U2 pay tribute to Supernova festival victims

"Sing with us… and those beautiful kids at that music festival," said Bono during the band's Sphere performance on Sunday

News By James Hanley | 10 October 2023

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: (Exclusive Coverage) Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Bram van den Berg of U2 perform during opening night of U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere on September 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
The opening night of U2's Sphere residency © Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation

U2 frontman Bono has paid tribute to the victims of the Supernova festival massacre in Israel while on stage in Las Vegas.

At least 260 people were killed in Saturday’s attack by Hamas militants at the festival, held in the desert near Kibbutz Re’im, in what is believed to be the deadliest-ever assault on a music event.

Before performing the band’s 1984 single Pride (In the Name of Love) on Sunday (8 October) in the latest show of their …

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