While Jelly Roll Was at Ford Field, He Was Also on the Live 'American Idol' Finale. How?
- Jelly Roll opened for Post Malone on Sunday night, May 18, 2025, at the Big Ass Stadium Tour stop held at Detroit's Ford Field.
- This performance took place just under 11 months after Jelly Roll and Eminem first shared the stage on June 6, 2024, during a widely broadcast concert event in Detroit featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
- During an hour-long set, Jelly Roll paid tribute to Bob Seger with 'Old Time Rock and Roll' and performed Eminem's 'Lose Yourself,' joined by Eminem for the song's second verse with Eminem-themed visuals like the backward E logo and Mom's Spaghetti sign.
- The sold-out Ford Field hosted over 46,000 fans as Jelly Roll called the show a "childhood dream come f***ing true, Detroit," and thanked Eminem and manager Paul Rosenberg for their support.
- This collaboration highlighted Jelly Roll's growing career tied to Detroit while complementing Post Malone's genre-crossing tour that blends hip-hop and country influences.
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How was Jelly Roll at Ford Field and on live ‘American Idol’ finale?
By Adam Graham, The Detroit News Jelly Roll made a lot of noise when he performed in Detroit on Sunday night, bringing out Eminem for a surprise rendition of “Lose Yourself” during his opening set at Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour stop at Ford Field. Around the same time, Jelly was also performing on the live Season 23 finale of “American Idol” on ABC, doing duets of his songs “Liar” and “Unpretty” with contestant Jamal Roberts. How can a pe…
While Jelly Roll was at Ford Field, he was also on the live 'American Idol' finale. How?
DETROIT — Jelly Roll made a lot of noise when he performed in Detroit on Sunday night, bringing out Eminem for a surprise rendition of "Lose Yourself" during his opening set at Post Malone's Big Ass Stadium Tour stop at…


Eminem surprise highlights Big Ass Stadium Tour stop at Ford Field
The Big Ass Stadium Tour certainly lived up to its name on Sunday night, May 18, at Detroit`s Ford Field — even above and beyond Post Malone’s plus-sized headlining set. Jelly Roll performs Sunday night, May 18, at Detroit’s Ford Field (Photo by Mike Ferdinande) The night’s headline was actually made by support act Jelly Roll, and hometown hero Eminem. The Tennessee singer and rapper declared Detroit his “second home” early during his fourth Det…
Eminem Joined Jelly Roll For A Special Performance Of ‘Lose Yourself’ In Detroit
Getty Image Over the weekend, Post Malone and Jelly Roll’s Big Ass Stadium Tour rolled into Detroit, Michigan, where they were joined by a local legend. No, not Tim Robinson, although with Friendship out in theaters, you never know. No, it was Eminem, who joined Jelly Roll for a performance of “Lose Yourself.” “If you can’t tell, that was a childhood dream come f*cking true, Detroit,” Jelly Roll told the sold-out Ford Field crowd, according to B…
Eminem Joins Jelly Roll Onstage as Special Guest at Detroit Concert
Jelly Roll brought the big surprise to Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour stop Sunday night at Detroit’s Ford Field. Having already paid homage to one Motor City hometown hero, Bob Seger, with a bit of his “Old Time Rock and Roll” during his direct support set to Malone, Jelly Roll did the same for Eminem by starting the rapper’s Academy Award-winning “Lose Yourself;” the football stadium erupted when Slim Shady himself joined the proceedings…
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