He’ll rock you.
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian Could stunned Coachella Friday night time simply over seven months after a stroke left him quickly unable to maneuver his arm.
Could, 77, was elevated onto the Foremost 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 below 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 harking back 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 Could,” Boone mentioned to the packed Southern California desert earlier than bowing right down to the rocker.
The guitarist remained on stage for Boone’s award-winning single “Lovely Issues.”
Could teased the efficiency with a sequence of Instagram posts plugging Boone’s set later within the night.
“Gonna treasure this second on the aircraft with @bensonboone – a really golden 22 yr outdated prodigy. I’m proud and comfortable to say we are actually formally buddies,” Could wrote alongside a photograph of the 2 musicians.
In September, Could revealed that he had suffered a “minor stroke” per week earlier and had feared his “little well being hiccup” had ended his illustrious music profession.
“I’m right here to convey you some excellent news — the excellent news is that I can play guitar after the occasions of the previous couple of days,” Could mentioned within the Instagram video posted Sept. 4, 2025.
“I say this as a result of it was in some doubt as a result of that little well being hiccup that I discussed occurred a couple of week in the past and what they known as it was a minor stroke. It was a bit of scary, I’ve to say.”
He mentioned his lack of ability to maneuver his arm got here “out of the blue” through the well being scare.
Could’s situation ultimately improved together with his spouse, Anita Dobson, sharing that he had “stabilized” and returned to enjoying music, particularly the piano.
“I simply hope we don’t have any extra reoccurrence,” Dobson advised the Mirror in December.
Dobson returned to publicly talking about her husband Thursday, declaring he was “again to his outdated self.”
“He’s very properly now. I’m very comfortable to say, thanks each for asking,” she revealed on Good Morning Britain.
