Overview

• Benson Boone brought a life-sized cardboard cutout of Queen guitarist Brian May onstage during his April 18 Coachella performance as a playful response to the crowd's subdued reaction the prior weekend.
• The real Brian May, who performed with Boone on April 11, was absent for the second weekend due to his involvement in a NASA asteroid mission in Colorado.
• During the performance, guitarist Sus Vasquez played the iconic solo from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' while Boone interacted with the cardboard cutout, adding a comedic element to his set.
• Boone had previously expressed his disappointment with the first weekend's audience reaction through a cheeky TikTok video, highlighting May's legendary status.
• Brian May praised Boone’s creativity and performance on Instagram, calling their collaboration a 'gift' and expressing admiration for Boone’s dramatic conclusion to 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'