Watch U2 pay tribute to John Lennon in South Korea
tour touched down at Seoul, South Korea’s Gocheok Sky Dome on December 8th. It was the group’s first concert in South Korea, and it happened to also be the anniversary of“Let’s turn this concrete sky arena into a cathedral,” Bono said. “We think about a great peacemaker we lost December 8th, 39 years ago tonight: John Lennon. We lost John Lennon, great peacemaker, great soul. This band were right outside of New York City when we heard the news. We still feel it.
“Pride ” was written about Martin Luther King Jr., but at the Seoul show Bono altered some of the lyrics so they applied to Lennon. “Late in the evening December 8th,” Bono sang. “Shot rings out in the New York sky/Free at last/They took your life/They could not take your pride.” Later in the show, Bono sprinkled in snippets of “She Loves You,” “Love Me Do” and “All You Need Is Love” in tribute to Lennon. He also spoke about the delicate political situation in Korea. “Blessed are the peacemakers,” he said. “The peacemakers in this great country, north and south, we pray for the peacemakers.”to territories they missed when they first revived the album in 2017.
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