U2, Bono’s politics – saying and singing the things we need to hear
U2, Bono’s politics – saying and singing the things we need to hear
U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 leg in Manila is over, but the pouring of reactions is not.
This is to be expected, with U2 being one of the longest-staying music greats, with a career spanning 43 years, and the band members owing their longevity to having a ‘band ego’ instead of individual musician’s egos. They were ranked 22nd at Rolling Stone’s Greatest Artists of All Time and inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2005.
This was the first time the band ever played in the country and the penultimate leg of their tour that started in May 2017 and ends in Mumbai, India on December 15. There were an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 Filipino fans who flocked to the Philippine Arena, north of Manila, to witness the band play 25 of their songs in a two-and-a-half-hour spectacle.
At the same time and region, the closing ceremony of the 30th South East Asian Games happened and was attended by around 20,000. Equally magnificent is the closing ceremony where the Philippines, as host, won overall champion among 11 countries with 387 medals (149 gold) in 530 events in 56 sports and was graced by Journey frontman and Filipino pride Ariel Pineda and a mini-concert by international music star Black Eyed Peas. But, we digress.
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