Posts Tagged ‘The Edge U2’

“Don’t dream it’s over” becomes Alexei Navalny anthem

Monday, March 11th, 2024
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In a stirring act of musical activism, rock superstars U2 united with a virtual Neil Finn for a special performance of the 1986 Crowded House hit “Don’t Dream It’s Over”. The artists were honouring the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia’s continued fight against Vladimir Putin’s regime. Song of Freedom and Read more

When U2’s The Edge became the first rock star to play in the Sistine Chapel

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

The Edge became the first rock star to ever play in the Sistine Chapel in Rome in April 2016. Backed by a group of Irish student singers, The Edge covered Leonard Cohen’s “If It Be Your Will” along with “Yahweh” and “Ordinary Love.” The Irish rocker even dedicated his performance of U2’s “Walk On” to Read more