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Benson Boone<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s dreams are coming true.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old singer made his Madison Square Garden debut on Friday, September 5, performing a knockout show to a sold-out crowd in New York City during his American Heart World Tour<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cApproximately four years and 172 days ago, I met my manager, and we made a goal that we would play Madison Square Garden someday \u2014 1,633 days ago,\u201d he announced on stage. (But who\u2019s counting?)<\/p>\n Boone then became emotional, his voice cracking as he told the cheering audience, \u201cI cannot tell you how much this means to me. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you so much. This is going to be the most memorable night of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n And it was.<\/p>\n Benson Boone Finally Explains the Origin of Viral \u2018Moonbeam Ice Cream\u2019 Lyric<\/a><\/p>\n Over the next hour and 45 minutes, Boone backflipped his way to rock star status in the same legendary arena that Billy Joel<\/strong>, Elton John<\/strong>, Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>, Harry Styles<\/strong> and so many other Garden staples have called home.<\/p>\n At one point, Boone even covered a Styles classic, \u201cSign of the Times,\u201d wowing the audience with his powerhouse vocals as he tried his hand at arguably the most ambitious song in the former One Direction member\u2019s solo catalog. (Other stellar covers on Boone’s tour so far have included Adele<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWhen We Were Young,\u201d Lady Gaga<\/strong> and Bradley Cooper<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cShallow\u201d and Bruno Mars<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cWhen I Was Your Man.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n Boone opened his set with three rollicking tracks from his latest album, American Heart<\/em><\/a>, released in June: \u201cI Wanna Be the One You Call,\u201d \u201cWanted Man\u201d and \u201cSorry I\u2019m Here for Someone Else.\u201d<\/p>\n