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VIDEO: Bono, The Edge Perform on Dublin’s City Streets on Christmas Eve

Those walking along Dublin’s Grafton Street on Christmas Eve were treated to a performance from Bono and The Edge. Per The Guardian, the U2 frontman and guitarist were taking part…

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 28: Recording artists Bono (L) and The Edge of music group U2 speak onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)

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Those walking along Dublin’s Grafton Street on Christmas Eve were treated to a performance from Bono and The Edge.

Per The Guardian, the U2 frontman and guitarist were taking part in an annual charity show to benefit the Simon Community, a local charity that aids Dublin’s homeless population.

Bono and The Edge performed three songs together:  “Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way” from U2’s latest album, Songs of Experience, and two Christmas songs, “O Holy Night” and “O Night Divine.”  They would also join fellow celebrity buskers Glen Hansard, Damien Rice, Imelda May and others in a grand finale performance of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home.”

Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights