{"id":3812,"date":"2025-08-02T20:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T20:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:15:05","slug":"00s-rock-icon-attends-his-own-lookalike-contest-with-a-bag-of-old-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/02\/00s-rock-icon-attends-his-own-lookalike-contest-with-a-bag-of-old-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"00\u2019s rock icon attends his own lookalike contest with a bag of old clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes showed up to his own lookalike competition (Picture: Stephen J. Cohen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A 2000s rock legend showed up to his own lookalike contest in Omaha, Nebraska, delighting fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The event was held on August 1 as a benefit for Omaha Girls Rock, a music education scheme in the Nebraska city. <\/p>\n

Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, who is from Omaha, even gifted a bag of his clothes to the winner who was voted to look the most like the singer. <\/p>\n

The contest gave participants the opportunity to perform karaoke of Bright Eyes\u2019 songs together, holding a single cigarette provided by the contest. <\/p>\n

When Oberst turned up, fans were thrilled to see the singer-songwriter had brought a bag of his own clothes (unceremoniously placed in a garbage bag) that he ultimately gifted to the winner. <\/p>\n

The winner of the competition wrote on X: \u2018This will let y\u2019all know who I am but tonight I went to a Conor Oberst lookalike contest and no one showed up so I grabbed some different clothes, came back, and entered. He showed up. I won. And I got photos with him and won a garbage bag of his old clothes.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Fans were thrilled to see Oberst at the competition (Picture: @mlebrewer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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He even brought a bag of his own clothes to gift to the winner (Picture: Rune Hellestad – Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bright Eyes, known for hit songs like First Day of My Life and Lua, released their album Five Dice, All Threes\u2019 last year. <\/p>\n

Speaking about the project in an interview with NME<\/a>, Oberst said: \u2018This time, I still hope the songs resonate and have equal amounts of meaning, but as far as the sounds and approach to the music, it\u2019s a bit lighter.<\/p>\n

\u2018The word \u201cfun\u201d is very rarely used to describe my band, but maybe it is a bit more fun,\u2019 he continued. <\/p>\n

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when Conor Oberst shows up to the Conor Oberst lookalike contest pic.twitter.com\/RPICK9GeOf<\/a><\/p>\n

— (crysta\u2019s for closers) (@c0ffinflop) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

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conor oberst came to the conor oberst lookalike competition and he did not win pic.twitter.com\/6rK2WQ3G7Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— sarah \ud83d\udc7b (@jetblackfeelxng) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u2018When we last went on tour we were cruising around with a 14-piece band and strings and horns. This record is going to be just guitars; rock and roll stuff.\u2019<\/p>\n

In recent years, it\u2019s become something of a trend for celebrities to make surprise appearances at their own lookalike contests. Glen Powell turned up at one in Austin, Texas last November, promising a film cameo to the winner\u2019s family. <\/p>\n

A month earlier, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet went incognito at a similar event in New York. Drake took it a step further in Toronto, awarding $10,000 to the winner who most looked like him. <\/p>\n

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