🏟️ Budjerah & Kobie Dee to headline 2026 Indigenous Round

Indigenous Round is just around the corner, one of the most important fixtures on the Rabbitohs calendar. With 11 Indigenous players, our Club proudly celebrates culture every day.

Join us in celebrating Indigenous culture at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 8 August 2026, as we take on the Parramatta Eels in round 23. There's no better time for footy than Saturday night in our heartland.

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What’s in-store for Indigenous Round?

Special Performances from Budjerah and Kobie Dee

ARIA Award-winning artist Budjerah will team up with Australian hip-hop sensation Kobie Dee to headline the musical entertainment at the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Parramatta Eels Gadhu Gathering match in Indigenous Round 23 on Saturday 8 August at Allianz Stadium.

In a world-first collaboration, Budjerah, a proud Coodjinburra man from the Bundjalung nation, will collaborate with Kobie Dee, a proud Gomeroi man from Maroubra in South Sydney, Bidjigal land, to perform Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair in the biggest celebration of Indigenous culture during the two weeks of Indigenous Rounds across the NRL.

Multi-ARIA Award winner and platinum-selling artist Budjerah is one of Australia's most exciting new voices. With more than 60 million combined career streams to date, including his platinum hit single Therapy, he is on the cusp of becoming a household name. Budjerah has won Breakthrough Artist in 2021 and Best Soul/R&B Release in 2022, amongst 15 ARIA Award nominations, and has performed alongside global superstars including Ed Sheeran and Kylie Minogue. Fresh from the release of his debut album, Gentleman, Budjerah will perform a new song from the record as part of this special stadium performance before joining Kobie Dee for an epic game day show at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 8 August.  

Rabbitohs supporter Kobie Dee has an innate gift for storytelling and connecting with young people. Performing alongside artists such as Joey Bada$$, Jords, Briggs, Jessica Mauboy, Nooky and Barkaa throughout his young career, Kobie Dee has been nominated for a raft of awards including Artist of the Year at the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards, as well as winning the Best Live Act at the FBi SMAC Awards and Done Good Award from Triple J. With over 60 million streams of his music, Kobie Dee will hit the stage alongside Budjerah for this monster pre-game show! 

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Gadhu Gathering

For the second year, four Sydney-based NRL clubs, in partnership with Venues NSW, have united to bring Gadhu Gathering to life, an unprecedented celebration of First Nations culture, Rugby League, and community. During round 23 of the NRL fixture, NSW's premier venue, Allianz Stadium, will once again host a festival of football, culture, and connection - to be held on Gadigal/Bidjigal land in a special two-day festival celebrating Rugby League and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture.

In addition to the on-field action, the Gadhu Gathering will put a spotlight on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander traditions, ceremonies, entertainment and culture.

gadhu means a large body of saltwater in Dharawal language, the traditional language spoken from Sydney Harbour down to the Shoalhaven River. 

gadhu is more than saltwater; it is identity, strength and connection.

It’s what links our people and our clubs.

Together, we celebrate culture though language, stories and footy – walking proudly with community, guided by the element that connects our clubs – gadhu. 

This is Gadhu Gathering. 

Artwork for the Gadhu Gathering was created by Shane Youngberry – Dharawal Artist from the La Perouse Aboriginal Community. The language advice was shared by the Gujaga Foundation the organisation leading language and cultural revitalisation on behalf of Dharawal people belonging to the La Perouse Aboriginal community. Today, La Perouse is considered a discrete Aboriginal community which includes families with an unbroken ancestral and cultural connection to Coastal Sydney.

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The Gadhu Gathering is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.