Photos by Andy Argyrakis and Kathryn Randall

A completely out of the blue flash flood with lightening previously forced Teddy Swims fans to practically, well, swim out of Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island after a mere three songs were off to a steamroller of a start (as pictured above).

Thankfully though, the sold out stop of the “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy” Tour was rescheduled (as seen below) and the soulful singer/songwriter was able to finish what he started, initially descending down a staircase and meeting his Freak Freely band on the bottom level.

Throughout the next two hours, he performed the bulk of the sprawling, continuously-expanding project, belting lots of rockers and tenderly delivering ballads that collectively traced a deeply revealing journey from heartbreak to hope.

“Not Your Man,” “Hammer To The Heart,” “Apple Juice” and “She Loves the Rain” were amongst the earliest, although the latter’s weather report was obviously not missed and the sunny skies ensured it would go off without a hitch.

If anything, it was Swims’ voice brought the bulk of the sizzle factor, only building in the strength and stamina department as he delivered “Devil In A Dress,” “Bad Dreams,” “Free Drugs” and tons more off the main album or samples of prior projects.

It turns out he was just as comfortable stripping down the typically dance floor-filling Illenium collaboration “All That Really Matters” as the pleading “Some Things I’ll Never Know,” plus put a surprising personal spin on Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody” as a special jukebox selection.

“Lose Control” will certainly last forever on what remains of those devices or playlists of multiple stripes and Swims naturally slayed it, accompanied by a steadfast sing-a-long to more than earn an extended encore.

To the majority who stuck around, the headliner rewarded them with stadium-sized renditions of “Bed On Fire,” “Goodbye’s Been Good To You” and “The Door” as he set sights on the next level of much-deserved superstardom.

For additional information on Teddy Swims, visit TeddySwims.com.

Upcoming concerts at Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island include Men I Trust (Aug. 6); Goo Goo Dolls and Dashboard Confessional (Aug. 13) Coheed And Cambria and Taking Back Sunday (Aug. 19); Rob Thomas (Aug. 20); Above & Beyond (Aug. 22); Simple Plan (Aug. 24); Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts (Aug. 27); The Black Keys (Sept. 3); Charlie Wilson (Sept. 6); Tedeschi Trucks Band and Gov’t Mule (Sept. 9); Quinn XCII (Sept. 19); Goose (Sept. 20); Turnstile (Sept. 26) and Shawn Mendes (Oct. 8). For additional details, visit LiveNation.com.

Related Articles

Dave Matthews Band: “30” Tour at Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island A daring David Gray climbs the entire “White Ladder,” mounds more on Northerly Island Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington: “Double Bill” Tour at Huntington Bank Pavilion Q101 Piqniq provides Northerly Island an alternative party starring Incubus, Paris Jackson Irish troubadour Hozier takes Huntington Bank Pavilion to the church of “Unreal Unearth” Louis Tomlinson puts “Faith In The Future,” a few overlooked One Direction favs for HBP Folk/rock/pop/hip-hop blender Dermot Kennedy and Huntington Bank Pavilion ponder “Sonder” Quinn XCII emerges as “The People’s Champ,” ARIZONA ascends, Julia Wolf empowers Northerly