Benson Boone Soars Above Salt Lake City with Dazzling Second Sold-Out Show at the Delta Center
Article written by Alec Moody, photos by Shayden Schoonover
October 9th, 2025, was the day Benson Boone took over the Delta Center in Salt Lake City for the second of three consecutive sell-out nights, a testament to his rise and devoted fans. Even before the opening note was played, there was an energetic charge within the arena. The evening was meant to get underway with Scottish singer Brooke Combe, but because of a sudden illness, she was unable to perform. Despite the fact that she was missed, expectations for the arrival of Boone merely grew stronger as the lights dimmed and murmurs were made around the audience.
As I got settled, I could not help but soak in the remarkable stage design, a work of art that beautifully complemented Boone's dramatic and heartwarming style. The setup was reminiscent of a very long red and gray guitar, split at the back with his drummer to the left and his guitarists to the right. Stretching out from the stage was a catwalk for the "neck" of the guitar, reaching its apex in a heart-shaped platform emblazoned with Benson's monogram, "BB." The centerpiece of it all was a tall portion of the stage that rose up into the air, nearly reaching the upper decks of the Delta Center, acting as a visual and emotional culmination of his performance.
Benson Boone came on in subdued elegance. Enveloped in ethereal light, he started the night off by singing "I Wanna Be the One You Call," a song that touches on themes of emotional vulnerability and longing to be someone’s safe haven. The moment was intimate, almost fragile, as his loud voice resonated within the large stadium. But it was not long before that tranquility was ruptured. The show quickly transitioned into a high-energy spectacle of light, sound, and emotion. At one particularly jaw-dropping moment, Boone disappeared from sight between songs, only to reappear dangling nearly fifty feet above the stage, suspended by a massive chandelier, playing "Mystical Magical." The audience erupted in shock and awe as the chandelier started to move from one end of the stadium to the next, a truly cinematic moment.
And from there, the show only intensified. Boone's stamina and theatrics were at their disposal for the entire evening. Between multiple costume changes and an astounding twenty-one backflips (yes, I counted), he ruled the stage with the confidence of a veteran and the fervor of an artist who genuinely loves what he does. Transitions were seamless, moving between moments of exposed soulfulness and sheer pop spectacle. The lighting, dance, and audience interaction made it clear that each moment of the show was carefully planned in an effort to make a lasting impression.
One of the final highlights came around the fifteenth song of the setlist. Boone surprised the audience by bringing out a special guest who wielded a t-shirt cannon. But it wasn’t just any shirt, printed on the one caught by a fan was the name of the next song and the artist that Boone was about to perform his own cover of. For night two, the chosen song was Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You.” With soaring vocals and emotional conviction, Boone delivered the song with both power and tenderness, earning one of the loudest standing ovations of the night. By the show’s end, fans were breathless, inspired, and already eager for night three. Benson Boone’s second sold-out show in Salt Lake City wasn’t just a concert; it was a full-scale emotional journey, one that proved why he’s become one of pop’s most magnetic live performers.
