Overview

• Benson Boone brought a life-sized cardboard cutout of Queen guitarist Brian May onstage during his second Coachella performance on April 18, 2025.
• The cutout was a humorous response to the muted audience reaction to May's surprise live appearance the previous weekend.
• Boone performed Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' while theatrically interacting with the cutout, which frequently toppled in the desert wind.
• Brian May was absent from the second weekend, as he was participating in a NASA asteroid mission in Boulder, Colorado.
• Boone wore a Freddie Mercury-inspired fur cape during the performance, further paying homage to Queen's legacy.