U2 Share Acoustic “Sunday Bloody Sunday” Performance on 50th Anniversary of Massacre: Watch

Bono and the Edge mark 50 years since the infamous day in Northern Ireland

U2s Bono and the Edge performing “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
U2’s Bono and the Edge performing “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (still)

U2’s Bono and the Edge have shared a new acoustic cover of their 1983 single and War album opener “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” It arrives on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the massacre at a protest in Northern Ireland and a defining moment of the Troubles. Watch their new performance of the song below.

In November, the band released a new single called “Your Song Saved My Life”—it appeared on the Sing 2 soundtrack. Bono also voiced a character in that film. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of U2’s Zooropa.

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