Bono And Pearl Jam Protest In Australia
November 20, 2006 by Jo Minor
Irish rocker Bono made a surprise appearance at a Make Poverty History concert staged in Melbourne to coincide with a meeting of the world’s most powerful economic leaders.
The U2 frontman and fellow band member The Edge teamed up with Pearl Jam to perform a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World” before a 14,000 audience at the open-air concert.
Bono told the crowd to maintain pressure on Group of Twenty (G20) leaders meeting to work to eliminate world poverty at their meeting in Melbourne Saturday and Sunday . “Politicians all have to do what you tell them to do, scream it from the mountains,” he said.
Earlier this month, Bono made another surprise appearance at a Sydney concert by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who is making a comeback after receiving treatment for breast cancer. He is in Australia as part of U2’s “Vertigo” tour.
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