Watch U2 join Ukrainian band Antytila at Electric Brixton gig
nme.comU2 joined Ukrainian band Antytila on stage at Electric Brixton last night (February 26) – watch footage of the performance below.Antytila performed their album ‘MLNL’ – released on the second day of the Russia-Ukraine war – at the London venue, with funds going towards the Ukrainian Armed Forces and humanitarian aid.Bono and The Edge of U2 later joined the band on stage for a surprise performance. “A privilege to join Antytila at Electric Brixton last night to perform ‘Mothers Of The Disappeared’,” U2 shared on social media alongside pictures of the intimate show.“These musicians – Taras, Dmytros, Sherhi, Dmytros, Mykhailo… The people of Ukraine, don’t want to be at war.”“They want peace, but not without freedom,” they added, words Bono spoke on stage.A privilege to join Antytila at Electric Brixton last night to perform “Mothers Of The Disappeared”.These musicians – Taras, Dmytros, Sherhi, Dmytros, Mykhailo… The people of Ukraine, don’t want to be at war They want peace, but not without freedom.
pic.twitter.com/Cp0mZlc0D8— U2 (@U2) February 27, 2023They performed an emotional rendition of the track from U2’s 1997 album ‘The Joshua Tree’, dedicated to the “mothers of Ukraine”.“This is obvious, but these musicians do not want to go to war, these people do not want to go to war, but I wouldn’t fuck with them,” Bono can be heard telling the crowd in one video clip.He added: “Never pick a fight with someone who’s ready to lose everything.
I would not mess with the Ukrainians ever.”“In the wind we hear their laughter / In the rain we see their tears / Hear their heartbeat / We hear their heartbeat,” Bono sings on the track.Find clips and photos of the performance below.Bono y Edge tocaron "Mothers Of The Disappeared" junto a.
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