#solo artist louis tomlinson

[paigeschapterbook]

My recap of Louis’s LTWT2022 Melbourne night 1 show:

This is very late but had a bit of a hard week. And it is a mess of emotions, which is probably pretty apt considering my emotional state during Louis’s show.

I apologise for the rambling. Even a week later, I am still in a state of shock. The PCD is hitting hard but I am still in shock. The truth is, I feel like I am never going to be able to properly express how seeing Louis made me feel. Before I went on Tumblr, I loved Louis in my soul and was the only solo Louie I knew. I spoke about him to friends and family and probably annoyed them with my way of turning things around to Louis. I loved him, hoped for more for him, sent out good thoughts into the universe and hoped they reached him and that he could somehow know that people out there loved him for him, for his artistry and solo career. So seeing the singer, artist, songwriter I chose 10 years ago - although it really wasn’t a choice, I was hooked when I heard him sing and saw his beautiful sunshine smile and perceived the sweet personality that radiated from his very being - was an experience that will live on in me forever. It will stay; a core experience.

I was very anxious leading up to Louis’s Melbourne shows, battling my own head and the night before I received some bad news about work. That wasn’t a great feeling and so that was on my mind. As a result, I was excited but worried. I also didn’t want to have my experience of the show marred by the actions of the crowd. I knew I was so lucky and blessed to be able to see him so I was trying to focus on that.

In the venue, waiting for Louis was a breathless experience. My heart was beating fast, I was feeling so many things. That moment when the lights go down and the music starts, it was electrifying. The screams were loud, piercing, when Louis arrived on stage and took over. The environment just felt special. When Louis is on stage, it feels like everyone in the audience actually is a Louie, no matter how they came to be there at his show. I wasn’t close to Louis but his presence just reached around the arena, wrapping everyone there in the warmth and beauty of his energy. He is just so pretty, even from far away. All this energy and life wrapped up in a beautiful talented slight frame. I think I get why Louis seems small. Obviously he has a slight build, slim shoulders and a narrow waist - and wears oversized clothing and is around men who are bigger and much burlier than him 🫣😊 - but he just radiates energy. Even though I was far away, it’s like his presence just radiates out from him, like his presence is so much bigger than the body which contains it. His physical body seems smol in comparison.

He was in blue and I loved that because my favourite colour is blue, and of course Louis looks fantastic in blue. His voice sounds higher than it does through livestreams. The energy in the room felt high, even through the slower songs. The crowd were swaying, standing for most of it (including me). The music reverberates in your soul and Louis does too, there in the warmth and beauty of his tone, in the emotion, in the way he is a storyteller. I feel like that is who Louis is an artist and live that becomes even more clear. What I live for in loving and supporting an artist is connection and Louis has that ability to connect, to feel that emotion along with the artist and to have it change something within you. Live music is transformative and that is Louis. That personal connection also makes you feel like you actually matter, your support matters, whatever you can do to show support matters and Louis can feel that with you. There is so much warmth and hopefulness and truth in that and it is beautiful, it does matter.

We Made It. It’s been said but it really is the perfect way to open the show. The way the music reverberates and then there is Louis, arriving on stage like the rockstar he is.

DLIBYH is very personal, and I felt that. It’s another song that has always been comforting to me and hearing it live is even better.

TOU is emotional, always. I am so grateful to Louis for sharing this song which is so personal in its expression of grief.

Always You sounds so good live!

Change(s) live is magical. I already loved it and live it is even better. It’s such a warm song, comforting like Louis is.

Fearless live is *chef’s kiss*. The drums. The guitars. Louis. Always Louis. Need I say more?

OTB is so beautiful, a safe space that envelops you in loving light. It is just such an experience; there is nothing like that feeling of safety and warmth that you get from Louis. His beautiful tone moving through this shirt song which makes you want more. I want more of OTB 😭

I just have to focus on Habit as Louis’s song, a song he wrote for himself on his debut solo album - which was released - as he even says: Louis is the storyline. It has some wonderful lines, things that Louis clearly strongly relates to, and I have always enjoyed how the song itself - especially the chorus - reinforces the concept of what a habit/addiction is.

I will never be over Copy of A Copy of A Copy. It is an arresting song that howls through the space, an expression of solo strength but also community comfort and care. Please officially release it, Louis 🙏🙏 OTB and Copy just remind me of each other and I love them both so much ❤️

Defenceless is so strong, vulnerable and heartbreaking but strong in execution and message. It’s like you can hear that Louis in the live version understands, even if he didn’t always, how much he deserves his love and support to be reciprocated. If Defenceless (album version) is a bit of a cry for help, live it is even more of an acknowledgment that there is great strength in vulnerability.

Walls (song) is so beautiful. Screaming ‘You were my because’ at Louis is actually cathartic, a way to in part express how much this human means to me, how his music and warmth have helped me when I could only see the world as dark and cold.

KMM is just so fun, so energetic and the perfect way to close out this beautiful journey of music and artistry and human connection. It was amazing to witness.

There is such a fascinating journey through Walls (album). It shows how respect and vulnerability has to be reciprocal for a relationship to be equal but it also points out that love is personal, love is yours to give or not give, love is a solo song you can choose to share with others (for those who feel love).

Through The Dark sung in Louis’s voice is very comforting. I did always like that song in 1D era despite my mixed feelings about 1D (which really was that I didn’t hear Louis sing solo lines enough), and once Louis started covering it, I only hear Louis singing it in my head and live just cements that. DMD and LBD are better, more rocky and high-energy with Louis singing live than they were for me in 1D. And Michael’s LBD guitar moment is certainly…something.

Louis’s cover of Beautiful War is a truly wonderful experience. The drums, the way the song twines around you, reverberates in your being. Louis’s gorgeous voice, emotional tone, the way he squats to take it all in like the babie he is. 7, amazing. His high note, the way he moves, just his voice on this song 🥵 Louis’s voice covering these songs is transcendent. I can hate comparing covers to the original version but I will say this: before Louis covered these songs, I liked them. They didn’t stick in my brain, didn’t really touch my soul but I thought they were good songs, nice to listen to. Now I love them. I adore them. I hear Louis singing them in my head. I can’t help it, it’s the Louis/Louie effect.

Louis is such a rockstar. He really is. My favourite Walls (album) songs sound even better live - and to be honest even my least favourite Walls (album) songs are still songs I would listen to over most other songs by current artists - and I will never be over Walls (album). No matter what comes next - an album where Louis makes music that is 100% him, which I am eagerly awaiting - I will always hold Walls close to me, for everything that it was and is. Hearing it live is life-changing.

Louis’s band are so good too. Steve is just wonderful and I love his energy. Drummers are objectively sexy - they keep the rhythm, I don’t make the rules - and Steve is just awesome. Michael is obviously so good on guitar, you see why Louis admires his talent. But that is Louis, isn’t it? A genuine appreciator of music. There is something really nice in the chemistry between his band and they all complement each other well. Of course, I also couldn’t really look away from Louis’s figure owning that stage, except when Louis left the stage for Michael’s Fearless solo. I can’t help it, I just look for him always.

The crowd was loud where I was. People were actually doing the projects, especially in certain sections. Unfortunately my section didn’t seem to know about the green lights for the OTB project and so used just normal lights - in videos of the crowd being panned to during OTB, I am one of those green lights - but people were screaming/singing his lyrics and it was everything. It feels like a blur. I was so happy and moved and feeling the moment and it was all so beautiful. I felt connected to the other people in the room, even though I know I would have profound differences of opinion with a lot of the people there. When the break before encore happened, I was waiting with baited breath. I was ridiculously happy when the crowd chanted Louis’s name rather than sing No Control or other 1D songs. Instead, some of the audience tried to do the Oi Oi Oi call, which I think was from the sport chant (Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi) and then people in the crowd started a wave. Not everyone noticed, so someone called out for it again and so it happened again. And then again. That was a nice moment. My sister and I actually had sore ears and a headache from the night so there’s that so at least it was loud enough for that to happen. And my sister goes to gigs with metal bands and the like so she is used to louder crowds.

Louis is so charming and cute and lovely and I adore him more than I can adequately express. He’s truly captivating, glowing up there on stage where he belongs. He fosters that connection to his fans so beautifully, creates a space and a relationship that feels special, real. The way live music is so transformative with Louis and Louies is special. A heartbreaking album transforms into a further expression of strength, of coming out the other side of difficult situations and circumstances and keeping your heart open and loving. Louis understands the strength in vulnerability and he really knows what he is talking about when he talks about music which sounds good live. To witness his first solo world tour is something I will forever be grateful for. To see him on that stage, owning it, having so much fun and being so happy and full of life. It means the world to me. He deserves it so much.

Louis is Everything.

Ending thought: if I could only attend one artist’s show for the rest of my life, I would choose Louis Tomlinson.

Below are photos of my sign, both sides. Not the best photos but I forgot to take them before I got into the venue. I’m just grateful my sister took them, she’s much better at taking photos than I am 🫣:

#louies #louis is everything #recap of my show #i am so sorry for the rambling length #ltwt2022: melbourne 1 (my show) #louis tomlinson #solo artist louis tomlinson

[burberryhat]

— FITFWT: jakarta, indonesia ☁️

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[dailytomlinson]

Louis’ booth pictures at the Late Late Show through the years

#louis tomlinson #as solo artist i mean #did we ever get one from the time he sassed james? #he performed wmi i think #can't find any from that day #lls photobooth

[louisupdates]

Q: Do you like being a solo artist?

A: Oh, I love it, I love it. As I said before, it does feel like a slightly different thing. Of course I had experienced in the band, but it feels like a slightly different thing. I find it more stressful, but more rewarding. So like, there’s definitely… There’s moments where i’ve been really really nervous going out before a show, which … when you’re going out with the band, you kind of carry those nerves together, so it’s a different feeling. But then when you pull off the show, or whatever that example might be, that sense of fulfillment is unrivaled, really. So. I like both. I’m lucky enough to do both.

-Louis Tomlinson interviewed by Foquinha [2.4.2024] São Paulo, Brazil

#louis tomlinson #sao paulo #louis press #solo artist #2.4.2024 #foquinha

[rejectedghosts]

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Louis Tomlinson, you were incredible. Thank you so much!

#louis tomlinson #louis tomlinson fanart #louis tomlinson world tour 2022 #ltwt 2022 #fanart #isaartes #lt2 #digital art #artists on tumblr #art #artwork #solo louis #krita

[dancewithlou]

I just saw Louis sold out London’s O2. I got pretty emotional. I live on the West Coast of the US and when Louis launched Walls and LTWT he was to play at a 2k capacity theater in my city. Last time he was in my city he played at our 60k stadium with 1D. I was easily able to get great tickets and though the theater was full when he performed, it wasn’t sold out. I was thrilled to have such an intimate musical experience but down deep I knew this was tough for him. Then I got to watch momentum build and next thing I knew he was selling out arenas in LATAM and AFHF was sold out. It’s been a journey and I can’t imagine the pride Louis feels for being able to play to a sold out crowd at the O2 with ZERO INDUSTRY SUPPORT. It’s a major accomplishment!

Oh i know it’s so amazing to see everything he’s accomplishing in his solo career since 2020 he’s been growing and thriving.

He wasn’t wrong when he said this year was gonna be even better.

There is so much pride bursting from every Louie for him right now, we are on a high.

#louis tomlinson #faith in the future #the album really rings true #I love the progress he’s made in his career #as a solo artist #he deserves this after his hard work

[sunshineandlyrics]

📄 Chasing Louis is in the job description x

#haha #Joni knew what he was up against when he came back to work for Louis as a solo artist #I totally forgot Joni had a twitter account until JD tweeted asking if anyone got a pic of him and Louis leaving after the Phoenix concert #Joni #Louis Tomlinson #Louis memes #barricade #mine

[louismygf]

girls when they just finished watching aotv

#ok this is my review #i didnt 'just finished watching' but u get it wtv #louis tomlinson #all of those voices #ok unless u wanna b spoiled u need to get off these tags rn! #i honestly thought there'd be more of the songwriting producing planning and bts footage of him working on his music #like i thought that'd be the main focus #more..... artistry and musicianship things yk? this thought made me want a behind the album doc so bad djfjf #but i do get it bc he set touring up as his ultimate goal as a solo artist. he said early on how it's his fave part in onedee #now im not saying touring ≠ artistry bc duh going on tour is fundamental for artists and for some like louis- it's what they love most #anyw thats just me. a behind the album doc could easily fix this. kinda my fault for expecting a whole different narrative hahshdj #OKAY BUT ANYWAY the first half was jam-packed with lots of feelings. heart rending gut wenching soul crushing stuff #it was so emotional i was with my sister and i didnt wanna cry beside her but i just couldnt help it 😭 #him and his family talking in depth about their loss felt gutteral. strong family... about his mom and about felicite #hm yeah </3 mmkay thats a wrap we dont need me sobbing again thinking about this family #so about the touring!! we see him struggling to find his feet to perform confidently through the years #yk... last 1d performance in xfuk. jho for xfuk. ultra fest too i think? ...ccme. telehit. scala... 2 walls tour (2020) shows in spain #aotv spoilers #its actually insane how massive his insecurities became during and post 1d 😭 #bro was acting small roles as a child. was 'popular' in school. lead singer in a cover band. main lead in grease & auditioned for xfactor #and post 1d??? man didnt know what to do with himself. it's sooo!!!!!!!! #it's evil actually leave that man's poor confidence alone! 😭 #the doc ended beautifully :> showing scenes of his show in milan. 30k+ people. ONLY there for louis! #by this point hes built up enough confidence to perform btm live for the first time!!!!! hard song to sing and he smashed it 🥹 #the title truly encapsulates everything huh. voices in his head. voices of industry ppl whispering in his ear. voices of criticism. and #voices of fans cheering and singing his songs #cathartic ending 🫶🏼 loved aotv!!! when btm played girl you Know i was gone 😭 #loved that he included the fitf uk no.1 too!!! it's a pretty little bow to this wonderful gift #i would Love to add more but i reached 30 tags LMAOOO yk what maybe i'll rb this with more tags😭💀 #louis u deserve the world the moon the stars entire planets and all the galaxies 🫂 mwuah

[larrylimericks]

31Aug22

An infraction, a choosing of violence! Let us please have a moment of silence: From Lou’s bio, words gone, And though time marches on, We’ll keep faith in a future alliance.

#larry #louis #louis tomlinson #fitf #faith in the future #louis deleted '1/4 of one direction' from his twitter bio #🥺 #always in our hearts #onward and upward #limerick-lt #august 31 #2022 #i mourn the loss #but i look forward to his growing more and more confident in his identity as a solo artist #also can we talk about louis rhyming 'silence' with 'KINDNESS' in headline?

[trending-louis]

2022.12.31 : Louis has won several Power Radio UK Awards 2022:

Best artist of 2022 (21.2K verified votes)

Best album of 2022 - Faith In The Future (19.5K verified votes)

Best song of 2022 - Bigger Than Me (20.6K verified votes)

In 2021, Louis had won the Best Solo Artist award.

#2022.12.31 #power radio #power radio awards 2022 #trending louis #louis tomlinson #awards #faith in the future #bigger than me #best solo artist

[louehvolution]

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#Mirror: Louis Tomlinson holds hands with mystery blonde months after split from ex-girlfriend #months... ? #''mystery blonde'' identified as Swedish model Sofie Nyvang #is she a model like Eleanor is a model? #his PR never moved on from that 1D powerpoint that established his image would revolve around his ''supermodel'' girlfriend #in one form or another #rather than a strategic campaign to increase his visibility and credibility as a solo artist. and get his music out there to new audiences #there's tabloid press reliant on his personal life. introducing a new non-famous girlfriend - the one who might actually benefit #you have to read the article to learn about the documentary #this sort of press has never got anyone interested in his music. or led to good promo either #and shifts focus away from his music in the fandom as well #but no doubt this time it will be different...

[paigeschapterbook]

It’s the day of my Louis show. It’s past 3 am and I should be asleep but I am feeling a lot of things right now. I have loved Louis since early 2012, when I heard his angelic voice on the chorus of One Thing and then in the second verse, and I b am going to see him for the first time ever in about 17 and a half hours. I became a fan of One Direction because of Louis, I have been a Louie from the first tube I heard him sing. To be here now, to see Louis in a solo show singing his solo music, it is everything to me. It is literally a dream come true. It is what I always wanted for Louis and what I always believed he could do. I enjoyed 1D, even loved it, but it was Louis who reached deep into my soul and warmed me from the inside out. It was Louis who made me feel at home, who inspired me with his lovely soul and kind heart and resilience and strength, who made me feel comforted and hopeful, especially in the moments in my life where nothing else really did and it was bad for me. When my head is in a bad place, Louis makes me feel alive and like I can go on, I can find a way to make it though. Louis’s solo career has been a journey, a rollercoaster of emotions and worry and happiness and everything in between, but Louis’s music and the connection I feel makes it all worth it.

I love music. I love listening to music, across all genres. I love the connection between an artist and their fanbase. That to me is special and worthwhile and that personal connection is what I look for in music, in any kind of art really. And no other artist has ever made me feel the way Louis does: this connected to their songs and their spirit; this invested in their joy and career and, quite simply and at the core of everything, their music.

So I am ashamed of the Australian leg of Louis’s tour. I don’t think the Australian crowds as a whole have been good to Louis and that breaks my heart. LATAM and Asia were so much better to him, so wonderful and amazing and respectful and passionate in the best way. As I am Australian, I don’t know that I deserve to see him, especially when so many wonderful fans of his haven’t been able to. Thank you so much to my mutuals who have encouraged me not to feel this way. I really appreciate how kind you have been. And I am sorry for rambling like this, I just have a lot of feelings as I said.

So thank you, Louis Tomlinson. You have saved me and countless others, and you deserve wonderful things in your solo career. You are home, Louis, and I can never truly adequately express just how much you and your music mean to me.

#thank you louis #what louis means to me as a solo louie #feeling a lot #shaking a lot #crying a lot #please ​forgive this rambling post if anyone sees it 🙈 #ltwt2022 australia #ltwt2022: melbourne 1 (my show) #louis tomlinson #solo artist louis tomlinson

[burberryhat]

— “fav non alcoholic drink?”

— @ Louis_Tomlinson: “Coffee. All day. Everyday”

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[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

Submission from a mutual:

Louis is a strange combination of perfectionist and wanting to be in total control of certain aspects of his career— both lackadaisical and stubbornly refusing to do what would help him about other things. Personally, I’m put off seeing Louis drinking four days in a row at Glastonbury, when his fandom is screaming for new music and his festival is coming with the same damn setlist. I’m glad he’s bonding with his bandmates, but Louis with his management team and band drinking at a private club the night before a concert is getting 😐 for me. There’s an immaturity, an “I don’t want to grow up” feeling now. Combine that with his frustration with the industry and not wanting to participate in the bs but unfortunately necessary “reindeer games”— it ends up making fans feel somewhat pressured to maintain his buzz and career when Louis and his managers and BMG should be doing that, not us.

Louis is a good guy who obviously sincerely appreciates his fans. However, his reluctance to do certain things ends up burdening (in a way) his most loyal fans. The inertia is maddening… and he almost seems too comfortable with the status quo. I wish Louis wanted and expected Calvin Harris, Theo Hurts (both of whom share managers with him - can’t Matt and Mark Gillespie get any star power to his shows?) — even Sam Fender to come to his show instead of accepting the state of play, with Louis constantly praising and supporting all them as artists?

The Snuts band member just echoed what everyone says about Louis - he’s a really good guy who drinks and smokes - and Louis doesn’t seem to expect or want more. Matt Vines doesn’t try to suggest talking points; everyone just nods along, “Louis sits at home drinking and smoking.” Everyone seems to be frozen with this static, Everyman image: nice guy, normal person, blah blah blah.

Change has to come from Louis, and I don’t see indications that it’s happening.

No fan can dictate what Louis wants or what he does, but we can’t be in the position of wanting his career to succeed more than he does.

Latam fans gave Louis everything and more, but their patience wore thin waiting for the acknowledgement to come from IGTVs. Seven minutes for the last 14 shows, that sold more than 30% of the LTWT tickets. No official acknowledgement for Asia, no merch, not even a tweet. As time passed on tour, Louis and his team seemed to resort to his status quo… which is to do nothing. As much as I believe his career has had a lot of external, industry constraints, I think Louis is responsible for some of the inertia and status quo.

It’s Louis’ career and his decisions - but it’s been years of his very patient, loyal fandom waiting for something better. Yet here we are, still asking the same questions, still in the dark. It’s too late in the game.

#louis tomlinson #louie culture #the resistance of lthq to do ANYTHING positive - to keep Louis’ momentum going - to respond to fans - #to act responsibly and in good faith even - #is extremely depressing #and it’s gone way beyond jokes and memes #it’s just sad seeing a potentially huge artist treated by his own team like a nobody #to see Louis himself treating people who work for him like buddies even when they’re doing a bad job - they can’t even meet #their own low bar #SJPR is still there… to do what exactly? #the BMG announcement was >1 year ago #what was the purpose of the announcement actually? #BMG isn’t doing anything to promote SOLO artist singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson #they seem more intent on socializing with his team??

[louisupdates]

I think that there is an element of… there’s probably more stress being a solo artist. What was nice about being in a band was sharing that responsibility, sharing that pressure. Also, the camaraderie of even going through days like this, doing that as a group, that did feel very different. But I will say there are days where— because of the nature of being a solo artist— it’s a little bit more stressful; it means that the payoffs are even greater. My sense of achievement, when I come off stage— it does feel slightly more rewarding than when I was in the band. But two separate things, really.

- Louis Tomlinson, Los 40 Argentina [6.4.2024]

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[rejectedghosts]

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