The Kid Laroi announced to headline NRL Grand Final

Australian rapper and singer-songwriter The Kid Laroi is set to headline the 2024 NRL grand final entertainment later this year.
It has been announced that the Grammy nominated superstar will round out the performances for the premiership.
The Girls singer is known to be a die-hard South Sydney Rabbitohs fan and grew up in Sydney’s south.
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Combining his love for the sport and performing will be a career highlight for the star who recalls growing up with big dreams.
“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 release.
“It really doesn’t get much better than that.”
His planned performance for the NRL Grand Final comes off the back of the North American leg of his The First Time Tour where he performed for fans in 31 cities.
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The star’s international success makes him an exciting addition to the Grand Final entertainment.
”The Kid LAROI personifies the energy, excitement and ambition of Rugby League as we celebrate the end of another record-breaking season and look to take Rugby League to new frontiers in the future,” said National Rugby League CEO Andrew Abdo.
“He is one of the biggest music stars on the planet, and he also has Rugby League in his DNA having grown up in South Sydney and followed his beloved Rabbitohs from a very young age. He is set to supercharge an unbelievable day of Grand Final football,” Abdo added.
The much anticipated Grand Final of the NRL & NRLW Telstra Premiership will be held at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Sunday 6 October.
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