Bono and The Edge carried out a shock acoustic live performance from a Kyiv bomb shelter on Sunday in assist of the Ukrainian folks within the midst of their ongoing conflict with Russia.
“President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to carry out in Kyiv as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian folks and in order that’s what we’ve come to do. — Bono and The Edge #StandWithUkraine,” U2 tweeted from their official account forward of the impromptu set, which happened within the transformed Kryschatek metro station.
In line with a report by The Irish Occasions, the rock star duo ran by means of a lot of U2 songs, together with “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Angel of Harlem,” “With or With out You,” and “Need” earlier than performing a particular rendition of Ben E. King’s traditional “Stand By Me” alongside a golden-voiced Ukrainian soldier.
“Stand by Ukraine/ Oh whoa, stand by Ukraine/ Received’t you stand, received’t you stand by Ukraine/ Oh darlin’, darlin’, stand by Ukraine,” Bono and the soldier belted out as The Edge accompanied them on guitar.
Watch clips from the shock live performance beneath.
A number of days earlier, U2 gave a shoutout on social media to “Reverberate Ukraine,” the NFT assist fundraiser for the war-torn nation organized by Island Information UK and Kyiv-based artist Alexey Kondakov. The initiative will elevate cash for World Central Kitchen’s Cooks for Ukraine fund by means of Might twelfth.
J.J. Abrams can be at the moment growing a scripted sequence for Netflix concerning the band with a script from Bohemian Rhapsody scribe Anthony McCarten. Whereas Bono and co.’s involvement within the challenge is being stored beneath wraps for now, it’s anticipated to get not solely their blessing however their discography as nicely.
President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to carry out in Kyiv as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian folks and in order that’s what we’ve come to do. — Bono and The Edge #StandWithUkraine
— U2 (@U2) May 8, 2022
— ReaⓁegia (@Real_Legia) May 8, 2022
U2 enjoying a present at Kryschatek metro station now.. pic.twitter.com/plBTNmwoZP
— Expat in Kyiv (@expatua) May 8, 2022
Within the epicenter of worldwide historical past. Bono from @U2 on the metro station in Kyiv singing for Ukraine. Such a historic moments to point out solidarity and pay international consideration on putin’s invasion. Please repost and stand with Ukraine by pushing your govts to assist us with weapons/cash pic.twitter.com/j5aKrkPS60
— Serhiy Leshchenko (@Leshchenkos) May 8, 2022
Bono, du groupe U2, en live performance dans le métro de Kiev ce dimanche a la mi-journée. Vidéo @unian pic.twitter.com/KzVaGQkQo7
— The Ukrainian Week (FR) (@Ukr_Week_FR) May 8, 2022
