One of many world’s most iconic rock bands reportedly turned down an eye-watering $20million provide to headline the AFL Grand Ultimate’s pre-game leisure.
As a substitute, organisers turned to pop celebrity Katy Perry, who took house $5million to wow the crowds with a spectacular efficiency on the MCG on Saturday.
AFL bosses had been stated to be eager to safe The Rolling Stones – made up of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – for the highly-sought-after headlining slot.
The rock icons, who lately launched into a profitable US tour to promote their latest album Hackney Diamonds, would have been a dream act for the AFL closing.
Nonetheless, negotiations reportedly hit a roadblock when the AFL baulked on the hefty price ticket for the temporary 20-minute headlining slot.
Ultimately, the choice saved organisers a large $15million, as Perry was reportedly signed on for a relatively modest $5million – although Aussies had been nonetheless left shocked by the multi-million payday.
Radio host Ross Stevenson make clear the negotiations, telling 3AW listeners: ‘A really senior supply on the AFL instructed me they did ask the Stones … $20million for 4 songs.
‘That was the asking value, and the AFL simply could not meet it.’
One of many world’s most iconic rock bands, The Rolling Stones, reportedly turned down an eye-watering $20million provide to headline the AFL’s pre-game leisure
As a substitute, organisers turned to pop celebrity Katy Perry , who took house $5million to wow the crowds with a spectacular efficiency on the MCG on Saturday
This is not the primary time the AFL has tried and did not safe a world megastar for the Grand Ultimate.
Final 12 months, there have been experiences that Bruce Springsteen had turned down a profitable provide to play the pre-game present, leaving organisers scrambling to discover a substitute.
As a substitute, worldwide rock ‘n’ roll juggernauts KISS ended up headlining the Aussie sporting speculator in a high-energy efficiency.
Perry’s 20-minute AFL Grand Ultimate set included two tracks from her newest album 143, Lifetimes and Beautiful, her collaboration with Kim Petras, after experiences she had been restricted to only one new track by AFL bosses.
AFL bosses had been stated to be eager to safe The Rolling Stones – made up of Mick Jagger (pictured), Keith Richards and Ronnie Wooden – for the highly-sought-after headlining slot
Regardless of slipping the brand new songs in, it was the hits that received the group pumping with Katy kicking of with a rendition of Roar earlier than ripping into her hits Teenage Dreams, Dark Horse and Firework.
Katy additionally belted out a rendition of I Kissed A Woman with Tina Enviornment earlier than the pair moved into a rendition of the Aussie pop star’s hit Chains.
However she triggered shock along with her setlist by not singing Sizzling n Chilly, regardless of it famously being the theme tune to MasterChef Australia and jokingly regarded by many as Aussie’s true ‘nationwide anthem’.
Day by day Mail Australia has reached out to the AFL and Rolling Stones for remark.