Brian May, 77, rocks Coachella as Benson Boone’s surprise guest for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ — 7 months after suffering stroke

He will stone you.

Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May amazed Coachella Friday nighttime conscionable complete 7 months after a changeable left him temporarily incapable to move his arm.

May, 77, was elevated onto nan Main Stage successful Coachella Valley during Benson Boone’s cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” performing nan iconic guitar solo and earning himself a shoutout successful nan process.

He showed nary signs of mobility issues arsenic he flawlessly strummed distant connected nan guitar, smiling passim nan performance.

After his first solo, May was brought backmost nether nan shape earlier he came backmost retired and jammed alongside Benson and his guitarist Sus Vasquez.

The 22-year-old Washington autochthonal rocked an ermine-fur cloak astatine nan opening of nan opus earlier removing it to show disconnected his metallic leotard reminiscent of nan ones worn by Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury.

At nan extremity of nan song, Boone jumped connected apical of nan expansive soft earlier hurdling complete May.

“Please springiness it up for Queen guitarist Brian May,” Boone said to nan packed Southern California godforsaken earlier bowing down to nan rocker.

The guitarist remained connected shape for Boone’s award-winning azygous “Beautiful Things.”

May teased nan capacity pinch a bid of Instagram posts plugging Boone’s group later successful nan evening.

“Gonna wealth this infinitesimal connected nan level with @bensonboone – a genuinely aureate 22 twelvemonth aged prodigy. I’m proud and happy to opportunity we are now officially pals,” May wrote alongside a photograph of nan 2 musicians.

In September, May revealed that he had suffered a “minor stroke” a week earlier and had feared his “little wellness hiccup” had ended his illustrious euphony career.

“I’m present to bring you immoderate bully news — nan bully news is that I tin play guitar aft nan events of nan past fewer days,” May said successful nan Instagram video posted Sept. 4, 2025.

“I opportunity this because it was successful immoderate uncertainty because that small wellness hiccup that I mentioned happened astir a week agone and what they called it was a insignificant stroke. It was a small scary, I person to say.”

He said his inability to move his limb came “out of nan blue” during nan wellness scare.

May’s information yet improved pinch his wife, Anita Dobson, sharing that he had “stabilized” and returned to playing music, particularly nan piano.

“I conscionable dream we don’t person immoderate much reoccurrence,” Dobson told nan Mirror successful December.

Dobson returned to publically speaking astir her hubby Thursday, declaring he was “back to his aged self.”

“He’s very good now. I’m very happy to say, convey you some for asking,” she revealed connected Good Morning Britain.