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4 days ago
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Indie Rock Icon, 45, Participates in (And Loses) His Own Lookalike Contest
Indie Rock Icon, 45, Participates in (And Loses) His Own Lookalike Contest originally appeared on Parade. Which is more cringe, as they say: showing up to your own lookalike contest, only to find out no one else did; or showing up, entering and losing? Such an existential crisis was waiting for Conor Oberst, the frontman for indie rock group . Oberst, 45, rose to fame in the 1990s, playing in several bands that include The Faint and Commander Venus. In the mid-90s to the early 2010s, Oberst's work with Bright Eyes made him an indie darling, as his heartfelt music incorporated elements of alternative, emo, and folk. With dark, shaggy hair and piercing eyes, Oberst was a 2000s heartthrob for sad kids and a prime subject for a lookalike contest. Conor Oberest Enters (and Loses) Conor Oberest Lookalike Contest The event took place on Aug. 1 at a community space named Floors, Floors, Floors in Omaha, Nebraska. The event was a benefit for the youth music organization Omaha Girls Rock. According to the winner's account on Instagram, "no one showed up for the actual contest." The winner, named Bailey JoLisa Hackett, "felt bad that there were hardly any entries," so she had her friend run home to grab some clothes. "I donned my sunglasses, messed up the hair, and put the hood up. With American Spirits in hand and one in mouth, I entered the contest because why not?...THEN, the real Conor Oberst shows up." "And I won. Somehow?" said Hackett. Both Oberest and his bandmate Mike Nogis attended the event. Conor even provided the winner with a prize. "I was cleaning out my closet, so you get a big bag of my clothing," he says in a video for the night. Entrants were given an American As for why Oberst didn't win the event, the organizers previously said that he was disqualified from winning. "He can play, but he can't win!" they said on Instagram (h/t Billboard). Bright Eyes will return to the road later this month for a run of dates in support of their 2024 album, Five Dice, All Rock Icon, 45, Participates in (And Loses) His Own Lookalike Contest first appeared on Parade on Aug 4, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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04-08-2025
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Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst Attends His Own Lookalike Concert in Nebraska
Indie-rock veteran Conor Oberst has become the latest musician to be the focus of a lookalike contest, with the Bright Eyes frontman going so far as to show up at the event. Taking place on Friday (Aug. 1) at Omaha, NE community space Floors, Floors, Floors, the event was first announced in early July as a fundraiser for youth music organization Omaha Girls Rock. More from Billboard Katy Perry Fan Collapses on Stage During Lifetimes Tour Stop in Detroit Roger Daltrey Labels Zak Starkey's Exit Comments 'Character Assassination' David Roach, Junkyard Vocalist and Frontman, Dies at 59 Having initially 'started as a joke,' attendees were invited to attend dressed as Oberst as part of the lookalike competition, with the indie-rock motif being underlined by the promise of the first 40 people to show up being given a single American Spirit cigarette. Playing into the humor of the event on social media, one commenter had previously asked what the contingency plan would be if the real Oberst attended the festivities, with organizers noting that 'he can play but he can't win.' However, in a recap of the evening, the winner of the competition revealed that despite a limited number of entrants, both Oberst and his Bright Eyes bandmate Mike Nogis attended the event, with Oberst bestowing the victor with a 'giant trash bag' full of his old clothes. 'I was cleaning out my closet so you get a big bag of my clothing,' Oberst can be heard saying in a video from the night. The competition took place just weeks after Bright Eyes wrapped up the European leg of their ongoing tour in support of 2024 album Five Dice, All Threes, and days after the release of their new song '1st World Blues.' The band will be hitting the road later this month for a run of North American dates, with further shows in Asia scheduled for November and December. The concept of lookalike competitions being recognized by their subjects is far from a new one. In October, a Manhattan Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest featured the actor making a guest appearance, while December saw Drake donating $10,000 to the prize pot of a competition focused on him. Famously, Dolly Parton also attended her own lookalike contest, though rather than simply show up, the country icon decided to compete – ultimately failing to take home the grand prize. 'All of these other beautiful drag queens had worked for months and weeks getting their clothes and all that, and they were dressed like me,' Parton recalled to ABC's Nightline in 2012. 'So, I just got in the line and I just walked across [the stage] and they just thought I was some little, short gay guy. And I got the least applause but I was just dying laughing inside. I say it's a good thing I was a girl or I'd be a drag queen.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
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17-02-2025
- General
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A U.S. Commuter Jet Wound Up Upside Down in Toronto. Here's What We Know
In another serious mishap in North American aviation, a Delta jet ended up wingless and upside down on the airport tarmac in Toronto, Monday afternoon, in a terrifying crash landing that resulted in serious injuries, but no reported deaths. The Bombardier aircraft — a smaller jet typically used for connecting flights — had 76 passengers and a crew of four, for a total of 80 people on board, according to a statement by Delta. The flight had originated in Minneapolis and attempted to land at Toronto's Pearson airport around 2:15 PM eastern time, resulting in what the airline is calling a 'single-aircraft accident.' Footage from the crash site has shown the jet aircraft, missing at least one wing, belly up on the snowy tarmac in Toronto with passengers clambering out of the fuselage. CNN is reporting that there were at least 15 injured passengers, with two in critical care but expected to survive. The Toronto airport had been digging out from back-to back heavy snowstorms over the weekend. Monday morning, the airport's X account posted about the hard work of keeping the airport open and operational. 'Our crews worked all weekend to keep the roughly 5 million square metres of airfield clear of snow to keep planes arriving and departing safely.' There were reportedly wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour at the airport Monday, however the cause of the crash landing is unclear. Canada's Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation, according to an X post from the Trump administration's new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, but U.S. flight investigators, he added, are already 'en route to Toronto.' The mishap builds on a remarkable string of accidents in recent weeks involving U.S. airlines, including the deadly mid-air collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington D.C., a medical jet crash in Philadelphia, and an Alaskan commuter flight that crashed killing 10. And it comes at a time of serious disruption within the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, whose leader resigned as Trump took office, and which has been subject to significant job cuts in recent days as part of Elon Musk's purge of the federal workforce. This is a developing story and may be updated. More from Rolling Stone Drake Awards $10,000 to Winner of Lookalike Contest Thrown in His Honor Taylor Swift Says Emotions 'Heightened' Before Last Eras Tour Shows Shawn Mendes Plays an Emotional Hometown Show at Toronto's Massey Hall Best of Rolling Stone The Useful Idiots New Guide to the Most Stoned Moments of the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
