It’s been seven years since the rapper was in Australia, headlining now-defunct festival Big Day Out in 2014.The 49-year-old, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., became known as the epitome of West Coast hip-hop culture in the 1990s.While he’s become a familiar presence on our screens thanks to a number of hilarious ad campaigns in recent years, the rapper is finally bringing his music to our shores with the ‘I WANNA THANK ME’ tour, celebrating the release of his 17th album and 2019 documentary of the same name.The tour kicks off at Perth’s RAC Arena in Perth on 26 October 2022 before heading to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on the 28th, then Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on the 29th, before wrapping up at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on November 1 2022.Get those booking fingers ready, as pre-sale tickets will be available via Telstra Plus from this Friday, September 10th, at midday. General public tickets go on sale from Monday, September 14th at 4pm via Ticketek.While the legendary rapper first exploded onto the scene on Dr. Dre’s iconic album The Chronic in 1992, he has gone on to release 17 studio albums, win 17 Grammy nominations and sell tens of millions of records.Not to mention several appearances in acclaimed movies and TV shows, including a reality TV venture with close friend Martha Stewart, entitled ‘Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party’. Iconic.While in Australia, Snoop may have to check out a Rabbitohs game as the NRL team’s most unlikely celebrity fan — recently rocking a face mask on Instagram gifted to him by club co-owner Russell Crowe.Speaking to Sport Confidential, Crowe said the association between Snoop Dogg and the Rabbitohs dates back to 2006 when Crowe purchased the club.“He even visited Redfern in 2008 to be photographed with Nathan Merritt after he learned some fans referred to Nathan as Nate Dogg,” Crowe said.A true pop culture icon, Snoop released the I Wanna Thank Me documentary in 2019, marking 25 years as one of the world’s most influential artists, having collaborated with 2Pac, Pharrell Williams, Dr Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and more.The film also explored his successful dive into business, sports, cooking, acting, gaming and hosting.But come October next year in Australia, it’ll be all about the music.
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