TikTok-famous musical artist Sombr took the Shrine Auditorium stage on Tuesday night to a packed crowd screaming so loud that the first two lines he sang were impossible to hear.

The TikTok algorithm has bestowed fame upon many now-popular artists and influencers — musical artist Shane Boose, more commonly known as Sombr, is one of these lucky few. He originally went viral for “Caroline,” a song he wrote in high school.

The young artist continued gaining popularity for his 2024 single, “back to friends.” His 2025 song, “undressed,” also quickly climbed the charts upon release. On Tuesday, his set consisted of these notable singles plus songs from his 2025 album, “I Barely Know Her.”

Like much of his fanbase, concertgoer Karla Guerra found Sombr on TikTok and enjoyed his personality even before his music.

“[Sombr is] very funny, and then I started listening to his music, and that just got me hooked,” Guerra said. “[He is popular] just because of how he is, just the way he expresses himself. He’s so authentic. It feels like he’s not fake.”

Nayeli Maldonado, who also attended Tuesday’s show, said she found Sombr on Spotify and originally thought nothing of him. Then, TikTok pushed his content into her feed, and she realized she enjoyed it.

“I’m really proud of [his growth], because he started off as a small artist, as one does, and he’s blown up into something massive and something that a lot of people resonate with and a lot of people find comfort in,” Maldonado said. “So it’s really cool to see him selling out venues and just going on tour and just perform.”

Though attendees expressed their anticipation for the musician’s live show, Sombr’s Los Angeles tour stop comes amid controversial discourse on social media, primarily TikTok.

A quick TikTok search of “Sombr controversy” reveals hundreds of videos breaking down what exactly Sombr has done that concert attendees are finding problematic, most pointing to his continuing to make age-inappropriate, sexual jokes onstage after acknowledging his audience is largely made up of many underage, tween fans.

As with his other shows, Sombr filled the space between songs with several segments, including one that seemed to be a skit of him being interviewed by a disembodied version of his own voice, asking himself how it feels to be a “rockstar.” He made jokes, several of which were aimed at younger audiences, including many mentions of the viral “67” meme which got laughs from the crowd.

Another activity Sombr facilitated was the infamous segment in which he invites a young female fan onstage and suggests that they FaceTime her ex. When the ex-partner did not answer the call, Sombr recorded a video message for him, the whole audience booing.

In spite of — or perhaps as proof of — this online conflict, the number of young fans in attendance on Tuesday was observably high.

Billy Smuck and Darren Hutch are two fathers that attended the concert with their 14-year-old daughters. While not fans themselves, they both agreed that the concert was well worth their high schoolers’ happiness.

“We are sacrificing. We are here because we love our kids. Game 4 is going on right now, of the World Series. We have no idea what the score is,” Smuck said. “We’ve been exposed [to Sombr’s music]. I can name three [songs]: ‘undressed,’ friends — there’s a friends song — and ‘crushing.’”

Devon Gabriella, an up-and-coming artist whose music focuses on complex vocals and soft instrumentals, opened the night. She sang originals from her 2025 album entitled “The Garden.”

Sombr took to the stage thirty minutes later, after extensive setup by his team. Almost every cell phone was recording as the crowd anticipated Sombr’s entrance. When he finally came out, the screaming from the crowd was so loud that the first two lines of “i wish i knew how to quit you” were incomprehensible. As Sombr crooned through his sorrow-filled discography, he danced across the stage to cheers from audience members. One of Sombr’s guitar players, Sal Suriano, brought energy to his more upbeat songs, headbanging as he played. Sombr performed “Caroline,” his first viral track, on acoustic guitar, strumming as he sang. Phone flashlights raised from the crowd, pointing to the stage.

The crowd roared as he began singing “undressed.” Audience members wrapped their arms around loved ones and sang along.

During “canal street,” he lounged across a sofa on the stage. Almost every concertgoer sang along to “back to friends,” his second to last song of the night. He concluded his set with “12 to 12,” a 2025 single, replacing “Paris” in his lyrics, “We met in a Paris cafe,” to “L.A.,” receiving cheers from the Angeleno crowd.

Both Gabriella and Sombr played a second night at Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, and his tour will continue to Arizona, New York and abroad in December.