U2's lead singer has joined politicians with a plea for peace in Northern Ireland.
Playing to a capacity crowd at the Manchester Evening News Arena last night the band kicked off their European Tour, wowing thousands of fans with hits from their new album and some of their classic songs, including Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Bono said: "Our prayer is that this week brave people make brave decisions and this little island across the little channel does not go back to war. Compromise is not such a bad word after all."
U2 began the concert, which lasted more than two hours, with the title of the tour, Elevation, followed by their number one hit Beautiful Day.
Other songs they played included With Or Without Youand Where The Streets Have No Name.
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