Bono and The Edge played in the Kiev subway. U2 musicians were invited by President Ze³enski [WIDEO]

“The Legendaries and The Edge supported Ukraine today by appearing in the metro, which has become a symbol of the new underground life of Ukrainians seeking shelter from Russian missiles,” wrote the Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko on Telegram on Sunday.

U2 concert in Kiev. Bono to the Ukrainians: We pray for peace

In addition to U2’s biggest hits such as “With or Without You”, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, the members played a cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” – but instead of “you” they sang “. Ukraine “. On the makeshift stage, they were accompanied by Taras Topolia, the lead singer of the Ukrainian band Antytila, who after the outbreak joined the territorial defense forces.

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Bono, announcing the song “Angel of Harlem”, said that “there is nowhere in the world today” where he and The Edge “would rather be more than great,” he quoted “”. – Ukrainians, you are fighting today not only for your freedom, you are also fighting for all of us who love freedom – emphasized the U2 leader. – We are praying that you may enjoy peace soon – he will add.

Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskiy invited musicians from U2 to Ukraine

Bono and The Edge explained on Twitter that they came to Kiev at the president’s invitation to show solidarity with the Ukrainians.

This is not the first time that U2 has supported Ukraine. In March, Bono published a statement with a poem by Taras Shevchenko he recited. Later, he himself wrote a poem inspired by the events in Ukraine. During the annual St. Patrick’s Day in the US Congress was read by Nancy Pelosi, president of the House of Representatives. You can read more here:

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