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Benson Boone Brings Out Queen’s Brian May for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at Coachella

Brian May shared a photo with Benson Boone earlier in the day, saying the singer would "shake the world" with his show.

Dressed in a Freddie Mercury-esque white and light blue outfit and a regal cape, Boone started playing the Queen classic on piano before May appeared on top of a stage structure riffing on guitar. Over the past few months, Boone has woven Freddie Mercury-inspired showmanship into his performances — leading the crowd in call-and-response vocal riffs and engaging them with instances reminiscent of the Queen frontman. Boone mentioned Queen during his Future of Music cover of Rolling Stone last month, calling the Seventies “a very incredible era of music.” His hit “Beautiful Things” pushes the star’s vocal range toward Freddie Mercury territory: “ It’s not really a song you can half-ass, you know?”

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