In related news, Bono dedicated a song to Bob Geldof at his band's sold-out Twickenham show on Sunday night. He saluted Geldof, who was in the audience, telling the crowds: "I want to thank my brother Bob Geldof for getting me into this mess in the first place. I hope to see you all at Live 8 and the G8. This is the year to make poverty history." He also praised Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for their work so far in persuading other countries to cancel third world debt, and urged Blair to keep Africa on the agenda once the G8 conference kicks off in Scotland next month.
On another political note, Bono also sang Happy Birthday for Burma''s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who celebrated her 60th birthday and marked her 2,523rd day under military detention on Sunday. He then sang a few bars of 'Walk On', the track the band wrote back in 2000 as a tribute to the pro-democratic leader.