Benson Boone

Festival Hall.

An intro begins, and Benson Boone seats himself at the piano to kick off the show. Every phone in the iconic hall quickly fixates on Benson, as he backflips off the top of the piano.

Working his way through his hits ‘ Coffee Cake’ and ‘ Cry’, Boone is engaging, getting to the crowds level to reach out. As he sings he manages to make people feel like it’s their own private performance, he stops from time to time to ask people their names and to connect with them.

It’s refreshing to see a musician so connected to their audience and it makes a big show somehow feel intimate, and as he paces the stage like a jaguar his energy is intoxicating.

Racing through to ‘ In The Stars’ he makes a speech about friendships and how important they are, making memories with our friends and family.

Boone is some-what of an anomaly, he sings deep and powerful songs, yet backflips off pianos like nothing. While his songs are moving his energy is contagious and he puts on a memorable performance.

In 2021 Boone was set to perform on American Idol, to forge a career from a well oiled machine that tends to take musicians and spit them out. It’s a good thing he walked away, otherwise crowds wouldn’t be able to delight in his electric performance.

Words by Amanda Lee Starkey

 

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