Top-secret AFL Grand Final support acts leaked after it was revealed Robbie Williams will headline the halftime entertainment at the MCG
G Flip, Temper Trap, Goanna, and footy anthem troubadour Mike Brady are set to support Robbie Williams at the AFL Grand Final, The Herald Sun has reported.
The British icon confirmed he will perform at the halftime show at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this year after AFL’s Executive General Manager Kylie Rogers told him he’s the ‘greatest performer in the world’.
An AFL spokesman said the full lineup will be announced shortly.
Robbie Williams (pictured) has confirmed that he will perform at the AFL Grand Final this year. And it was one simple comment that changed his mind about taking the gig after almost a decade of turning it down
‘We are working through the final pieces of an amazing Australian line up as we return to the MCG and 100,000 fans for the first time in two years,’ they told the publication
It is not known if any of the support acts will feature in Robbie’s band or perform separately.
Last week, it was revealed it was one simple comment that changed the former Take That star’s mind about taking the gig after almost a decade of turning it down.
G Flip is due to join Robbie at the MCG. Pictured at Splendour in the Grass 2022
The English singer-songwriter, 48, was convinced after receiving a whopping compliment from the AFL’s Executive General Manager Kylie Rogers.
‘You are the greatest performer in the world and we are the greatest game. We should do something together,’ Rogers reportedly said to the star backstage after An Evening with Robbie at at Rod Laver Arena in May, The Herald Sun reported.
That opened a discussion that led to the pop star finally accepting the job.
The Temper Trap are also set to play the iconic gig at the AFL halftime show
Robbie confirmed the good news of his impending performance to The Herald Sun in July.
‘I am so excited to be performing for all the fans, on the hallowed turf of the MCG, for the biggest game of the year,’ he said.
‘I can’t wait to see you all on that last Saturday in September,’ the Let Me Entertain You hitmaker added.
‘You are the greatest performer in the world and we are the greatest game. We should do something together,’ the AFL’s Executive General Manager Kylie Rogers reportedly said to the star backstage after An Evening with Robbie at at Rod Laver Arena in May
That opened a discussion that led to the pop star finally accepting the job. Robbie confirmed the good news of his impending performance to The Herald Sun in July
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