How U2's masterful New Orleans performances for NFL almost never happened

Wed, Jan 30, 2013 11:50 AM EST

 

 

NEW ORLEANS – They are not American men, though some of them have American homes and the most prominent among them has shouted: "I am an American!" on national television.

They were not raised in American culture, yet they have become such a part of it that many forget they were never American to begin with.

 

U2 lead singer Bono performs during halftime at Super Bowl XXXVI. (Getty)

Then maybe it isn't odd that the group of Irishmen who make up the band U2 have played two of the most cherished of American events following the most awful recent American disasters. Nor is it strange that they did it in the same building that sits in one of American's most musical cities. Because in the end, this isn't about being American or not being American but about understanding the agony and the healing that follow catastrophe.

 

 

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An interesting read. I remember the fact that most acts had cancelled tours and were refusing to fly anywhere after 9/11. I also remember that U2 were brave enough to carry on....