Singer performed at the festival this Saturday, 29, and shook the crowd with pyrouettes, declarations of love and a performance worthy of the applause he received
On the second day of Lollapalooza Brasil, Shawn Mendes and Alanis Morissette They appeared as the main attractions of the night. No one warned Benson Boone. At 22, the American singer did a show worthy of headliner This Saturday, 29, at the Interlagos Race Track.
After going through the Chilean and Argentine editions of the Lollapalooza, Boone premiered in Brazil as part of the international tour of his first album, Fireworks & Rollerblades. The singer drew attention even before the first song, as he took the stage with a glued and sparkling jumpsuit in the colors of the Brazilian flag. When he opened with “Sorry I’m here for Someone Else”, the audience, who spread through the festival to see other people, still met.
But already in the second and third tracks, “Coffee Cake” and Drunk in My Mind ”, the audience was large enough to motivate compliments from the singer, who made a point of calling Brazil wonderful country – except for heat, somewhat exaggerated in his opinion.
The conversations were part of the entire presentation. The show was still at first, but he already warned that he didn’t want to leave. In “Cry” and “Pretty Slowly,” the American anticipated that he would show a sensitive version of himself by bringing a song he wrote after losing a dear person.
“This song helped me when I was hurt. Other people can listen and the song mean something for them”he said.
The emotional moment, however, lasted short and Boone He again showed a lot of energy and shaking the crowd with pirouettes and deadly jumps. Treated as a great showmanHe has shown that he knows how to entertain the audience, but it also goes far beyond that. With the microphone in hand, the artist squandered intense and confident vocals.
Contrary to the stigma of popular youth in Tiktok, Boone It surprised to guide the audience to turn off their cell phones in the middle of the show, a suggestion so that fans could feel and enjoy the moment. The request was fulfilled by the majority.
“Let me do my job and sing for you, to perform for you”justified.
Then it was the audience’s turn to take the reins with shouts “Benson, I love you”. The singer answered with laughter: “I would love to understand what you are saying.” But then the declaration of love was corresponded. “Oh, yes, I love you too!”
Already in the final part of the show, Benson Boone pulled a choir by commanding the choir in the best “eeeooo” style of Freddie Mercury. One more VE, Z he made a point of saying he was in Brazil and didn’t want to leave. “Thanks for the best last show in South America.”
As in South American neighbors, he finished the night with the hit “Beautiful Things”, the best-selling single from 2024 on all digital platforms. Before ending the show, the singer took the opportunity to give the last pyrouettes, enter the middle of the crowd and return to the stage with a flag of Brazil, ending his first passage through the country amid lots of applause and a visibly satisfied audience.
Node Lollapalooza Brasil, Benson Boone He has shown that he has everything to establish himself as one of the great pop idols of the coming years.
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Source: Rollingstone
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