‘it Just Got A Whole Lot Bigger:’ Snoop Dogg To Perform At 2025 Afl Grand Final

The AFL mightiness beryllium Australia’s indigenous game, but convention officials person secured different world A-list performer for nan intermezo astatine this year’s expansive last pinch nan announcement that American rapper Snoop Dogg will grace nan MCG.

The 53-year-old is an different fresh pinch nan diversion arena having go synonymous pinch marijuana during his 3 decades successful music, particularly fixed nan AFL is presently wrestling pinch its ain illicit narcotics policy.

But nan Long Beach-born rapper – legally Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr and formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion – has entertained sports fans before, including nan 2022 Super Bowl successful California wherever he performed pinch chap West Coast artists Dr Dre and Kendrick Lamar.

He has developed a adjacent relation pinch elite athletics successful caller years, including appearing astatine nan Paris Olympics wherever he was a typical analogous for American broadcaster NBC.

“It’s an absolute honour to beryllium hitting nan shape astatine nan AFL expansive last – it’s 1 of nan biggest events connected nan Aussie calendar. Can’t hold to bring nan power and observe pinch nan fans. Let’s make it unforgettable,” Snoop Dogg said.

Snoop astatine nan Paris Olympics past year. Photograph: Stefan Matzke/sampics/Getty Images

The show will beryllium produced by Mushroom Group, whose main executive Matt Gudinski said Australian artists will besides beryllium added to nan bill.

“My squad astatine Mushroom are presently moving intimately pinch Snoop and his squad to nutrient an unforgettable spectacle, that will erstwhile again group nan modular for unrecorded intermezo astatine sporting events successful Australia,” he said.

The performer has secured Australian visas successful nan past contempt complications arising owed to his criminal grounds – which includes supplier and weapon possession charges – and section guidance to his visits owed to nan contented of his lyrics.

His past circuit was successful 2023 erstwhile he played 7 shows, including 2 astatine Rod Laver Arena successful Melbourne.

Snoop Dogg follows nan quality of popular creator Katy Perry astatine past year’s expansive final, and glitter stone set Kiss successful 2023.

“The AFL expansive last is nan biggest arena connected nan Australian sporting almanac – and this year, it conscionable sewage a full batch bigger,” AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said. “Snoop Dogg is simply a pioneer, a performer, and a existent entertainer. He’s played to packed stadiums astir nan world – but we deliberation 100,000 fans astatine nan MCG mightiness conscionable beryllium his astir iconic crowd yet.”