On Friday, Sept. 27 at 11:28 a.m., I received a call from my roommate in the middle of my science lab. “I just won Sweat Tour tickets!” she screamed. After calming down, she explained that a radio station from New Bedford, Massachusetts had offered her two free concert tickets from their radio show drawing for Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s “Sweat” tour in Boston the next night. 

Charli XCX’s album, “Brat” sparked a viral trend of “brat green” and “brat summer.” Together with Troye Sivan with his long-awaited full album “Something to Give Each Other,” the artist Charli greeted fans across the world with her latest “Sweat” tour. 

In Boston’s TD Garden, singer and DJ Shygirl opened the show with an energetic set, featuring songs like  “4eva,” “FREAK,” “thicc” and more. Unfortunately for her diehard fans, she did not play “Coochie (a bedtime story).” 

At exactly 8:30 p.m., Troye Sivan greeted us with his first song of the night, “Got Me Started,” which prompted an explosion of screams and excitement from the sold-out venue. 

After Troye’s three-song solo set,  he handed off the stage to Charli, who emerged from behind a four-walled, three-story “Brat” green curtain. She launched into  “365,” followed by an unreleased remix featuring Shygirl. Charli’s “Brat and it’s completely different but it’s still brat” remix album, coming out Oct. 11, will include this Shygirl collaboration. The “Sweat” tour has a unique advantage; by having two separate artists switch back and forth throughout the show, there were ultimately no breaks in between songs, which kept the audience on its feet, screaming out lyrics for the entire night. Stunning, close-up camera work followed Charli, Sivan and their dancers around and off the stage. Large TV screens on both sides ensured that each audience member had a clear view of the artists.

At the end of the concert, Charli and Sivan returned to perform their encore songs: “I Love it,” “Track 10,” “Honey” and Sivan’s hit song that dominated parties lately – “Rush.” The duo closed the night with Charli’s “Talk Talk” remix featuring Troye Sivan, a preview of her upcoming Brat remix album.

If the “Sweat” tour is coming to your city and you don’t have a ticket, I highly suggest that you enter your local radio station’s contest. You never know – you might win the opportunity to have a brat fall.

Contact the editors responsible for this story: Ivy Buck, Norah Catlin