Queen’s Brian May performs ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ during Benson Boone set on Main Stage

He will rock you.

Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May surprised Coachella Friday night just over seven months after a stroke left him temporarily unable to move his arm.

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

He showed no signs of mobility issues as he flawlessly strummed away on the guitar, smiling throughout the performance.

After his initial solo, May was brought back under the stage before he came back out and jammed alongside Benson and his guitarist Sus Vasquez.

The 22-year-old Washington native rocked an ermine-fur cloak at the beginning of the song before removing it to show off his silver leotard reminiscent of the ones worn by Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury.

At the end of the song, Boone jumped on top of the grand piano before hurdling over May.

“Please give it up for Queen guitarist Brian May,” Boone said to the packed Southern California desert before bowing down to the rocker.

The guitarist remained on stage for Boone’s award-winning single “Beautiful Things.”

May teased the performance with a series of Instagram posts plugging Boone’s set later in the evening.

“Gonna treasure this moment on the plane with @bensonboone – a truly golden 22 year old prodigy. I’m proud and happy to say we are now officially pals,” May wrote alongside a photo of the two musicians.

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

“I’m here to bring you some good news — the good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days,” May said in the Instagram video posted Sept. 4, 2025.

“I say this because it was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago and what they called it was a minor stroke. It was a little scary, I have to say.”

He said his inability to move his arm came “out of the blue” during the health scare.

May’s condition eventually improved with his wife, Anita Dobson, sharing that he had “stabilized” and returned to playing music, especially the piano.

“I just hope we don’t have any more reoccurrence,” Dobson told the Mirror in December.

Dobson returned to publicly speaking about her husband Thursday, declaring he was “back to his old self.”

“He’s very well now. I’m very happy to say, thank you both for asking,” she revealed on Good Morning Britain.