{"id":165074,"date":"2026-03-16T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/165074\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:45:43","slug":"queens-brian-may-makes-surprise-appearance-at-benson-boones-birmingham-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/165074\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen\u2019s Brian May makes surprise appearance at Benson Boone\u2019s Birmingham show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Brian May and Benson Boone pose backstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Coachella)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/692598583218163ec06d1449da8e58fc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Brian May and Benson Boone pose backstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Coachella)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen\u2019s Brian May made a surprise appearance during pop star Benson Boone\u2019s set at the 2025 Coachella Festival in Indio, California, and he did again at Boone&#8217;s Sunday concert in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">May\u00a0came out during Boone&#8217;s encore, joining him\u00a0on guitar for Queen classics &#8220;We Will Rock You&#8221; and &#8220;We Are The Champions,&#8221; as well as\u00a0Boone&#8217;s hit track &#8220;Beautiful Things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;While (sic) lotta fun with Benson Boone last night,&#8221; May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV72yjGjIwU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote on Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wrote on Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;His show is sensational &#8211; I just provided a little icing on the cake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">May added, &#8220;Gotta say pure fun and adrenaline are just one reason I wanna spend my weekend in Birmingham.&#8221; He then went on to explain\u00a0several other reasons, including it being a &#8220;big challenge to step into this massive production and deliver,&#8221; noting he likes\u00a0to be challenged\u00a0&#8220;even though it makes me nervous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He wrote\u00a0that Boone\u2019s band is incredible and that\u00a0the singer &#8220;is not only an awesome performer but one of the most genuine, thoughtful and generous people I&#8217;ve ever met.&#8221; Plus,\u00a0May explained that his\u00a0appearance \u201cwas a chance for my grandchildren to share a\u00a0moment and experience what my life has been like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">May praised Boone for returning to the U.K. for just one show to fulfill a promise to fans after he had to cancel a show three months prior due to vocal issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also said he was\u00a0thrilled by the reaction of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To be greeted with that ROAR from a Birmingham audience was beyond priceless &#8211; I felt that old love &#8211; Queen had such great times in Birmingham,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Great days ! I feel lucky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. 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