Benson Boone
The Show Must Go On …
Even If I Have to Use A Cutout of Brian May!!!
Published April 19, 2025 6:30 PM PDT
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Benson Boone still rocked “Bohemian Rhapsody” despite Brian May appearing lifeless onstage … which makes sense, since the actual guitarist was replaced by a cardboard cutout.
The singer-songwriter took to the Coachella stage Friday night for Weekend 2 of the biggest music festival of the year, and he performed the hit Queen song again for the raucous crowd.
While Boone sang “I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all,” he brought out the cutout of May … all while a real guitarist played the famous solo — though Boone pretended like it really was May shredding.
He later picked up the cutout and used it like a prop onstage — playing around it nd sliding it past backup singers. He even tried to put it down … but, the wind kept knocking it over.
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Boone later clarified that Brian really did wanna play with him again … but, he couldn’t stick around for Weekend 2, so Boone and his team came up with the playful idea as a tribute.
As you know … Brian joined Benson onstage last week for the performance which received a somewhat lukewarm response from the audience — though many praised BB for seemingly channeling the spirit of the late Freddie Mercury.
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We chatted with Benson earlier this week and he teased a “big weekend” at Coachella after we asked what he had planned.
Not exactly what many were expecting … but, any claims that Boone didn’t put on one heck of a performance are thinner than Brian May cardboard.
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