U2 is the Best Warmup band in the World
Posted on November 24th, 2007 by Hot Momma
U2 stars Bono and The Edge showed up unannounced and played as a warmup act at a charity concert in London delighting the 250 people who had attended the fundraiser. The fundraiser was held by Mencap, a charity that campaigns for equal rights for children and adults with learning disabilities.
The crowd were told that their were some “very special guests” by organisers, but had no idea who it would be until they walked out on stage.
“The singer, Paul, is a shy guy, so please be gentle with him,” Whiley told the crowd, before Bono and The Edge - real names Paul Hewson and Dave Evans - appeared.
The audience, was totally stunned when the U2 stars suddenly appeared on stage.
”Don’t tell Larry (Mullen) and Adam (Clayton) we’ve done this,” Bono joked about his other two band mates from the small stage at Union Chapel.
Bono and The Edge — performing as a warmup act for Biffy Clyro, a Scottish rock group — played four of their songs: “Stay,” “Desire,” “Angel Of Harlem” and “Wave Of Sorrow,” a track written for their 1987 album “Joshua Tree.”
BBC Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley, the event’s curator, said the multi-million-selling duo “were actually nervous beforehand”.
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