The NRL has shocked the nation by booking a young homegrown artist with current cultural relevance to headline this year’s big footy grand final. In place of the usual internationals and nostalgia acts, the league has instead locked in chart-topping Kamilaroi rapper and pop superstar The Kid LAROI to perform at this year’s decider.
Having grown up in Sydney’s south, the Grammy-nominated youngster is a big Bunnies fan so he’s naturally stoked at the opportunity to combine his two loves.
“It really doesn’t get much better”
“As a young kid growing up in Sydney, I would drive past Rabbitohs training at Redfern Oval dreaming of playing Rugby League and making music and now I’m going to have this pinch myself moment of playing my music in front of a roaring crowd of Rugby League fans on Grand Final day,” The Kid LAROI said in a press statement.
“It really doesn’t get much better than that.”
Meanwhile, the reaction online has been predictably mixed. While pretty much anyone with even the slightest comprehension of Australian music culture is praising the move big time (e.g. one Facebook punter commented: “Too good! Finally someone relevant and super talented… 1000 times better then all the has beens we keep rolling out!”) others who are uh, less that way inclined, are hilariously stupefied.
“Really?? Tbh never heard of this singer. Was expecting a more well-known singer,” one said.
“Can’t we have Metallica or AC/DC instead???” another complained.
Anyway, the ball game is happening at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Sunday, 6th October, ahead of The Kid LAROI’s rescheduled Australian tour with American rapper Quavo and local drill rappers ONEFOUR this November.
ONEFOUR were actually also a hot topic in the comment section of the NRL’s post about The Kid LAROI’s big headline slot…
“He gonna sneak onefour in if Penrith are there,” one fan commented.
“If he brings onefour out the crowd will go mental!” another added.
We can dream…
Further Reading
The Kid LAROI Announces Rescheduled 2024 Australian Tour, Adds Quavo
Watch The Kid LAROI Perform With ONEFOUR In Sydney
The Kid LAROI Joins Post Malone Onstage in Sydney
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