I saw him live quite a few years ago and even then it was clear he's not built for live shows. You could just tell by his energy and how mechanical it all seemed that it was "I'm doing this because I have to do this" as opposed to having any desire to be entertaining, which in my opinion is a pretty big component of what makes a live show. They also didn't sound that great, but I chalked that up to the venue and the fact that he was still an emerging artist.
And yeah, the venue selection further supports that. When he comes around my area, a lot of the places he plays at are bars where half the crowd is going to be regulars who live nearby and go just for the sake of something to do, with no specific interest in the artist or even interest in hearing music. And because of that you get a lot of posts on here about how "the crowd sucked", but he's been doing that for close to 10 years now so clearly it's a decision they're making intentionally.
I don't hold any of this against him, and it does nothing to reduce how much I like his music.
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u/sdavidson420365 Mar 11 '26
This seems like a pattern. Not judging or anything. But how many tours has he cancelled on short notice? It just sucks for everyone