He’ll rock you.
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian Could stunned Coachella Friday evening simply over seven months after a stroke left him briefly unable to maneuver his arm.
Could, 77, was elevated onto the Primary Stage in Coachella Valley throughout Benson Boone’s cowl of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” performing the enduring guitar solo and incomes himself a shoutout within the course of.
He confirmed no indicators of mobility points as he flawlessly strummed away on the guitar, smiling all through the efficiency.
After his preliminary solo, Could was introduced again beneath the stage earlier than he got here again out and jammed alongside Benson and his guitarist Sus Vasquez.
The 22-year-old Washington native rocked an ermine-fur cloak at first of the track earlier than eradicating it to point out off his silver leotard paying homage to those worn by Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury.
On the finish of the track, Boone jumped on prime of the grand piano earlier than hurdling over Could.
“Please give it up for Queen guitarist Brian May,” Boone mentioned to the packed Southern California desert earlier than bowing all the way down to the rocker.
The guitarist remained on stage for Boone’s award-winning single “Beautiful Things.”
Could teased the efficiency with a sequence of Instagram posts plugging Boone’s set later within the night.
“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,” Could wrote alongside a photograph of the 2 musicians.
In September, Could revealed that he had suffered a “minor stroke” every week earlier and had feared his “little health hiccup” had ended his illustrious music profession.
“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,” Could mentioned within 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 mentioned his lack of ability to maneuver his arm got here “out of the blue” throughout the well being scare.
Could’s situation finally improved together with his spouse, Anita Dobson, sharing that he had “stabilized” and returned to enjoying music, particularly the piano.
“I just hope we don’t have any more reoccurrence,” Dobson advised the Mirror in December.
Dobson returned to publicly talking 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.
