U2’s Bono and The Edge have taken to the streets of Dublin to spread some much needed Christmas cheer over the break, performing to the city’s homeless.
The iconic duo performed as part of Simon Community’s annual all-star fundraising event to aid Ireland’s homeless for the first time in three years.
Bono and the Edge treated the crowd to a soulful rendition of the band’s ‘Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way’off 2017’s ‘Songs of Experience’, as well as classic Christmas tracks like O Holy Night”, “O Night Divine”, and Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”.
that they were joined by organizer Glen Hansard of The Swell Season, Damien Rice, and Imelda May, who all performed on a makeshift stage set up on the city’s legendary Grafton Street.
Watch: Bono and The Edge perform ‘Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way’
In November, U2 fans feared the band’s breakup may be imminent, with Bono proclaiming the band were “going away for now” during their last show of the year.
“We’ve been on the road for quite some time, just going on 40 years, and this last 4 years have been really something very special for us,” he explained. “We’re going away now…”
Notable fan source U2gigs noted that similar speeches have been made during the bands previous tours, hinting that the band would likely celebrate a few major anniversaries over the next few years.
The Edge noted back in May that the band are keen to take a little bit of time off once they wrap up the tour.
“I think there’s been three tours that have been on each other’s heels pretty quickly,” he explained to Rolling Stone. “I would say that we’ll probably take a little bit of a break at the end of this tour and regroup.”
