«Dtell his name.” It is an invitation and a tribute to Good to his audience. During U2 concert in Las Vegasthe singer wanted to remember like this Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader died on February 17 in a prison in Siberia.
Bono, his words for freedom
Not just music. At the Sphere arena, Bono also spoke about war and freedom. The U2 star shared on X a video in which he recalled the war in Ukraine from the stage. «Next week will mark two years since Putin invaded Ukraine. For these people, freedom is not just a word in a song, for these people it is the most important word in the world »she said. Adding: «A word so important that Ukrainians fight and die for it. So important that Alexei Navalny decided to give it up».
The tribute to Navalny
Then addressing the audience, Bono asked everyone to say Navalny’s name out loud. For a very specific reason: «Putin would never have said that».
Say his name as people who believe in freedom
«So I thought that Tonight, as people who believe in freedom, we must say his name» continued the singer. “Don’t just remember him, but say: Alexei Navalny, Alexei Navalny.” And on X he reiterated: «The chant of the crowd tonight… Alexei Navalny».
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