The documentary special Bono & The Edge: a kind of homecomingwhich also features David Letterman, is available on Disney+ worldwide starting today, Friday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, in conjunction with the release of U2’s highly anticipated new album “Songs Of Surrender “, a collection of 40 essential songs from across the band’s catalog, re-recorded and re-imagined.
Additionally, Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming starring David Letterman premieres tonight during the Ireland Film Festival at the Anteo Palazzo del Cinema in Milan as part of the second edition of Ireland Week, a large-scale event that pays homage to Irish culture, traditions, history and gastronomy, which is being held this year from March 12 to 19 in the Lombard capital (to access all the information on the event visit www.irelandweek.it).
In the documentary special, produced by Disney Branded Television, Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville captured Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin, to meet Bono and The Edge in their hometown, discover the city and join the two U2 musicians for a concert never seen before. Already seen.
From Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, Neville’s Tremolo Productions and Dave Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with David Letterman is part concert film, part adventure trip with broad participation from Bono and The Edge combined with the humor of Dave.
In addition to the concert itself, the special documentary will focus on the extraordinary relationship between Bono and The Edge and how it grew over a close 45-year friendship into one of the most greatest in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. documenting Dublin through the eyes of Dave visiting Bono and The Edge’s hometown for the first time.
Letterman, who accepted an invitation from the two band members U2 to join them in Dublin for his first visit to Ireland, has a quarter-century connection to the band but had only previously dated Bono and The Edge. ‘in the USA. As well as being the guest of honor at an intimate concert at an iconic venue, the former Ambassador Cinema building at the top of O’Connell Street in Dublin’s Northside, Dave embarks on his own exploration of the city . Visit the legendary Forty Foot bathing spot on a freezing morning and take the DART commuter train north from County Wicklow. Letterman also inspires a new U2 song written by The Edge and Bono and narrowly avoids having to perform at the legendary McDaid’s pub on Grafton Street with an equally legendary group of artists and musicians, including Bono, The Edge, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Imelda May, Loah, Saint Sister, Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC and Dermot Kennedy, whose voice Bono describes as a “sonic boom”.
U2’s new album ‘Songs Of Surrender’, which has had a session run spanning the past two years, was preceded by the first track made available for preview: the anthem ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)”, which you can listen to here. “Songs Of Surrender” is curated and produced by The Edge and sees the band revisit some of the most famous songs from their 40+ year career, including “With Or Without You”, “One”, “Beautiful Day”, ” Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Invisible”, for a musical reinvention that results in an all-new recording of every song, including arrangements and, in some cases, new lyrics.
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, released today on Disney+, the first clip was first posted on Lega Nerd. The use of the texts contained in Lega Nerd is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Italy license. Other articles by the same author: Marco Lucio Papaleo
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