On Friday night time (April eleventh), Benson Boone carried out a cover of Queen’s iconic track “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Coachella alongside the band’s guitarist Brian May. Although Boone was leaping with pleasure over the Queen guitarist (he truly hopped over his head on the music’s finish), the group wasn’t as enthralled, and the 22-year-old took to TikTok to specific his dismay on the crowd’s lack of enthusiasm.
Within the TikTok, Boone lip-synced “Bohemian Rhapsody” right into a banana, with the overlayed caption: “Me attempting to get the group at Coachella to grasp what an absolute legend Brian Could is and the cultural influence he has on music and THE WORLD.” Whereas singing, he factors the fruit to an imaginary crowd feigning disbelief at an absence of response.
For his half, Could didn’t appear to thoughts the viewers’s response. In his personal social media publish, the Queen member expressed his deep appreciation to Boone and his group for the visitor look at Indio. “Due to all of you of us who made it really feel so particular — you recognize who you’re !!!!” he wrote on Instagram. “And this specific approach of concluding ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ might be exhausting to beat within the years to return !!! …And for Benson and his complete group, I’ve no phrases. I’m awestruck.” Could, 77, suffered a minor stroke in mid-2024, and briefly misplaced the flexibility to make use of his left arm.
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Boone is hitting a pair extra festivals this summer time, together with Governors Ball, Bourbon & Past, and extra. Throughout his Coachella set, he additionally introduced his sophomore album, American Coronary heart, which is due out June twentieth through Evening Road/Warner.
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