U2’s Bono Calls to ‘Stop War’ as Band Perform Sunday Bloody Sunday at The Ivors

U2 singer Bono has called for peace in Gaza and Israel during an awards ceremony. The Irish band received the Ivors Academy Fellowship in London, after which they sang an acoustic version of the song Sunday Bloody Sunday. During the introduction of the song, the singer called for an end to the war in Gaza.

U2’s Bono calls to ‘stop war’ as band perform Sunday Bloody Sunday at The Ivors

The performance came after the group became the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an academy fellowship.

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U2’s Bono calls to ‘stop war’ as band perform Sunday Bloody Sunday at The Ivors - Jersey Evening Post

U2 singer Bono issued a call to “stop war” ahead of performing Sunday Bloody Sunday at the Ivors award ceremony. The performance came as the group became the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an academy fellowship at the 70th year of the awards ceremony, hosted at London’s Grosvenor House on Thursday. Accepting the award from pop star Ed Sheeran, the group members each received an award with Bono – whose real name is Paul David Hewson – maki…