Today, Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) shared the official video for “The Longest Goodbye” (feat. Laufey). Directed by Neema Sadeghi, the black and white video leans into the song’s nostalgic vibe while reimagining it as a duet. Tucker trades verses with GRAMMY® winner Laufey, accompanied by a band playing vintage instruments. View HERE. “The Longest Goodbye” video made its global broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and across MTV’s global network of channels, as well as on the Paramount Times Square billboards.
Tucker’s original solo version of the song appeared on Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), the deluxe edition of his new album, which was released earlier this year by Interscope Records. Check out episode 4 of Tucker’s “No Place Lie Tour Diaries,” which begins with Laufey joining him onstage for a live performance of “The Longest Goodbye,” HERE.
Unveiled yesterday, the digital cover of the July issue of VMAN features Tucker. Read the accompanying story HERE. On Friday, August 29, he will perform in New York City as part of the Citi Concert Series on “TODAY.” Once again, he’ll join Gracie Adams on the road, performing as special guest on select dates of her summer tour, including her sold-out, two-night stand at NYC’s Madison Square Garden (July 28 and 29). Tucker will also play numerous festivals, including Lollapalooza Chicago, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits and more. Tickets are available HERE. The second leg of his world tour, No Place Like Tour (The Longest Goodbye), which has already sold out, will kick off at London’s Eventim Apollo on November 4. See below for itinerary.
USA Today said, “Heartbreak has never felt as good as it does at a Role Model show…Smiling through the pain is not only allowed but celebrated at his live performances.” SPIN noted, “He commands from the stage…pulling people who hear what he sings, how he feels inside, and want to come join him in the moment, to be close to that, to feel like they’re not alone in their own feelings…”
On Kansas Anymore, Role Model laid his heart bare and fans embraced him as he grieved his previous relationship on the set of folk-tinged, lyric-driven songs. Awarding the album four stars, DIY marveled that “a record ostensibly about heartbreak and homesickness can be so overwhelmingly fun, using both genre and trope in parallel ways with just the right level of self-awareness and humour along the way…”
Combined global streams of Kansas Anymore quickly surpassed 139 million and over 90,000 tickets to the No Place Like Tour were snapped up around the globe. The deluxe edition, Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), features four additional songs, including the viral hit “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out,” which Tucker recently performed live from Vevo Studios. View HERE.
Role Model Tour Dates
North America
7/28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – supporting Gracie Abrams – SOLD OUT
7/29 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – supporting Gracie Abrams – SOLD OUT
7/31 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
8/1 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
8/2 – Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland Music Festival
8/8-10 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
/9 – Aspen, CO – Up In The Sky Music Festival
8/26 – Mexico City, CDMX – Pepsi Center WTC – supporting Gracie Abrams
8/27 – Mexico City, CDMX – Pepsi Center WTC – supporting Gracie Abrams
9/28 – Washington, DC – All Things Go Festival
10/3-5 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/5 – Toronto, ON – All Things Go Festival
10/10-12 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
UK/European Headline Shows
11/4 – London UK @ Eventim Apollo – SOLD OUT
11/6 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT
11/8 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
11/10 – Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppadum – SOLD OUT
11/12 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle – SOLD OUT
11/14 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon – SOLD OUT
11/15 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon – SOLD OUT
