A huge US pop star has cancelled his show in the UK at the last minute, just an hour before he was due on stage. Singer Benson Boone was due to perform at Birmingham Utilita Arena on Saturday night.
However, just one hour before he was set to perform he issued a statement to his fans. The Beautiful Things hitmaker, 23, has been touring the UK but said: “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.”
He added: “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. I love you guys so much. B.” In a statement the Utilita Arena also confirmed the show had been cancelled.
They said they are “working through all possible options to reschedule” and added: “We understand how disappointing this is and sincerely apologise for the extremely short notice and inconvenience caused.”
Benson is yet to confirm if he will be performing his next three dates in the UK. He is set to perform in London for three shows which start on Monday.
It would mark the end of his UK tour. Earlier this year, the pop star hit out at his critics for saying they hate him without any “good reason”.
On his TikTok account, he shared a video of himself with a statement saying: “If you hate me or my music at least have a good reason for it.” He said this followed comments from people saying they do not know why they “hate Benson Boone but it feels right”.
Benson added: “Like what!!? how am I supposed to improve after reading that?” He then suggested “something valid like ‘he low key just flips everywhere can he doing anything else?’ or even ‘I just don’t like his songs even though I’m basing my opinion off the only one that I’ve heard over and over’ (super valid)”.
The post also said he was “literally giving you ideas” to post hate messages to him. Benson has had huge success, having performed with Queen guitarist Sir Brian May at the California festival Coachella as well as having the world ’s best-selling digital single of 2024 with Beautiful Things.
The International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry (IFPI) awarded him the global single award For 2024 for the biggest selling track across digital formats. He beat Sabrina Carpenter, who came second with Espresso, Teddy Swims, who finished third with Lose Control, Billie Eilish in fourth, with Birds Of A Feather, and Shaboozey, who came fifth with A Bar Song (Tipsy).
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