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Katy Perry has copped more heat after being announced as the 2024 AFL Grand Final’s headline act in September.
This time the pop star was mocked by baffled American fans who suggested the gig was a ‘step down’ for the 39 year old, with some even calling the Grand Final a ‘made up event’.
The barrage came after Pop Crave posted the announcement to X on Thursday along with a promo photo of Katy holding an AFL ball.
‘Katy Perry to headline the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment at the 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final on September 28th.’
However US fans were quick to admit their bewilderment over the announcement with one fan commenting: ‘Katy = unknown made up event’ and pointing out that her pop rival Lady Gaga is widely-tipped to perform at the Paris Olympics.
Similarly, another shared a gif of Seinfeld’s George Costanza squinting with the caption: ‘what kind of obscure sportsball event is this?’
One commenter took a dig at the lacklustre performance of Katy’s recent singles, such as Woman’s World with: ‘She will be performing all her songs prior to 2018 because the general public doesn’t know anything recent.’
Despite the AFL Grand Final being one of the most popular events on the Aussie sporting calendar, one follower suggested that the booking was a further sign of downward trajectory for the singer.
Katy Perry has, once again been mocked, this time by baffled American fans who suggested her upcoming AFL Grand Final gig was a ‘step down’ for the 39 year old, with some even calling the Grand Final a ‘made up event’.
‘This is a step away from opening car dealerships,’ they wrote.
Australian Rules footy fans likewise flocked to social media on Thursday to slam the AFL after their announcement that Perry will perform.
News that the Roar hitmaker would be heading to Australia for the September clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was met with a chorus of disapproval from fans, with many asking why the AFL needed to import overseas talent.
US fans were quick to issue their bewilderment over the announcement with one commenting: ‘Katy = unknown made up event.’
Similarly, another shared a gif of Seinfeld’s George Costanza squinting with the caption: ‘what kind of obscure sportsball event is this?’
“AFL Grand final should be about giving Australian bands some exposure. Let @birdsoftokyo do it again they were awesome when they did it,” one fan commented on X.
Another chimed in with a similar sentiment, suggesting that the overseas performers recruited for the Grand Final were often past their used-by date.
‘The AFL continuing their long standing practice of hiring foreign performers a decade or two after they were popular,’ the commenter wrote while another chimed in with ‘this would have been huge a decade ago.’
One commenter took a dig at the lacklustre performance of Katy’s recent singles, such as Woman’s World with: ‘She will be performing all her songs prior to 2018 because the general public doesn’t know anything recent’
Despite the AFL Grand Final being one of the most popular events on the Aussie Sporting calendar, one follower suggested that the booking was a further sign of downward trajectory for the singer
‘This is a step away from opening car dealerships,’ wrote another critic
Katy confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday, sharing her excitement to return to Australia.
‘I’m so excited to be back in Australia and back at the mighty MCG to perform in front of 100,000 of the best and loudest fans in the world at this year’s Toyota AFL Grand Final.
‘See you in September Oi Oi Oi!’ she said.
The announcement comes after DailyMail.com revealed Katy is ‘pointing the fingers at everyone but herself’ after her comeback single, Woman’s World, failed to set the charts alight.
Insiders claim she is desperately scrambling to devise a new plan to save her musical comeback.
The singer released the lead single from her forthcoming seventh studio album 143 last Thursday, but the track – billed as an empowering feminist anthem – was quickly dismissed as unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.
