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Music lovers are sparking up over Guns \u2018N\u2019 Roses heading for Adelaide\u2019s park lands Jungle but this weekend global sensation Chappell Roan will beat them to the stage this Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Grammy Hall of Famer Guns N\u2019 Roses will headline the Adelaide Grand Final Sunday concert in November, Premier Peter Malinauskas announced today.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as Midwest Princess Chappell Roan is Adelaide-bound for Laneway music festival<\/a> this Saturday.<\/p>\n Malinauskas said Guns N\u2019 Roses, led by vocalist Axl Rose and guitarist Slash, would ensure November\u2019s motorsport event \u201ccloses on the ultimate high\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is exactly what the bp Adelaide Grand Final does best, combining elite motorsport with iconic world-class live entertainment to create an unforgettable experience for fans,\u201d Malinauskas said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have secured not only a legendary rock band, but also the Supercars decider through to 2034.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u2018Sweet Child of Mine\u2019 rockers last visited Adelaide in 2022 for their \u2018We\u2019re F\u2019N Back!\u2019 tour, which marked a return to stadium shows after Covid lockdowns.<\/p>\n The 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final drew 285,700 motorsport and music fans, including over 102,000 attendees for the Sunday show, headlined by AC\/DC.<\/a><\/p>\n But Adelaide doesn\u2019t have to wait until Guns N\u2019 Roses bring the November rain for a headliner to hit town, as the Pink Pony Club gallops into Wayville\u2019s showgrounds this Saturday.<\/p>\n Chappell Roan, known for breakout single \u2018Good Luck, Babe!\u2019 will headline the indie-music festival Laneway with a 90-minute set this Valentine\u2019s Day on Saturday, February 14.<\/p>\n Chappell spurred a \u2018Femininomenon\u2019 with her drag-inspired artistry and bold hooks, taking home the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist and going viral with her performance of \u2018Pink Pony Club\u2019 from her 2023 debut album\u00a0The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The Missouri-raised star \u2013 who calls herself your favourite artist\u2019s favourite artist \u2013 is joined on the lineup\u00a0by UK artist PinkPantheress, and English Rock outfits Wolf Alice and the tongue-in-cheek Wet Leg.<\/p>\n American singer-songwriter Role Model will also play Laneway, known for the hit \u2018Sally, When The Wine Runs Out\u2019 and viral performances in which he brings out a different guest to dance as \u2018Sally\u2019.<\/p>\n Starring as Sally at Sydney\u2019s Laneway stop on Sunday night were members of the Wiggles: Yellow Wiggle Tsehay Hawkins, Blue Wiggle Lucia Field and original purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt.<\/p>\n The Wiggles join Role Model on stage at Laneway’s Sydney show. Video: via Tsehay Hawkins Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This week marks the Festival season cranking up, with Laneway soon to be followed by Adelaide Festival\u2019s opening night concert starring Britpop band Pulp\u00a0<\/a>on Friday, February 27.<\/p>\n Pulp\u2019s large-scale performance at Elder Park will be free and promises\u00a0tracks from the new album More \u2013 <\/em>the band\u2019s first album in 24 years \u2013<\/em>\u00a0plus crowd-pleasers such as \u2018Common People\u2019 and \u2018Disco 2000\u2019.<\/p>\n The opening concert will go ahead despite a near-miss for the Adelaide Festival, with Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker confirming in January that the band would have pulled out<\/a> if a controversial decision to deprogram Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from a festival event was not rectified.<\/p>\n Abdel-Fattah was removed from the Adelaide Festival\u2019s Adelaide Writers\u2019 Week program on January 8<\/a>, after Premier Peter Malinauskas told the board he did not support her inclusion.<\/a><\/p>\n The board\u2019s controversial call sparked board members\u2019 resignations,<\/a> an author boycott<\/a> and the eventual cancellation of Writers\u2019 Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n Abdel-Fattah was eventually issued an apology from the new board and invited to Writers\u2019 Week 2027, believed to be influenced by the starpower of Pulp and other artists.<\/p>\n Had the Festival not apologised to the author, Cocker said the band would have cancelled its free performance on the opening night of Adelaide Festival.<\/p>\n Cocker shared a picture of Abdel-Fattah on social media, saying: \u201cDr Randa is happy with that apology. We are happy that the situation has been dealt with and are now prepared to perform at the music festival once more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis will be a free concert, open to anyone who respects the freedom of all voices to be heard,\u201d Cocker said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.indailysa.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Music lovers are sparking up over Guns \u2018N\u2019 Roses heading for Adelaide\u2019s park lands Jungle but this weekend global sensation Chappell Roan will beat them to the stage this Valentine\u2019s Day. The Grammy Hall of Famer Guns N\u2019 Roses will headline the Adelaide Grand Final Sunday concert in November, Premier Peter Malinauskas announced today. 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