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Chicago Tribune
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
After seeing viral success, Role Model returns to Lollapalooza for the third time
For singer-songwriter Tucker Pillsbury, who performs as Role Model, playing Lollapalooza isn't new. His performance Thursday marked his third appearance at the festival, with the first two taking place in 2022 and 2019 when he was known for his alternative bedroom pop music. 'Twenty-nineteen was great,' the 28-year-old artist said in an interview with the Tribune. 'I was still very nervous, little skinny boy wearing a leather vest with no shirt underneath, but it was fun. That was like a big moment, and I fell in love with Lollapalooza in 2019 and it's still probably my favorite festival.' Role Model's fashion style and musical style have evolved since then. The Maine artist's sound is now a mix of folk and indie-pop, with catchy, relatable lyrics that have gone viral on social media. His most recent album, 'Kansas Anymore,' just celebrated its one-year anniversary, while its deluxe version, 'Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye),' earned Role Model his first Billboard chart appearance with the single 'Sally, When the Wine Runs Out.' Thursday's performance offered a slight change in pace for the musician, who began a worldwide tour for 'Kansas Anymore' in Europe in November 2024. Lollapalooza is early in a stretch of festivals he will play, including Hinterland in Iowa and Austin City Limits in Texas. 'On tour, you get to warm up and make sure things are working. With festivals, you just kind of go for it and hope it works out. But it's fun,' Role Model said. 'I like festivals because they feel like summer camp with you and all the artists. It feels like a little summer camp with people you look up to and peers and everything.' Role Model has seen a lot of his peers lately. The artist was recently on tour opening for friend and singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, who performed across the festival grounds at the T-Mobile stage 15 minutes after Role Model's set ended at the Tito's stage, a coincidence he poked fun at. 'That sucks,' Role Model joked about the timing. 'I mean, I'm gonna be performing 'Sally' and it's gonna be an empty crowd at the end.' The single, released in February along with the rest of the deluxe album, quickly earned Role Model popularity on social media and the charts. It rose in prominence when the artist started bringing fans or surprise special guests on stage to dance during the song's bridge, which describes a girl named Sally who can be a 'diva' who Role Model beckons on stage when he shouts out 'where's my Sally tonight?' With famous figures like singer Reneé Rapp and actor Natalie Portman appearing as Sally, the song keeps the crowd guessing about who will appear onstage. A year after the album's initial release, Role Model said he is grateful people still care about him and his music. 'Especially now with attention spans going down, down, down, the dream is to have an album that continues to grow and doesn't disappear after a couple weeks,' Role Model said. 'That was a massive surprise to me, because all I think about is people's attention spans and how long they're going care about something and so for it to still be talked about and still be actively listened to is really cool.' Six years after his first time performing at Lollapalooza, the artist said the festival is special because of the passionate attendees. 'I hope they just keep calling me back,' he said. 'I mean it when I say Lollapalooza is my favorite festival here in the U.S. just because of the people and they care very much about music.' Role Model's latest Lollapalooza appearance showed how much people care about music, especially his. He performed to a crowd packed to the brim, with so many people trying to see him that it spilled into the area meant for the Bud Light stage. The artist sang fan favorites from past albums between songs from 'Kansas Anymore' in his hour-long set, stopping only to jokingly introduce his band as 'The 1965' and 'Imagine Dragons,' and to point security to someone who needed medical help. Though the crowd was packed, there was still room for people to dance and sing. Role Model let the fans take the lead in songs multiple times, dancing while they sang his words back to him. When it came time for 'Sally,' it was clear the crowd would not be leaving as Role Model worried. The first chords of the song — like most of his songs played Thursday — elicited screams and cheers, amplified when the artist brought out singer the Dare to be his 'Sally' and share a cigarette while dancing. Though the crowd did file out following his last song, 'Deeply Still In Love,' by then, Role Model had declared loudly that he was in love with Lollapalooza. Those left in the crowd indicated that they loved him too.
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
Natalie Portman joins singer Role Model onstage at Madison Square Garden show
Natalie Portman's latest role is Sally. The Oscar-winning movie star made a surprise appearance during Role Model's concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Monday while opening for Gracie Abrams. She took the stage to dance along with Role Model, whose real name is Tucker Harrington Pillsbury, to his breakout single, "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." Role Model posted footage of the moment to his Instagram Story. Role Model's "Sally" has been a viral hit, with its video amassing over 6 million views since being uploaded to YouTube in February. Portman may have also come across Role Model's music as she's set to star alongside him in the upcoming Netflix rom-com "Good Sex." According to Tudum by Netflix, "Good Sex" will follow Portman's character, Ally, who is "turning 40 and reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. But she gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men -- one in his 20s and one in his 50s -- who show her there is no set formula for good sex." Along with Portman and Role Model, Meg Ryan, Rashida Jones, Mark Ruffalo and Tramell Tillman are slated to star in the film, which is being produced by Lena Dunham. A release date for the film has yet to be announced. Role Model will open for Abrams at MSG once more on Tuesday. He'll be performing at Chicago's Lollapalooza on Thursday.
Express Tribune
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Natalie Portman joins Role Model onstage, dancing during Madison Square Garden show
Natalie Portman made a surprise onstage appearance at Role Model's concert on July 29, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The moment occurred during the singer's performance of 'Sally, When the Wine Runs Out,' a track known for featuring a guest cameo at live shows. Role Model, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, has previously brought out artists such as Renée Rapp, Dylan Minnette, and Bowen Yang for the segment. This time, the special guest was Portman whose appearance was quickly shared across social media platforms. Videos showed Portman dressed in a white T-shirt, denim shorts, and sneakers, with a denim jacket tied around her waist. Fans reacted to the moment online, with one TikTok user commenting, 'Nothing could have prepared me for Natalie Portman.' Others noted her youthful appearance and stage presence, with comparisons made to younger performers. Some fans also connected the surprise appearance to Lena Dunham, who reportedly introduced Portman and Pillsbury. Both are set to appear in Dunham's upcoming Netflix romantic comedy Good Sex, which also stars Mark Ruffalo. The film is said to revolve around a love triangle and is currently slated for a 2027 release, though no official date has been announced. While further details on the Netflix project remain limited, Portman's appearance at the concert appears to have generated renewed interest in the film and her collaboration with the pop artist.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Role Model Brings Out Bowen Yang as His Latest Famous 'Sally' for Debut 'Tonight Show' Performance — Watch!
Role Model's latest "Sally" is Bowen Yang! The 27-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, performed his rising hit "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" for his debut appearance on The Tonight Show's April 28 episode, where he was joined by the SNL star as his latest famous onstage guest. Backed by a band, Role Model delivered an energetic performance of the pop-rock song and took up the stage himself before asking before the song's bridge, "Where's my Sally tonight?" Related: Inside Role Model's Wild Year, from Making Music He's Finally Proud of to His Viral Sexiest Man Alive Campaign (Exclusive) Yang then joined the artist and danced around while singing along to the viral lyrics: "Here we go again / I'm falling headfirst / Ankles hit the two-step / Sally makes my head hurt / Heard through the grapevine / She can be a diva / Cold like Minnesota / Hotter than a fever." After the episode aired, the Wicked actor shared photos of the moment to Instagram and wrote, "thank u for letting me be your tonight show sally, tucker!!!" "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" has been gaining traction since its release on Role Model's latest deluxe album, Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), in February. Related: Bowen Yang Hasn't Warned His Mom About His Nude Scene in The Wedding Banquet: 'I Want Her to Be Surprised' (Exclusive) is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Throughout his recent No Place Like Tour, the "Rx" musician has brought out famous guests including Reneé Rapp, Dylan Minnette and Jake Shane to be his "Sally" while performing the song. At the final show of his tour, his mom played the role. At shows without a celebrity guest, Role Model has selected a fan from the audience to dance with him during the song. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he spoke about choosing a "Sally" each night. Related: Jake Shane Reveals the Poetic Text 'Mentor' Glen Powell Wrote Him About 'Playing by the Rules' in Hollywood (Exclusive) "It's different every night, but we basically look for energy, like how much fun someone is having and how hard they are going during the show, or sometimes even the preshow playlist," said Role Model. "And so it can be in the back of the venue, it can be at the barricade, it can be anywhere. We just keep our eyes open to whoever's giving the most energy. All the Sallys have just been the coolest. I'm very lucky we have every night, it's a crowd of the coolest girls around," he added. Role Model also told the outlet about one celebrity he wants to be his "Sally" in the future: "Kacey Musgraves would be my dream. We're playing a few of the same festivals, so we'll see if we could make that happen." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Role Model's a rising star, but he's still homesick for Maine
Apr. 29—Tucker Pillsbury was working on his latest album when he got very homesick for known as Role Model to music fans, had already been in Los Angeles for several years, establishing himself as a pop singer and songwriter. But he began thinking a lot about his childhood home in Cape Elizabeth and the music his parents played, by artists like Jackson Browne and Neil Young. "I just hit a point where I was missing home a lot and my whole taste in music was kind of shifting. I started listening to the music my parents would play around the house, a lot of Americana and folk, and it inevitably started to bleed into my songwriting," said Pillsbury, 27. "I just wanted to think about things that reminded me of home." His album — "Kansas Anymore" — came out last July and he's been touring the world since. His feel-good TikTok video for the song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out," showing Pillsbury dancing through a Los Angeles mall, has more than 4 million views, and he made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday night, performing the song. He'll also join Gracie Abrams on some of her summer tour, including July 23 and 24 at TD Garden in Boston, and will headline his own tour of Europe beginning in November. @rolemodelSALLY VIDEO OUT NOW DIVA♬ sally when the wine runs out — tucker Pillsbury came upon his musical voice by accident. He didn't sing in a school chorus or play any instruments growing up, but displayed his creativity by writing and making videos. After graduating from Cape Elizabeth High School in 2014, he went to Point Park University in Pittsburgh to study film. While there he started playing around with some recording equipment left in his room one day. He started performing raps for a while, but decided he'd rather sing. By early 2017 he was performing and under the name Role Model, picked because he loved the Paul Rudd 2008 comedy film "Role Models." Pillsbury has several tattoos to remind him of Maine, include the script P from the Portland Press Herald logo, on his right hand. Others include a sack of potatoes, a box of strawberries and a lobster trap. @gq so sweet and sentimental ? #rolemodel #kansasanymore #tattoo ♬ original sound — GQ With his hectic tour schedule, Pillsbury says it's been harder for him to get home as often as he'd like, but says he has some trips to Maine planned throughout the summer. Sometimes family and friends come to him when he's performing nearby. When he played MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston on April 23, his mom, Susan Pillsbury, danced on stage with him. "Everyone kept telling me that he was blowing up. I didn't always understand its magnitude until I stepped on stage with him the other night. This very emotional feeling came over me as I joined him on stage and felt the immense energy from his fans," said Susan Pillsbury, a retired special education teacher. "It was truly a dream for me to experience that with him." @sarahlicciardi just two iconic divas @tucker @noplaceliketour #boston #rolemodel ♬ original sound — sarah While on tour in April, Pillsbury took a few minutes to talk to the Press Herald about his career so far and the role Maine has played in it. Where was the video for "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" filmed? We didn't have much time to explore different malls and different places. We had about two days and it was Valentine's Day, so we just went to the Beverly Center here in LA. The idea was from the TV show "Impractical Jokers," the time they had one of the guys dancing through a mall with headphones on, kind of disrupting things. I thought, why not make that into a music video and use real people in the mall, and get them to sign waivers, so we could have real reactions. I wanted genuine reactions and that was a cool way to do it. Had you ever danced through a mall before? Like the Maine Mall in South Portland? I mean, the Maine Mall is a very special place. I feel like for anyone in their late middle school or early high school years, that was the only place we could hang out with girls and hang out with people from different schools. I'm sure there was dancing going on. There was flirting, first dates and everything. I don't know if I would have had the confidence (then) to dance around. You've said that the songs on the album were inspired by a break-up, yet "Sally" is so upbeat. Why is that? The original album was very much about that, the ending of a relationship that I had been in. A few months after the album came out, we were starting to talk about putting out a deluxe version. We had two songs I knew I wanted to put on the deluxe and I thought I should probably write some more, too. I was just in a very different place then, so the song wasn't about heartbreak, it was about my re-entry into dating, kind of finding myself again. It was celebratory, from a more joyous time in my life, for sure. What are some of the things you like to do when you come home? I will never miss a Fourth of July in Maine, that's always on my calendar. I love the fireworks and everything on the Eastern Prom (in Portland.) I like to go strawberry picking. I grew up very close to the the strawberry fields and spent a lot of time there. I heard one of them (Maxwell's) closed last year. That's a bummer. Hopefully somebody else will take it over. I like to go the beach just about everyday. The Old Port at night is my favorite thing ever. I always say, I'm at the point where I have seen a lot of the world, but there's still nothing that comes close to Maine in the summer. When you toured with Gracie Abrams last year, did you guys talk much about Maine? Her family's from here, right? I've known Gracie for a long time. She was one of the first people I met when I came out to LA. She found out that I was from Maine, and we talked about it. Her mom is from Maine, and they have family up there. It's beautiful to have someone on tour to talk (about Maine) to. She embraces it in a cool way. What's the thing you like most about touring and what's the biggest challenge? Being on stage is truly one of my favorite parts of this whole thing. I don't think there's been a time when I got on stage and didn't have a smile on my face. No matter how bad my day was, as soon as I'm on stage and performing, it will change my mood. Everything else about touring can be pretty hard on your body and your mind. Not being able to settle anywhere for more than 24 hours and being in a different bed every night, going from hotel to hotel and living out of a bag. It is cool to see new places every day. It's just a unique way to live your life. I have an amazing group of people I tour with, and they make it fun. Do you think there were things about growing up in Maine that help you deal with the celebrity and touring and all you're going through now? I think there's a lot. I've always talked about my friends. My best friends in the world are people that I grew up with, that we have been friends since kindergarten. They ground me every time I go home. We plan our trips together, and we hang out the same way we did in high school. Those friends, when I 'm with them, we never, ever talk about my career or anything that's going on with music. Our conversations are pretty much the same as they were when we were 18. I love that, because when I'm in LA I feel like all I'm talking about is myself and my career. I get excited for that, for just the normalcy of Maine. Copy the Story Link
