\nBrian May and Benson Boone pose at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Coachella)\n<\/p>\n
Since last year, Benson Boone has made it sort of a habit to perform with legendary Queen guitarist Brian May, so it was no surprise that Brian showed up at Benson\u2019s concert March 15 in Birmingham, England. Brian has now documented the gig on Instagram, and explained why it was a very special one.<\/p>\n
\u201cBenson himself is not only an awesome performer but one of the most genuine, thoughtful and generous people I\u2019ve ever met,\u201d Brian wrote on Instagram<\/a>. He added, \u201cI\u2019m not sure how many people realise this, but this show was originally planned to happen about three months ago, and Benson was forced to cancel at the last minute, because of strain to his voice. He was mortified, and promised to come back as soon as he could to make it up to the Birmingham fans.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot only did he fulfil that promise tonight, but he and the whole band and crew came back to the UK just to play this ONE show. It\u2019s hard to imagine how much trouble and expense had to be put into making that happen,\u201d Brian continued, noting, \u201cI don\u2019t know many performers who would take that hit to fulfil a promise. That, to me, signifies decency and dedication. I was proud to be the extra gift.\u201d<\/p>\n During the show, Brian played guitar while Benson sang the Queen classics \u201cWe Will Rock You\u201d and \u201cWe Are the Champions,\u201d as well as his signature song \u201cBeautiful Things.\u201d<\/p>\n