The Benson Boonshaw has to continue…even if you have to use Brian May’s clippings!!!
April 19, 2025 6:30pm PDT
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Benson Boone was rocking “Bohemian Rhapsody” despite Brian May’s seemingly unvigorated on stage…this makes sense. This is because the actual guitarist was replaced by cardboard cutouts.
The singer-songwriter appeared on Coachella stage on Friday night for the weekend of the year 2nd, and he again performed a hit queen song for the loud crowd.
Boone sang “I sometimes hope I’ve never been born,” but he pulled out a May cutout… While the real guitarist was playing the famous solo, Boone really pretended it was May Shredding.
He later picked up the cutout and used it like a prop on stage – slide it past the backup singer. He even tried to put it down… but the wind kept knocking on it.
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Boone later revealed that Brian really wanted to play with him again… but he couldn’t stick to weekend 2, so Boone and his team came up with a playful idea as respect.
As you know… Brian joined Benson last week and praised BB, who appears to guide the late Freddie Mercury’s spirit, for his performance that received a somewhat warm response from the audience.
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We chatted with Benson earlier this week and then we teased a “big weekend” at Coachella after asking what he had planned.
Not what many were expecting…but the claim that Boone didn’t have one performance is thinner than Brian May’s cardboard.
