Post Malone and Jelly Roll Play PNC Park (Thurs., 5/29/25)

Post Malone and Jelly Roll teamed up on the song “Losers” and now their touring together under the banner of the Big Ass Stadium Tour. Malone, born Austin Richard Post, blends rock with cloud rap for a heady sound, such as on “Wow.” Other popular songs include his collaboration with rapper Swae Lee for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: “Sunflower.” Another collaboration includes a remix of Lorde’s song “Homemade Dynamite” with SZA and Khalid.  2018’s Beerbongs & Bentleys broke the record for most songs simultaneously in the top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with nine total. Malone has received 18 Grammy nominations and is one of the top selling artists of recent vintage. His 2022 album Twelve Carat Toothache featured two top ten songs: “I Like You (A Happier Song)” (featuring Doja Cat) and “One Right Now” (with The Weekend). His latest LP, F-1 Trillion was released in 2024. (C.M., R.H.)

“I only talk to God when I need a favor / I only pray when I ain’t got a prayer”: The lines are a clever paraphrase of the philosophy of 12-step groups. The point is that the Higher Power responds best to a steady relationship, but will—if asked sincerely—answer a crisis call. That’s what the singer known as Jelly Roll is hoping for in “Need a Favor,” the lead single on 2023’s Whitsitt Chapel. Jelly Roll (born Jason DeFord) comes from a real-life background that has included jail time, lots of substance abuse, and personal tragedies. And maybe what resonates with people is that he offers no simple answers. His songs convey no pride in being a hard-knocks survivor or a recovery ninja; no assurance that his soul has been saved. As Jelly Roll sings it, life is complicated and he’s a struggling soul, often teetering between a leap forward and a backslide. (Try “Save Me.”)  If that sounds like a humbler view, and one more in line with many people’s reality—well, there you go. Jelly Roll’s most recent album is last year’s Beautifully Broken. Also on the bill is Sierra Ferrell and Chandler Walters. 6:30 p.m. PNC Park, 115 Federal St., North Shore. (M.V.) 

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