nine-minute video<\/a> calling the show \u201ccringe.\u201d The clip has since gone viral, sparking debate among fans and critics alike.<\/p>\n\u201cI thought I was chronically online, but it\u2019s just come to my attention that there\u2019s a TikTok drama going around because a 25-year-old attended my concert and was basically complaining that there were too many tweens there, I was making too many brain-rot jokes, and she just thought it was a cringe concert,\u201d Sombr said in his response on October 19, 2025.<\/p>\n
In her original TikTok, the fan warned anyone planning to attend an upcoming show, \u201cnot spend your money on a Sombr concert.\u201d She detailed being surprised by the primarily tween audience, criticized Sombr\u2019s jokes, and called out a segment of the show called the \u201cSombr Dating Show,\u201d where audience members were brought onstage to call their exes. She also claimed he made \u201csuper vulgar stuff about getting his dick sucked\u201d and asked fans to \u201cbark for me,\u201d behavior she felt was inappropriate for younger attendees.<\/p>\n
The fan didn\u2019t hold back, saying, \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t seem like he knows how to entertain. He\u2019s maybe too young. Maybe he has to grow into it. I don\u2019t know. Dancing was terrible, singing was terrible.\u201d She admitted other audience members seemed to enjoy it, noting one fan called Sombr \u201cmy generation\u2019s David Bowie,\u201d but she likened his performance to Napoleon Dynamite and labeled the experience \u201ca nightmare\u201d and \u201ccringe.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his response, Sombr hit back<\/a>, accusing the fan of \u201cbody shaming\u201d him. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of started a massive body-shaming hate train directed towards me on a lot of videos of me on the internet right now,\u201d he said. He defended the age gap, noting, \u201cI totally respect people having opinions, but I am a 20-year-old artist, freshly 20. And if you\u2019re 25 years old and you\u2019re going to come to my concert and not expect people younger than you to be there, when I, the artist, am five years younger than you, it\u2019s just a skill issue.\u201d<\/p>\nRegarding his jokes, Sombr explained that concertgoers familiar with his online presence would understand his style. \u201cI\u2019ve never uttered a serious word in my life,\u201d he said, adding that only \u201cfive minutes\u201d of his show is dedicated to jokes, with the rest focusing on music.<\/p>\n
Still, some fans criticized Sombr\u2019s response for not addressing the underlying issue: marketing a show toward younger audiences while including mature, explicit content. Others felt he didn\u2019t acknowledge the backlash the concertgoer herself received online, including death threats.<\/p>\n
One fan wrote on X, “is anyone on sombr concert tiktok because I am on that girl\u2019s side\u2026she simply shared her valid opinion and he\u2019s weird for making a crash out video responding to it. someone get his PR team!” Another added, “Yes Sombr is cringe but we must not forget that he has only just turned 20 years old and that he is part of the character.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n