The emotions were palpable.

Everywhere you turned inside the sweltering Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Thursday, people were deep in their feels — perhaps none more so than the man of the hour.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Teddy Swims , who continues to ride the long tail of his smash 2023 single “Lose Control,” was achingly vulnerable in both song and speech from the moment he stepped onto the stage at a sold-out venue.

“Thank you for letting me have the best job in the world,” he said, sporting a Terry Black’s BBQ hat atop his head.

For roughly 105 minutes, Georgia native Swims (born Jaten Dimsdale) marshaled an airtight, eight-piece backing band, no small number of theatrical flourishes (sparks and bursts of flame aplenty) and a swaggering setlist which pulled from hi

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