Benson Boone introduced the large weapons to his Coachella debut efficiency — not simply acrobatics and skyscraping vocals, however a coveted visitor look from Queen’s Brian Might to carry out a rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

The 22-year-old was joined by Might on the finish of his set, rising in a glowing onesie shrouded in a regal fur. Starting the tune on the piano, Boone shed his fur and flipped off the piano as Might emerged behind him on the prime of the stage for the tune’s famed guitar solo. What ensued was a spot-on rendition of the tune that’s notoriously troublesome to cowl, accented by a full choir decked in robes and theatrical lights that recalled that of Queen’s personal stage rig.

Might caught round for nearer “Lovely Issues,” the hit that put Boone on the map, and the nearer to his star-making Coachella set. The Queen cowl was a half-kept secret, as hours earlier than the efficiency, Might posted a photograph of him touring with Boone on an airplane to Coachella, captioning it, “Look who I ran into – on the best way to the fabled Palm Springs … Perhaps one thing will occur ?!” He then posted a selfie with Boone, writing, “Do we glance blissful ? !!! Gonna treasure this second on the aircraft with @bensonboone – a very golden 22 yr outdated prodigy. I’m proud and blissful to say we are actually formally buddies ”

Boone additionally used the chance to announce his sophomore album “American Coronary heart,” slated for launch on June 20. “I’ve obtained another announcement to make,” he stated. “That is much less like one tune and extra like 10. My second album can be popping out June 20, 2025 and it’s known as ‘American Coronary heart.’”

He then debuted the title monitor. Boone beforehand instructed Rolling Stone that the album was impressed by Bruce Springsteen, a comparability that holds up, no less than if that tune is any indication. “A number of it is extremely Bruce Springsteen, Americana, like just a little extra of a retro vibe,” he stated. “It began with me believing within the tune ‘Lovely Issues.’ Now, I’ve a complete album nearly able to go — and I’ve by no means believed a lot in a physique of labor.”

The remainder of the set was Boone’s skills on full show. He labored the gang as he carried out “Cry,” “Drunk in My Thoughts” and “Sluggish It Down,” backflipping off of the piano on the latter. He led the viewers in a call-and-response for “Endlessly and a Day,” and gave a reside debut of “Mystical Magical.”

The Coachella efficiency was the most recent in a sequence of career-making milestones in his quickly rising profession over the previous yr. In Jan. 2024, he launched “Lovely Issues,” the scorching ballad that ended up changing into one of many greatest hits of the yr. Following an in depth tour and the discharge of his debut album “Fireworks & Rollerblades,” he celebrated a Grammy nomination for greatest new artist with a show-stopping efficiency on the ceremony earlier this yr.

Boone is slated to return to the desert for the second weekend of this yr’s Coachella pageant.