A concert tour is a series of live performances across multiple venues and cities, the economic and cultural backbone of a modern music career. Alex Warren’s tours have scaled from intimate rooms to festival main stages. In this story, the tour is the traveling setting of the urn phenomenon: city after city, fans arrive carrying their late parents’ ashes, and the ritual repeats as a recognized feature of his shows.
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Mentioned in: “Ordinary” Grief, Extraordinary Devotion: Why Alex Warren’s Fans Carry Their Loved Ones to His Shows