If there was any doubt about Benson Boone’s fast-rising star power, his American Heart Tour stop before a roaring, nearly sold-out crowd on Wednesday night, Aug. 27, at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena put it to rest.

The crowd was mostly young, glittering with sequins, cowboy hats, American flag t-shirts, an ocean of red heart-bearing accessories and more than a few mullets. The energy was bright and youthful, perfectly matching the ambitious spectacle Boone presented onstage.

The nearly two-hour show opened with “I Wanna Be The One You Call” and continued over the course of five “acts” and 20 songs, mostly drawn from his studio albums “Fireworks & Rollerblades” and the two-month-old “American Heart. The 23-year-old Boone commanded the vaguely guitar-shaped stage, its long runway stretchi

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