Watch U2’s Bono and the Edge Carry out in Kyiv Bomb Shelter

Earlier at this time (Might 8), U2’s Bono and the Edge carried out a shock acoustic live performance at a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Rolling Stone and The Irish Instances level out. The set was held in a subway station, one of many many buildings transformed right into a shelter following Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited U2 to carry out within the capital metropolis “as a present of solidarity with the Ukrainian individuals,” because the band revealed in a tweet this morning. Bono and the Edge carried out the U2 traditional “With or With out You,” in addition to a model of Ben E King’s “Stand By Me.” Bono invited Ukrainian singer Taras Topolya and his bandmates from Antytila—who’re serving as troopers amid the invasion—to hitch in on the latter music. Throughout the efficiency, they changed the standard refrain with “Stand by Ukraine.” Watch clips from the efficiency under.

In keeping with The Irish Instances, Bono and the Edge additionally performed “Need,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Angel of Harlem,” and “Vertigo” throughout their set. “The individuals in Ukraine should not simply combating in your personal freedom, you’re combating for all of us who love freedom,” Bono reportedly advised the viewers, which included troopers. “We pray that you’ll take pleasure in a few of that peace quickly.”

Antytila just lately collaborated with Ed Sheeran for the music “2step.” Proceeds from the YouTube streams of the only are being donated to Music Saves UA, a mission by the Ukrainian Affiliation of the Music Occasions.