I’m writing in response to Jordan Taggart’s letter to the editor [“Et Tu, Bono?” June 2, City Weekly] wishing that U2 frontman Bono “would’ve shut the hell up and put his personal agenda and political posturing aside for once and just played some great music.” I find this viewpoint interesting, as I left the same concert and found myself thinking how refreshing it was to see a celebrity use their bully pulpit to advance basic human rights on a global scale.
Salt Lake City has certainly had plenty of concerts from celebrities who use our hard-won dollars to add to the pyre of their own megalomania (read: Kanye West), and speaking for myself, I left the concert feeling much better having used my money to support and encourage a band who, instead of simply hawking their wares and hyping themselves, promoted social justice and democracy. I would opine that if someone takes issue with that, then perhaps there is something wrong—it just is not with Bono.
Joshua G. Clauson
Murray
Is that taking into account that they charged outrageous amounts for their tickets and used a small country to put on the show? And shut down a whole neighborhood...? yea go U2 :/