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In 2000, Bono, lead singer with Irish band U2, played a central role in campaigning for debt relief for African nations in the Jubilee 2000 campaign.
The lead singer of U2, Bono, explained that they had started their tour in Camp Nou since “ This is where we wanted to build a space station, designed by Gaudi in the capital of surrealism.
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U2 paid tribute to Punk-Rock singer Joey Ramone, who died of lymphoma 4 months before.
" U2 lead singer Bono called him a “ prizefighter ,” whose stamina would make him go “ any amount of rounds, with anyone, anywhere, to protect human rights and common decency.
Additional singles that followed were " Lost You Somewhere ", the Benelux release " Red Skies ", and the non-album single " Strong in Love ", for which Bracegirdle used vocals by British singer Sylvia Mason-James ( after discovering that she was the vocalist on the Paul Oakenfold / Steve Osborne remix of " Lemon " by U2 ) and first collaborated on production with Ray " Madman " Hedges ( producer for B * Witched and Boyzone ).
In 2002, Shriver was a co-founder – with U2 lead singer Bonoof DATA ( Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa ), a multinational, non-government organization whose purpose is to obtain social equality and justice for Africa through debt relief ; adjust trade rules which burden Africa ; eliminate the African AIDS epidemic ; and strengthen democracy with more accountability by the wealthiest nations and African leaders with transparency towards the people.
The group, consisting of such luminaries as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin and U2 lead singer Bono, re-recorded the 1984 song " Do They Know It's Christmas?
Another rock concert took place on 1 July 1987 when Irish rock band U2 played to a packed house as part of the Joshua Tree Tour, supported by World Party, The Fall, The Mission and The Pretenders, Lead singer Bono said during the gig of kids in Dublin City talking with stars in their eyes about Leeds United, " I didn't myself but, ... you know ...".
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Earlier that year, Bono, lead singer of U2, paid Dylan a visit at his home.
Consciously or not, Renato Russo was heavily influenced by The Smiths and U2, particularly The Smiths lead singer Morrissey, with his extremely personal lyrics and idiosyncratic on-stage performance.
* 10 May-Bono, lead singer with U2.
In January 1999, after two years of intensive touring, including support slots to The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis, a press release sent to the NME announced the split of the Seahorses " due to John Squire's and lead singer Chris Helme's irreconcilable differences over the musical direction the band should take ".
Hot Press arranged a meeting between Bono and Bob Dylan where they asked the U2 singer to interview the latter for the magazine and he agreed.
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* Bono ( born Paul David Hewson ), Irish musician, activist, and lead singer for the band U2
After hearing the crowd singing the song as it was played over the loudspeaker before the start of the concert, Bono, the lead singer of U2 started singing " Rock the Casbah " in the middle of one of their songs during a concert in Melbourne.
The Rocha family keep a second home in the South of France, at St Jean Cap-Ferrat, in an area popular with other wealthy Irish friends, including Bono, the lead singer of Dublin rock band, U2.
U2 singer, and Hutchence's friend, Bono recorded lyrics which were added to the track " Slide Away.
The Irish band U2 were holding a concert in Denver, Colorado the same day as the bombing, and the lead singer Bono's reaction during the concert is captured during a performance of their song " Sunday Bloody Sunday ".
The band recruited Eamo Doyle as lead singer, but as drummer Alan said on the Made In Dublin DVD " it was like U2 trying to go on without Bono ... it was just never going to work ".

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Musicians who are primarily known as singers or performers on another instrument who also have recorded and performed harmonica solos include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News, John Mayall, Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Bono of U2, Rick Davies of Supertramp, and Richard " Magic Dick " Salwitz of The J. Geils Band.
The photographs include shots of his half-brother Sean, actress Kate Hudson, and U2 frontman Bono.
Bono of U2 has called the Pixies " one of America's greatest bands ever ", and Radiohead's Thom Yorke has said that, while at school, " the Pixies had changed my life ".
U2 frontman Bono holds Orbison as a standard in musical creativity, commenting in 1999, " The thing people don't talk about enough as far as I'm concerned is how innovative this music was, how radical in terms of its songwriting.
U2 also performed at Kenan on the first American date of their 1983 War Tour, where Bono famously climbed up to the top of the stage, during pouring rain and lightning, holding up a white flag for peace.
For example, Bono of U2 combines many elements of spirituality and faith into his lyrics, but the band is not directly labeled as a " Christian rock " band.
A version of the song performed by Bono ( of the band U2 ) can be seen in the 2007 Beatles-inspired musical movie, Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor.
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The 1993 soundtrack to the film In the Name of the Father featured " You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart ", with significant contributions from U2 frontman Bono.
Bono of U2 cites Burroughs as a major influence, and Burroughs appeared briefly in a U2 video in 1997.
He asserted that he felt Audioslave can be a band like U2, which is " not overtly political, but Bono gets a lot done.
Bono of the band U2 mentions the Old-Time Gospel Hour in the 1988 live version of the song Bullet the Blue Sky on the album Rattle and Hum.
Urbana 06 speakers included Rick Warren, pastor, and author of The Purpose Driven Life ; Ray Bakke, a professor and specialist in urban ministry ; Bono from the band U2 ( via video ); and Ajith Fernando, a well-respected Bible teacher who is the director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka.
Also acknowledging the heritage of the show, Bono introduced U2's performance by saying: " Right, what we'd like to do now is go live from Toronto to London, to The Secret Policeman's Ball – which is a mysterious and extraordinary event that certainly changed my life ..." ( Notwithstanding the description of the show as " live " the U2 performance had actually been pre-recorded in Toronto two weeks earlier on 21 May 2001.
For instance, J. Lindeberg has been worn on several official occasions by Bono from U2, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, The Killers, and Jane's Addiction, among others.
His position brought national and international interest to his district, including the ONE Campaign, the lobbying group formed by Bono of the rock band U2.
Guest performers included Bono from U2 and Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones.
Their 2004 CD Amassakoul (" The Traveller " in Tamashek ) and its 2007 follow-up Aman Iman (" Water Is Life " in Tamashek ) were released worldwide and gained the notice of celebrity fans including Carlos Santana, Robert Plant, Bono and the Edge of U2, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Henry Rollins, Brian Eno, and TV On The Radio.

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