U2 members Bono and the Edge delivered a shock efficiency inside a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine that’s serving as a bomb shelter.
“President Zelensky invited us to carry out in Kyiv as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian individuals and in order that’s what we’ve come to do,” Bono famous on Twitter, his message accompanied by the hashtag #StandWithUkraine.
The U2 icons delivered a 40-minute acoustic set, together with renditions of “With or With out You” and “Angel of Harlem.”
“The individuals in Ukraine aren’t simply preventing in your personal freedom, you’re preventing for all of us who love freedom,” Bono reportedly told the viewers of about 100 individuals. “We pray that you’ll take pleasure in a few of that peace quickly.”
“This night, 8 Might, pictures will ring out within the Ukraine sky, however you’ll be free finally. They will take your lives, however they will by no means take your pleasure,” Bono said at one other level, his phrases echoing the lyrics of U2’s 1984 hit “Delight (Within the Identify of Love).”
Bono and the Edge had been additionally joined by Ukrainian singer Taras Topolia for an acoustic rendition of the traditional Ben E. King tune “Stand By Me.” After singing by way of the well-known tune, Bono ceded the highlight to Topolia, who delivered a message imploring world leaders to proceed helping Ukraine of their warfare with Russia.
“I’m asking you to assist our president and our diplomacy to extract Ukraine’s troopers from Mariupol,” Topolia mentioned, referencing the besieged metropolis in Ukraine’s south that has suffered a few of the warfare’s most devastating loss of life and destruction.”
Watch video of the efficiency under.
U2, after all, are not any strangers to political and humanitarian causes. The band’s lengthy historical past of activism contains supporting Amnesty Worldwide, enjoying the Secret Policeman’s Ball, Band Help and Stay Help. Additionally they have been longtime advocates of AIDS consciousness and training, together with help for the RED Mission, which Bono co-founded.
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