Louis Tomlinson performs shirtless as fans rip $660 shirt off his body

31 July 2023 , 15:46

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Louis Tomlinson had his shirt ripped off while performing (Image: Tiktok)

Louis Tomlinson wrapped up the North American leg of his Faith in the Future tour by diving into the crowd at his New York City show.

The scenes caused fans to flock towards him and proceeded to tear off his tank top. Videos have since gone viral showing Louis eager to embrace the energy of the crowd. Even while his shirt was being mauled off of him, he continued performing his closing song, Silver Tongues, and smiled through the entire endeavour. When he finally stepped away and noticed that the shirt had been reduced to a scrap of fabric, he laughed and threw it into the crowd, with one fan lucky enough to catch it.

Security can be seen trying to protect Louis during the incident, but he didn't seem to back down from the fans' enthusiasm. A video even shows one security guard laughing and smiling, too. Louis ended up sauntering off stage bare chested as the tour draws to a close and fans head home.

Louis Tomlinson finished his North American tour dates in New York City (Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock)

According to the fan who took the black tank top home, it was a size small. They also said that it smells like Old Spice's Fiji deodorant. Fans joked that the demand for the deodorant would skyrocket. One fan wrote: "omw to cvs to get allergy medicine and old spice fiji."

Another fan believes that they've found the shirt he was wearing online. They think it is $660 Tom Ford "sleeveless jersey vest". This isn't Louis's first time getting up close and personal with the audience. At nearly every show on tour, Louis does the same thing. He doesn't seem to mind the fans pulling on his clothes or reaching out to him. In fact, he's notorious for praising and loving his fans.

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Louis previously tweeted: "I’ve said it a million times but I’m lucky enough to have the greatest fans an artist could wish for."

Louis frequently heads into the crowd during his set (Tiktok)

He will be heading to Europe for the next leg of the tour in August (Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock)

The Faith in the Future tour started in the end of May and spanned across 39 tour dates. He'll also be heading to Europe next month to continue the tour and possibly the tradition of jumping into the crowd. The tour is in support of his sophomore album with the same name.

For the United States, Louis nearly quadrupled his venue sizes since last tour. Louis played at the Hammerstein Ballroom (capacity 3,500) in New York City previously. For the Faith in the Future tour, he played at Forest Hills Stadium with a capacity of 13,000.

Alex West