Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour
About This Event
Teddy Swims, whose work moves between rock-pop and a wide mix of R&B, soul, hip‑hop and contemporary pop, headlines Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour at Barclays Center. Supporting sets by Mac Ayres — noted for guitar-driven songwriting and studio-minded production that favors groove and vocal precision — and MarcLo — an emerging songwriter with steady vocals — emphasize vocal detail over spectacle.
About The UGLY Tour
“The UGLY Tour” arrives in New York at Barclays Center as a rock/pop arena set built around a live, present-tense exchange between singer and crowd. Featured performer Teddy Swims brings a gritty, gospel-leaning vocal style to songs that move between tenderness and blunt confession. The tour does not have a clear NYC premiere history on record, but its Brooklyn stop lands in a venue that regularly frames pop as a mass civic ritual. One clear takeaway is how little staging is needed when the voice carries the narrative.
About the Artists
Teddy Swims
Teddy Swims is the stage name of Jaten Collin Dimsdale, an American singer and songwriter whose work moves between rock-pop and a wider mix of R&B, soul, hip-hop, and contemporary pop. He first drew a large audience through cover performances posted online in 2019 and 2020, then moved into original releases, including the EP *Tough Love* (2022), which reached the Billboard 200.
Mac Ayres
Mac Ayres is a rock/pop artist whose work sits between guitar-driven songwriting and clean, studio-minded production. He has brought that material to large New York stages, including performances at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, where he has shared bills with artists such as Teddy Swims and MarcLo, including the tour stop billed as *Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour*.
MarcLo
MarcLo is a rock/pop artist whose work has circulated through contemporary touring lineups, including shows alongside Teddy Swims and Mac Ayres. In New York City, his name appears in the orbit of arena-scale bills at Barclays Center, including *Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour*.