Two of the members of the group U2, Bono and The Edge, performed yesterday in a metro station in kyiv (Ukraine). “President Volodymyr Zelensky invited us to perform in Kyiv for a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and that’s what we came to do”, explained Bono and The Edge on Twitter, in the middle of the day.
At the Khreshchatyk station, the two musicians interpreted several titles, such as With or Without You, Vertigo and even a version of Stand by Me, by Ben E. King, transformed into Stand by Ukraine with the group Antytila. It is this extract that jeanmarcmorandini.com suggest you look above.
The artist, during one of his speeches, also made the link between this raging war and the history of his native Ireland, reports France 24 . “We pray that you can soon be at peace,” he said.
Bono and The Edge shared the subway stage with the band Antytila, in military gear, for a cover of Ben E. King’s song “Stand by Me,” turned into “Stand by Ukraine.”
Antytila is a popular group in Ukraine President Zelenzky even participated in the clip of one of their songs in 2018. Antytila, whose members fight at the front, also recently collaborated with Ed Sheeran for a remix of the title “2Step” to support Ukraine.
