Benson Boone brings out iconic artist at UK show
He's coming to the end of his UK tour
Benson Boone's breakthrough track 'Beautiful Things' took the world by storm when he released it in 2024 and he's now on tour across the world including several UK dates.
Starting in Belfast on 23rd October, before travelling to Manchester and Birmingham, the singer will end his UK leg with three dates at the O2 Arena in London. Unfortunately just an hour before he was due to take to the stage in Birmingham, he had to cancel, thankfully he returned to the stage in London a few days later.
Special guest Brian May
The singer was in fine form at his London gigs, after wowing fans on Monday 3rd November, he then performed another night at the O2 Arena, where he surprised fans by bringing out Queen guitarist Brian May.
The singer performed two songs, Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and his hit 'Beautiful Things' with Brian, telling fans: "I think I forgot something... We didn't do a cover did we?"
He then proceeded to sing 'Bohemian Rhapsody', before Brian May appeared on stage to perform the guitar solo. Watch the moment below...
Benson previously appeared with Brian on stage at this year's Coachella where they also performed 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
Following his first gig in London, Benson shared some photos telling fans that they were 'electric'. The photos show Benson backstage at the venue, as well as performing on stage.
Benson's UK tour is part of a bigger European tour, which will see him performing in cities such as Amsterdam, Paris and Copenhagen.
Since releasing 'Beautiful Things' in 2024 which became a UK Number 1, Benson has released 'Slow It Down', 'Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else' and 'Mystical Magical', which have all been Top 20 hits in the UK. On the day he announced his UK album, he also dropped his song 'Momma Song'.
Why did he cancel his gig in Birmingham?
Sadly Benson had to cancel his gig in Birmingham, just an hour before the show was due to start. A statement shared by the venue, Utilita Arena, said: 'We’re sorry to share that Benson Boone’s show tonight, Saturday 1st November, at Utilita Arena Birmingham has been cancelled due to artist illness.
'We’re working through all possible options to reschedule. Ticket holders will be contacted directly as soon as we have an update.
'We understand how disappointing this is and sincerely apologise for the extremely short notice and the inconvenience caused.
'We’re sending Benson our very best wishes for a speedy recovery. ❤️'
Will it be rescheduled?
Benson has not yet confirmed when he will be rescheduling, but it in statement shared by the venue, he said his team is working on rescheduling 'as soon as possible'.
The full statement read: 'Birmingham I am so so sorry but I will not be able to perform tonight. I have tried everything I can to revive my voice, but I cannot give you the show I’d like to be able to give you with the condition of my throat right now.
'I am working with my team to find a date to reschedule as soon as possible. This is genuinely the crappiest feeling, I am so sorry. I promise you I will do everything in my power to make it up to you. I’ll update you guys as soon as I can. Thank you for everything you do.'
What dates is Benson Boone performing in the UK?
Benson is nearing the end of his UK tour, see the full list of UK dates below.
October 2025
Belfast, SSE Arena – Thu 23rd
Manchester, Co-op Live – Mon 27th
Glasgow, OVO Hydro – Thu 30th
November 2025
Birmingham, Utilita Arena – Sat 1st - CANCELLED
London, The O2 – Mon 3rd
London, The O2 – Tue 4th
London, The O2 – Wed 5th
How to buy tickets
Tickets went on sale at 10am on Thursday 5th June from Aloud.com.
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