Snoop Dogg to headline concert before historic Elks-Lions CFL home opener [Video]

Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg will headline the pre-game concert this Saturday before a historic CFL game in Vancouver.

The B.C. Lions will host the Edmonton Elks at B.C. Place in the season opener for both teams, which will mark the first opening week featuring two Canadian starting quarterbacks (B.C.’s Nathan Rourke and Edmonton’s Tre Ford) since 1968 and the first time it’s occurred in the same game.

The Lions are hosting the fourth concert kickoff with Snoop Dogg as part of the pre-game, which team president Duane Vienneau said adds to the excitement around the game.

“It’s absolutely electric,” Vienneau said. “We like kicking off the season with a big punch.”

He said he hopes the concert generates new Lions’ fans.

“Our job is to get ’em there, and then the coaches’ and the players’ job is to put on a good performance, if you will, on the field … …