Snoop Dogg to perform at B.C. Lions home opener in Vancouver

Rapper Snoop Dogg performs during a concert at Lanxess Arena, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Cologne, Germany. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

Snoop Dogg will headline the B.C. Lions home-opening game next month in Vancouver.

The platinum-selling California rapper will perform at B.C. Place stadium on June 7 before the Lions take on the Edmonton Elks.

“I’m very excited to bring Snoop Dogg, one of the most entertaining and decorated rap performers of all-time, to Vancouver to help us begin our 71st season of Lions football,” team owner Amar Doman said in a statement announcing the annual Concert Kickoff headliner Tuesday.

Snoop Dogg is no stranger to the sporting world, having performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The concert will mark the CFL team’s fourth installment in its annual Concert Kickoff series after welcoming fellow rappers LL Cool J and 50 Cent in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Pop group OneRepublic performed at the team’s inaugural home-opener concert in 2022.

“Concert Kickoff has become the premier event on our city’s summer sports calendar,” Doman said. “We’re proud to continue the great tradition with one of the all-time greats.”

Tickets for the event are available through the B.C. Lions website.