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The AFL once again have their finger on the pulse with Katy Perry being confirmed for the GF.

Even if you like this sort of thing, she was popular over 10 years ago.  Her latest song has been panned, it's about women empowerment and was produced by a known ("alleged") rapist and predator. He was the guy Kesha brought to court

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    i never understand why we celebrate australia's greatest home-grown sporting spectacular with an overseas "big" name artist when we have local internationally-acclaimed artists of our own (and keep the money in the country).

    something to do with a power complex in the afl hierarchy no doubt

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    Just give us the Boss playing Born to Run. I don’t care if he’s over 70 years old, he’s still the greatest 😬

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    I feel sorry for good Australian Bands I dare say Kate Perry has never seen an AFL game.

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    I'm going to go out on a limb and say the AFL HQ executives are old enough that their kids were teens ten years ago.

    Cultural cringe has already been used in this thread. It is interesting to see how it has evolved from 'nothing we do could ever compare to the sophistication of Europe' to 'nothing we do could ever compare to the tacky over-the-top flashiness of America'.

    Honestly sometimes they give the impression of not knowing Australia exists.

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    14 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    I feel sorry for good Australian Bands I dare say Kate Perry has never seen an AFL game.

    It’s embarrassing that we have to have an international artist when there are so many great Aussie bands/artists. Truly embarrassing.

    It’s like an event is devalued unless there’s an American big name headlining. Remember when Meryl Streep played Lindy Chamberlain while Australian actors weren’t even considered for the lead role? I thought those days were over. They should be.

    Way to insult our homegrown talent, AFL.

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    37 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    I feel sorry for good Australian Bands I dare say Kate Perry has never seen an AFL game.

    There’s a photo of her on the AFL website holding up the footy. The expression is pretty much ‘wtf is this?’

     

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    40 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    I feel sorry for good Australian Bands I dare say Kate Perry has never seen an AFL game.

    But you can guarantee a media piece about "how tough and brave" the players are and her mind is blown.

     

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    52 minutes ago, Phil C said:

    Just give us the Boss playing Born to Run. I don’t care if he’s over 70 years old, he’s still the greatest 😬

    You’re missing the point, though. They should source the talent for the AUSTRALIAN Football League here in Australia. There are overseas acts that I love but I’d be just as p****d off if the AFL paid them for the gig instead of an Australian act.

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    2 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Way to insult our homegrown talent, AFL.

    The way the AFL continually screws over grass-roots footy, it’s not the least bit surprising.

    Nothing against Katy Perry, but her prime audience (at a guess) would be pre-teen girls.

    Don’t think that quite aligns with those  that will be attending this years GF.

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    Just now, Demon Disciple said:

    The way the AFL continually screws over grass-roots footy, it’s not the least bit surprising.

    Nothing against Katy Perry, but her prime audience (at a guess) would be pre-teen girls.

    Don’t think that quite aligns with those  that will be attending this years GF.

    Exactly! They secure a well-known American regardless of the suitability of the music.

     I’m not even sure who Katy Perry appeals to. The preteen fans when she was ‘relevant’ are now in their early- to mid-twenties.

    One of the biggest fails was in 2015 when the British singer Ellie Goulding headlined. Totally unsuitable genre and sang way too softly. It was so cringe.

     

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    Half-time entertainment?

    Bring back the long kicking competition and dogs* catching frisbees.

    *Australian dogs, of course.

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    10 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    Give me Chad Morgan.

    The sheikh of Scrubby Creek

    An interesting choice but ....

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    I actually feel a bit sorry for the AFL about the half time entertainment. For one I really don’t think we need anything, two virtually anyone they get doesn’t matter if their Australian or International will not get universal respect. 
     

    As a massive hip hop fan I reckon Kendrick Lamar would have been perfect this year. 

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    Angry Anderson and the Batmobile was one of the greatest moments in sporting and music history. Period.

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    Yep, the infantilisation of popular culture is a thing. I could write far too much about it, but I’ll spare you all. 

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    47 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Exactly! They secure a well-known American regardless of the suitability of the music.

     I’m not even sure who Katy Perry appeals to. The preteen fans when she was ‘relevant’ are now in their early- to mid-twenties.

    One of the biggest fails was in 2015 when the British singer Ellie Goulding headlined. Totally unsuitable genre and sang way too softly. It was so cringe.

     

    Surprisingly she has broad appeal amongst a lot of women

     

    But surely we can do better.y bad I'm thinking Taylor Swift but I'll give that a pass.

    Sadly for me it's hunters, Paul Kelly or the like.

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    According to the obviously AI generated promo video, Katy Perry is the "Telstra pre-game entertainment."

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    11 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    Surprisingly she has broad appeal amongst a lot of women

     

    But surely we can do better.y bad I'm thinking Taylor Swift but I'll give that a pass.

    Sadly for me it's hunters, Paul Kelly or the like.

    Well they’re not my cup of tea but I’d take them over an international act.

    The thing is, it’s not as though they need a drawcard. The grand final is a sellout regardless of pregame and halftime entertainment, so why pay an exorbitant fee to an international act when you can have a local act for considerably less? And one whose music is appropriate to the occasion. The AFL are so out of touch. Perry would be rubbing her hands in glee. 

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    The AFL is a political organisation in the entertainment business.

    We have a core set of viewers who'll tune in anyway.

    How do we get more viewers who wouldn't normally watch? Let's get a famous American artist who's on the slide who'll be a bit cheaper.

    Paul Kelly, Mark Seymour, Mick Thomas, King Stingray, Amyl and the Sniffers, The Chats.

    The grand final in Perth under lockdown put on a cracking mix of Australian music. Best pre match entertainment I can remember.

    Nope, has to be a yank.

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    AC/DC anyone ?

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