{"id":94255,"date":"2023-08-07T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T23:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=94255"},"modified":"2023-08-07T09:11:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T23:41:22","slug":"afl-scrambling-after-crowded-house-pulls-out-of-grand-final-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/afl-scrambling-after-crowded-house-pulls-out-of-grand-final-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Scrambling After Crowded House Pulls Out of Grand Final Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crowded House was reportedly booked months ago to play the AFL halftime show but has now pulled the pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/interview-warren-tredrea-04-august-2023\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"INTERVIEW: Warren Tredrea - 04 August 2023\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to News Ltd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aussie rock band Crowded House has sensationally pulled out of playing at the AFL Grand Final, leaving the league just 54 days to find another act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A household favourite nationwide, Crowded House was rumoured to have been locked in for the performance months ago and was confirmed to have bailed on the coveted slot on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AFL has now been left with less than two months to scrape together another act as impressive and widely-loved as their first choice, with the \u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d band last playing a show in Melbourne in November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The band had been booked to play at halftime for months but pulled the pin last week, leaving the league scrambling to find a replacement. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheAdvertiser?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheAdvertiser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYc5FqrRk8\">https:\/\/t.co\/EYc5FqrRk8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpixOByGZv\">pic.twitter.com\/XpixOByGZv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Advertiser (@theTiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theTiser\/status\/1688323679942561792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image | Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crowded House was reportedly booked months ago to play the AFL halftime show but has now pulled the pin. 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