at the AFL Grand Final,\u201d the artist said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of the biggest events on the Aussie calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t wait to bring the energy and celebrate with the fans. Let\u2019s make it unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The federal government previously banned the rapper from entering the country on the grounds of character after he was convicted of drug and firearms offences in the U.S. However, that ban was lifted in 2008, and the rapper has performed in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide as part of his \u201cI WANNA THANK ME\u201d Tour.<\/p>\n

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