“He nailed it”: Internet reacts as Benson Boone covers Adele’s When We Were Young during his ‘American Heart’ tour stop in Columbus

Benson Boone’s latest song cover has got the internet buzzing positively. The 23-year-old Beautiful Things crooner gave a surprise performance of Adele’s 2015 hit song When We Were Young. This song was released on January 22, 2015, as the second single of the Hello hitmaker’s third studio album, 25.

On August 25, Benson Boone hit Columbus’s Nationwide Arena during his 2025 American Heart World Tour. The young singer surprised his fans when he delivered a beautiful rendition of Adele’s song.

@PopCrave on X formerly Twitter, shared a clip of the viral moment with the caption:

“Benson Boone covers Adele’s 'When We Were Young' at his ‘American Heart’ tour in Columbus.”

The post quickly garnered several reactions as netizens took to the comments section to share their opinions on Benson Boone’s cover.

@TheRightGuy101 commented: “He nailed it.”

Similar comments echoed this sentiment as fans praised his vocals.

“He needs to do a couple of journey covers, and people will eat him up because the talent is actually undeniable,” @indietronicaone commented.

“Oh benson I wasn’t familiar with you but I will definitely be diving into your music!” @erion_jordan tweeted.

“Wait, he sounds so good? boy quit that moonbeam ice cream sh*t and get better writers,” @yourfavnook added.

More netizens praised Benson Boone, stating that his own music doesn't showcase his good vocals.

“He’s covers always sound so good, even better than his own songs Like Coachella when he covered bohemian rhapsody it sounded soooo goood,” @whotfcares007 wrote.

“Jesus Christ, he’s so talented, his music doesn’t do his voice enough justice tho,” @eeastendersss praised.

“He’s incredibly talented, I’m sorry. Once he gets better at songwriting, he’s gonna be cleaning house!!” @cuzzy643 added.

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More details on Benson Boone’s American Heart tour

Benson Boone’s third concert tour, The American Heart World Tour, commenced on August 22, 2025, at the Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, USA. The tour, which promotes his second studio album American Heart, will conclude on November 18, 2025, at Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Benson Boone’s American Heart World Tour will feature 50 shows across Europe and North America. Some of the songs included in the set list include In the Stars, Let Me Go, There She Goes, Sugar Sweet, Take Me Home, Young American Heart, Mr Electric Blue, Sparks (cover), Momma Song, Love of Mine, Reminds Me of You, Beautiful Things, and Cry.

Check out the full tour dates below:

August 22

St. Paul, MN

Xcel Energy Center

August 23

Chicago, IL

United Center

August 25

Columbus, OH

Nationwide Arena

August 26

Cleveland, OH

Rocket Arena

August 27

Detroit, MI

Little Caesars Arena

August 29

Toronto, ON

Scotiabank Arena

August 30

Montreal, QC

Bell Centre

Sept. 2

Boston, MA

TD Garden

Sept. 3

Philadelphia, PA

Wells Fargo Center

Sept. 5

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Sept. 6

Baltimore, MD

CFG Bank Arena

Sept. 7

Raleigh, NC

Lenovo Center

Sept. 9

Nashville, TN

Bridgestone Arena

Sept. 10

Atlanta, GA

State Farm Arena

Sept. 11

Louisville, KY

Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival (previously announced date)

Sept. 13

Tampa, FL

Amalie Arena

Sept. 14

Miami, FL

Kaseya Center

Sept. 16

Orlando, FL

Kia Center

Sept. 18

Houston, TX

Toyota Center

Sept. 19

Austin, TX

Moody Center

Sept. 20

Fort Worth, TX

Dickies Arena

Sept. 22

Denver, CO

Ball Arena

Sept. 24

Glendale, AZ

Desert Diamond Arena

Sept. 26

Las Vegas, NV

T-Mobile Arena

Sept. 27

San Diego, CA

Pechanga Arena San Diego

Sept. 28

Anaheim, CA

Honda Center

Sept. 30

Los Angeles, CA

Crypto.com Arena

Oct. 1

San Fracisco

Chase Center

Oct. 3

Portland, OR

Moda Center

Oct. 4

Vancouver, BC

Rogers Arena

Oct. 5

Seattle, WA

Climate Pledge Arena

Oct. 8/9/11

Salt Lake City, UT

Delta Center

Oct. 23

Belfast, UK

Оct. 24

Dublin, Ireland

Oct. 26

Manchester, UK

Oct. 27

Manchester, UK

Оct. 30

Glasgow, UK

Nov. 1

Birmingham, UK

Nov. 3

London, UK

Nov. 4

London, UK

Nov. 5

London, UK

Nov. 7

Cologne, Germany

Nov. 8

Antwerp, Belgium

Nov. 10

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nov. 11

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nov. 13

Paris, France

Nov. 15

Copenhagen, Denmark

Nov. 17

Oslo, Norway

Nov. 18

Stockholm, Sweden

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