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The AFL might be Australia\u2019s indigenous game, but league officials have secured another international A-list performer for the entertainment at this year\u2019s grand final with the announcement that American rapper Snoop Dogg will grace the MCG.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old is an unusual fit with the athletic arena having become synonymous with marijuana during his three decades in music, especially given the AFL is currently wrestling with its own illicit drugs policy.<\/p>\n
But the Long Beach-born rapper \u2013 legally Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr and formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion \u2013 has entertained sports fans before, including the 2022 Super Bowl in California where he performed with fellow West Coast artists Dr Dre and Kendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n
He has developed a close association with elite sport in recent years, including appearing at the Paris Olympics where he was a special correspondent for American broadcaster NBC.<\/p>\n
\u201c100,000 fans. And the two best teams. And your boy big Snoop D-O-double G at the M-C-G,\u201d he said in his video announcement. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to see y\u2019all in September for the Telstra pre-game entertainment brought to you by … me.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span>Snoop at the Paris Olympics last year.<\/span> Photograph: Stefan Matzke\/sampics\/Getty Images<\/p>\n AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon rejected concerns that the artist didn\u2019t reflect Australian culture and that, as one TV reporter put it, \u201che\u2019s gangsta\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an iconic musical act, iconic performer, he\u2019s also really well-known for his collaborations,\u201d Dillon said. \u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see a lot of Australian talent as part of the pre-game entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n The show will be produced by Mushroom Group, whose chief executive Matt Gudinski said Australian artists will also be added to the bill.<\/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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Sign up to From the Pocket: AFL Weekly<\/span><\/p>\n Jonathan Horn brings expert analysis on the week’s biggest AFL stories<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span><\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n The performer has secured Australian visas in the past despite complications arising due to his criminal record \u2013 which includes drug and gun possession charges \u2013 and local opposition to his visits due to the content of his lyrics.<\/p>\n His last tour was in 2023 when he played seven shows, including two at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.<\/p>\n Snoop Dogg follows the appearance of pop artist Katy Perry at last year\u2019s grand final, and glam rock band Kiss in 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cThe AFL grand final is the biggest event on the Australian sporting calendar \u2013 and this year, it just got a whole lot bigger,\u201d Dillon said. \u201cSnoop Dogg is a pioneer, a performer, and a true entertainer. He\u2019s played to packed stadiums around the world \u2013 but we think 100,000 fans at the MCG might just be his most iconic crowd yet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The AFL might be Australia\u2019s indigenous game, but league officials have secured another international A-list performer for the entertainment at this year\u2019s grand final with the announcement that American rapper Snoop Dogg will grace the MCG. The 53-year-old is an unusual fit with the athletic arena having become synonymous with marijuana during his three decades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[3709,8860,8863,82,4858,8861,5057,8862],"class_list":{"0":"post-15282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-dodouble","10":"tag-dogg","11":"tag-final","12":"tag-grand","13":"tag-mcg","14":"tag-perform","15":"tag-snoop"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}