Snoop Dogg in bombshell AFL Grand Final headline act rumour
American music megastar Snoop Dogg is at the centre of a bombshell rumour after his name was linked to an iconic Aussie event.
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The AFL could be getting set to Drop It Like It’s Hot for the upcoming 2025 Grand Final at the MCG in September.
American rap superstar Snoop Dogg has reportedly been locked in as the headline act for the final game of the season.
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The rumour mill was sent into overdrive by 3AW host Ross Stevenson who spruiked that the 53-year-old could be the man to light up the stadium on September 27.
Stevenson noted that Snoop Dogg is set to perform in the Philippines just two days before the Grand Final, meaning the travel to Australia wouldn’t be a worry.
“It has been suggested to me that the grand final entertainment this year will be Snoop Dogg,” Stevenson said.
“You know who you can see in the Philippines on September 25? Snoop Dogg.
“I said to Damien Barrett about the rumour about Snoop Dogg being the Grand Final entertainment. He goes ‘he might need someone else with him...’.
“Do you know who he’s with in the Philippines two days before the Grand Final?”
Co-host Russel Howcroft responded: “Dr Dre?”
Stevenson added: “Dr Dre is correct! Does that get the job done, Damien?”
Howcroft said the AFL had taken full control of who headlines the Grand Final entertainment, instead of using an outside company to do the job.
“I don’t know whether this is rumour or flesh on the bones or just adding to the story, but I believe what’s happening this year is that the AFL is taking full control of who is the entertainment at the grand final,” Howcroft said on 3AW.
“They used to let’s say outsource it. There was a third party involved; that third party is no longer involved, (now) it’s all in-house.”
The AFL have yet to confirm who the headline act will be for this year’s Grand Final, but that isn’t slowing the rumour mill down.
A potential Snoop Dogg appearance would follow in the footsteps of American popstar Katy Perry who took centre stage in 2024.
Prior to that it was rock legends Kiss in 2023 and Robbie Williams who ignited the crowd in 2022.
If the rumours come to fruition, expect more than just Snoop Dogg to be on the stage with the rapper performing alongside Dr Dre during the Paris Olympics closing ceremony last year and during the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show he appeared with Dr Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.
Originally published as Snoop Dogg in bombshell AFL Grand Final headline act rumour
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