{"id":2912,"date":"2025-06-12T03:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:49:15","slug":"brian-may-and-benson-boone-redefine-bohemian-rhapsody-in-a-jaw-dropping-coachella-2025-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=2912","title":{"rendered":"Brian May and Benson Boone Redefine \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 in a Jaw-Dropping Coachella 2025 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Benson Boone<\/strong>\u00a0is a dynamic performer. This much was more than evident while watching the 22-year-old singer\u2019s set at Weekend 1 of the\u00a0<strong>Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday, April 11.<\/p>\n<p>As this is THE music festival in the United States (and maybe the world?) where fans and audiences look forward to special guests and onstage surprises, Boone delivered one of the best moments of the first weekend when none other than\u00a0<strong>Brian May<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Queen<\/strong>\u00a0joined Boone and his band for a rousing, electrifying cover of \u201cBohemian Rhapsody.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wr1B19te\"><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s official video from the Coachella YouTube live stream:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benson Boone (feat. Brian May) - Bohemian Rhapsody - Live at Coachella 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCTiNBZ9_Xs?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"eitmoT8S\"><\/div>\n<p>And some additional footage:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BENSON BOONE PERFORMING BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY W\/ SIR BRIAN MAY #bensonboone #pt1 #bohemianrhapsody\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v86vD-qKm04?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Leading up to this magical moment, there were Queen allusions throughout\u00a0Boone\u2019s set. Not only does his voice, the one that has powered massive hits such as\u00a0\u201cBeautiful Things\u201d\u00a0(which May also helped perform in the encore) and\u00a0\u201cIn the Stars\u201d\u00a0already in his career, remind some of the late\u00a0<strong>Freddie Mercury<\/strong>, but Boone was also wearing a skintight jumpsuit-type outfit for his performance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIV2E2vxoAZ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Frockcellarmagazine.com&amp;rp=%2Fbenson-boone-coachella-2025-brian-may-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-cover-watch%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2708.0999999940395%2C%22ls%22%3A593.6999999880791%2C%22le%22%3A2557.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"1005\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1005\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So when he donned a robe and got behind the piano to pluck the opening keys of \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d it just felt and looked right \u2026 even more so when May showed up, guitar in hand, to really turn things up to 11:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benson Boone performing \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d with Brian May of QUEEN at Coachella 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dIAzAnWz9EM?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Want more stories like this? Click HERE to sign up for our Rock Cellar email newsletter!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>May was effusive in praise in a social media post toasting Boone for the experience:<\/p>\n<p><em>Do we look happy ? !!! Gonna treasure this moment on the plane with @bensonboone \u2013 a truly golden 22 year old prodigy. I\u2019m proud and happy to say we are now officially pals\u00a0\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\u00a0Bri<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIUiKOFMrcg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Frockcellarmagazine.com&amp;rp=%2Fbenson-boone-coachella-2025-brian-may-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-cover-watch%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2739.9000000059605%2C%22ls%22%3A593.6999999880791%2C%22le%22%3A2557.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"870\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"870\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIXOJINMEXK\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Frockcellarmagazine.com&amp;rp=%2Fbenson-boone-coachella-2025-brian-may-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-cover-watch%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2756.4000000059605%2C%22ls%22%3A593.6999999880791%2C%22le%22%3A2557.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"1039\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1039\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Boone summed it all up himself, too:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIX_tO8R0R3\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Frockcellarmagazine.com&amp;rp=%2Fbenson-boone-coachella-2025-brian-may-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-cover-watch%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A5423%2C%22ls%22%3A593.6999999880791%2C%22le%22%3A2557.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"1122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1122\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Benson Boone will take the stage again on Friday, April 18 \u2014 where this may very well happen a second time. We\u2019ll see!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benson Boone\u00a0is a dynamic performer. 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