In an act of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, Bono and The Edge have performed a concert in Kyiv.
The two musicians brought a 40 minute U2 pop up gig to a subway station for a crowd of up to 100.
During the set, Bono praised the Ukrainian people for their resilience as their fight against Russia for their freedom.
“Your president leads the world in the cause of freedom right now,” Bono said to the crowd.
“The people of Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you’re fighting for all of us who love freedom.”
“We pray that you will enjoy some of that peace soon.”
You can view some of the performance in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3scSJ6LxRHo
On Twitter, U2 confirmed that they were invited to perform. They were joined by members of Ukrainian band Antyila, who performed ‘Stand By Me’ with Bono and The Edge.
“President Zelenskyy invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and so that’s what we’ve come to do,” they tweeted.
The set also included performances of With or Without You, Desire, Angel of Harlem, and Vertigo.
