#fitf live in concert nyc

[28mindgames]

yelling bc he's full of love 💞💞💞

#fitf live in concert nyc

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

I love this!

With less than a week’s notice, Louis Tomlinson announced two special shows, one in NYC and one in London, to celebrate the release of his sophomore album, Faith In The Future. To ensure no scalpers got tickets, fans had to go through an application process on Ticketmaster to verify they were going to be the ones using the tickets to the show. Tickets were requested on Monday, and by Thursday, fans knew whether or not they were selected for their purchase to go through.

The anticipation to see the One Direction-member-turned-BritPop sensation was high, especially because the NYC show was at Irving Plaza, a venue that holds about 1,000 people, and getting to see Tomlinson in such an intimate venue is a treat for his fans. The opportunity to feel up close and personal with the singer was something fans didn’t want to miss out on. The night before the gig, a line had already formed outside of Irving Plaza. Fans huddled together on blankets and shared snacks, and one girl was even sleeping on a full-size air mattress outside the iconic venue.

With 20 minutes until show time, the line to get into the venue still snaked around the block, but any signs of camping out the night before were long gone. Tomlinson and his band took the stage about half an hour later than expected so that all the fans could get into the venue. He looked like a well-dressed skater boy in a plaid collared sweater, what looks to be track pants and his signature just-rolled-out-of-bed hairstyle and started the set with "The Greatest," the first song off his new album. The excitement from the crowd was palpable, but rather than losing their minds in the pit, it was a sea of cellphones shoved toward Tomlinson trying to capture every moment of the live debut of his second record.

Throughout the set, there was minimal fan engagement — other than Tomlinson flipping off a few fans who are being cheeky in the front few rows. Every time he tried to address the crowd, his clearly thought-out monologues get interrupted by fans trying to get one of his signature sassy responses out of him. When he does manage to be raw with the audience, he’s sentimental and seems almost surprised by how passionate his fans are about his music. He addressed the crowd with a moving speech about how he wouldn’t have his career without them, saying, “I would not be able to make this record without all of your support. I stand upon this stage and think of what’s to come and feel really fucking confident and really fucking proud, and that’s all thanks to you.”

While it’s expected for Tomlinson to feel like a seasoned performer given his time in the world-renowned boy band One Direction, his comfort level in his solo music shows a different side to the singer. This music feels more organic to Tomlinson, after all. His lyricism and vocal abilities were always destined for BritPop, and getting to see him become the rock star he was always destined to be is a treat for new and old fans alike.

(Photo credits to Joshua Halling)

#alt press #irving plaza #louis tomlinson #fitf live in concert nyc

[awesomefringey]

He also has the concert on Friday lol so he has to learn lots of new lyrics and the band has to know all the chords/notes.

God it’s THIS Friday? As in three days from now?! It’s really happening!!!

#ask #i need to go back to sleep #lmaooo #fitf live in concert #fitf live in concert nyc

[dreamings-free]

Michael is already in NYC 👀

7/11/22

#michael blackwell #louis’ band #NYC #07.11.22 #fitf live in concert

[silverfoxlou]

I saw your post about larries wishing there was a Larry zone at Louis’ concerts, and it’s something I could honestly cry about. I went to his FITF NYC show and while I try to believe that (maybe/hopefully???) most people there weren’t larries, the Larry stuff stood out. There was all the usual crap, like “the hug” phone cases and Harry and Louis 1D dolls held up together over the crowd before the show started, getting cheers. The worst for me personally was in line outside before the show, people were handing out pride flags for a fan project, and the person next to me told me that Louis isn’t allowed to touch a pride flag in public because of his contract and we hold them up to show solidarity and do it on his behalf because he can’t. That level of stupidity and insanity blows my mind. It makes me so angry, frustrated, and SAD that these delusional people are contaminating the otherwise amazing experience of seeing Louis live. (and I HATE that he’s had to deal with this and come to terms with it in some way) I know I should shut them out and not let them ruin anything, and I want to believe that shows aren’t overrun with larries, but it’s hard when they’re so visible and vocal. Maybe it’ll be different at larger shows - NYC was a very small venue and it was intense in there. Which was great for seeing Louis, but also made the Larry stuff worse somehow. I’m sorry for rambling and venting - larries at Louis’ concerts hits me hard 🙁. (And thank you for your blog. I’m newish to tumblr, and being a Louie who’s very anti Larry, it feels a little lonely)

I was at one of the NYC shows too - I was in the back so I didn't really notice that much larry stuff (besides the line in Habit). But the entire time I was in line for merch, the (teenaged?) girls in front of me were talking about Harry, and his best outfit, and their favorite concert, and his best cover etc etc...

I'd hope that this years shows are less larry- and more louis-focused, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. I just know that I'll tune out the nonsense and enjoy every last second of Louis on stage because he will be breathtaking.

(Most louies are anti-larrie, but at least here [or the people I follow] don't overdo it to the point of being weird in the opposite direction)

[28mindgames]

just look at him 🙏

#fitf live in concert nyc #that's the way love goes