Snoop Dogg is set to receive one of his biggest Australian audiences to date, with the U.S. rapper confirmed as the headline performer for the AFL Grand Final.

The Californian hip-hop icon will perform this September at the imposing Melbourne Cricket Ground, the venue for the Australian Football League’s showpiece event.

“The AFL Grand Final is the biggest event on the Australian sporting calendar — and this year, it just got a whole lot bigger,” AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said in a statement on Tuesday (Aug. 12)

“Snoop Dogg is a pioneer, a performer, and a true entertainer. He’s played to packed stadiums around the world — but we think 100,000 fans at the MCG might just be his most iconic crowd yet.”

Analogous to the NFL’s Super Bowl, the AFL Grand Final marks the end of the annual competi

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