Watch Benson Boone React as Taylor Swift Gives Him a Shoutout on the Eras Tour: 'So Legit'

Taylor Swift is a “huge fan” of co-star Benson Boone.

Between surprise onstage appearances with boyfriend Travis Kelce and selfies with royalty, the “Cruel Summer” singer took a minute to see off the rising star, who opened the third night of the Eras Tour in London.

“What’s also a dream come true for me, personally, is to tour with artists that I’m a huge fan of,” the 34-year-old superstar said before performing her song “Lover,” adding that she thinks Boone is “so legit ” and “such a showman”.

Earlier in the evening, the 21-year-old singer made his Eras Tour debut, dazzling the crowd with hits from his debut studio album Fireworks and rollerblades. He even gave a sweet nod to his headliner, dropping the altered lyrics of “I need Taylor Swift” into his hit “Beautiful Things” at the end of the opening set.

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium on June 23, 2024 in London.

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As he exited the stage, Boone treated the crowd to a pair of backflips — which apparently caught Swift’s attention as well. (“He’s here doing flips for you!” the star later exclaimed to the crowd.) It also makes him only the second person to attempt a flip on the Eras Tour stage, following Swift’s ex Taylor Lautner’s appearance last summer at the tour stop. in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Taylor Swift and Benson Boone.

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After his set, Boone took his place in the audience with the 90,000 other Swifties in attendance at Wembley Stadium, where he was seen belting out Swift’s hits and grabbing friendship bracelets from fans.

But he had another moment in the spotlight — when Swift told the crowd to “give it up for Benson Boone.”

After the confession, the Washington native put a hand over his wide-open mouth before joining in the cheers of his friends around him, captured in a video posted on TikTok. “Let’s go!” shouted one of his friends. He later shared a set of pictures from the performance on Instagram, including a selfie with Swift.

But Boone is no stranger to the stage light. Just last month, pop icon and famous friend of Swift’s Lana Del Rey brought Boone out as a special guest during her headlining performance at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where they performed “Beautiful Things” as a duet.

Later this summer, Boone is scheduled to wrap up his own world tour with shows at Lollapalooza in August and several tour dates in New Zealand and Australia in September.

Next weekend, Swift will head to Dublin on her record-breaking Eras Tour, where she will play three nights with one-man Paramore, before bringing the concert to several more countries in Europe.

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