Benson Boone, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter, unexpectedly pulled the plug on his Birmingham concert just under an hour before he was slated to perform on Saturday.

Currently on his American Heart World Tour, Boone had recently delivered a performance in Glasgow on Thursday.

Scheduled to appear in Birmingham on Saturday evening, Boone took to Instagram shortly before the show to announce his inability to perform at the Utilita Arena due to illness.

Boone explained that he was experiencing throat issues, which left his voice unfit for the performance.

He assured his Birmingham audience that he is collaborating with his team to arrange a new date for the concert.

In his message, Boone expressed, “Birmingham, I am deeply sorry but I am unable to perform tonight. Despite all efforts to restore my voice, I cannot deliver the show I want to with my current throat condition.”

Benson Boone cancelled his Birmingham gig less than an hour before he was due to take to the stage on Saturday (Seen in June)

The singer-songwriter, 23, is currently on his American Heart World Tour and performed in Glasgow on Thursday (Seen in February)

‘I am working with my team to find a date to reschedule as soon as possible. This is genuinely the cr***iest 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 soon as I can. Thank you for everything you do. I love you guys so much.’

Benson has not yet confirmed whether he will take to the stage in London next week for his final three UK dates before he travels to mainland Europe.

The Daily Mail has contacted Benson’s representatives for comment. 

It comes days after Benson showed off the results of his recent workouts in a jaw-dropping shirtless ‘thirst trap’ shared to Instagram on Thursday.

Wearing only a pair of gym shorts, Boone posed alongside a male friend, flaunting his chiseled abs and sculpted biceps. 

He even hiked up one leg of his shorts to reveal his equally impressive quads.

Fans were quick to flood the comments with praise — and disbelief — over his shredded physique. 

He was due to then perform in Birmingham on Saturday night but took to his Instagram account less then an hour before the start time to say he was too ill to do the gig at the Utilita Arena

‘Benson I didnt know you were built like that,’; ‘He has no biznass being this fit! Like whaaaaat?’;

‘The body in that gym pic shessshh,’; ‘I genuinely can’t handle this what are you doing,’; ‘Hurry up and come home to me already.’

Benson has become one of the biggest rising stars in 2025 and his fans have only just realized that where they first noticed the singer. 

The Beautiful Things hitmaker, who won an MTV Video Music award for the song, has been taking the industry by storm this year but he first graced screens in in 2021 when he auditioned for American Idol. 

A viral TikTok clip has rejogged his fans memory as it showed Benson auditioning for the talent show aged just 18. 

The clip left his fans in awe as his talented vocal skills were put to the test in the hopes to land himself a place on the show.

With over 300,000 views, the fans shared their admiration for the star as they were left completely stunned. 

Taking to the comment box, one penned: ‘Wait, is this the Benson Boone that sang ‘Ghost Town’ and ‘Beautiful Things’?’ 

A viral TikTok clip has rejogged his fans memory as it showed Benson auditioning for the talent show aged just 18

Benson, from Monroe, Washington, discovered his singing ability at 17 after a friend encouraged him to enter their high school’s battle of the bands.

In 2021, he appeared on American Idol, impressing both the audience and the judges.

He told them he had only realised he could sing the year before, but his performance earned a standing ovation from Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.

Katy said she could see him winning the competition, while Richie described him as a ‘natural talent.’

Benson reached the top 24 before withdrawing from the show. 

He later said he was concerned about being typecast as ‘the American Idol kid’ and wanted to build his music career independently.

Since then, he has gained popularity on TikTok, where his videos—featuring music, acrobatics, and piano performances—have attracted a large following.

His track Beautiful Things has been used in over four million TikTok videos.