Last night (November 4), Boone played the second of three massive shows at the O2 in London. To close out the show, Boone brought out a very special guest for his two-track encore: legendary Queen guitarist Brian May.
The encore consisted of a cover of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, followed by the Boone hit ‘Beautiful Things’. Boone’s rendition of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ kicked off with the singer-songwriter on the piano before May surprised the audience by appearing onstage to raucous cheers to rip through his iconic solo.
After wrapping up ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, Boone praised the audience, saying: “Now that is how a crowd should sound when they see Brian May!” The comment is a dig at the Coachella crowd, who gave May a lukewarm welcome when he appeared during Boone’s set as a special guest earlier this year.
May and Boone first linked up at Coachella earlier this year, but the guitarist’s appearance fell flat with the younger crowd. Following the performance, Boone took shots at the crowd, joking in a video on TikTok: “Me trying to get the crowd at Coachella to understand what an absolute legend Brian May is and the cultural impact he has on music and THE WORLD.”
