U2 to give single away to raise money for Aids charity

Rock band U2 has announced it is to give away its new single for free Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Rock band U2 has announced it is to give away its new single for free Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Rock band U2 has announced it is to give away its new single for free in a bid to raise money for the fight against the Aids epidemic.

The band will release its new single, Invisible, on iTunes as it performs the song during the Super Bowl half-time show on February 2nd.

The song will be free to download for the following 24 hours and, for each of the song’s first 1.2 million downloads, Bank of America will donate a dollar to (RED), an Aids charity co-founded by lead singer Bono.

The bank has also committed to a guaranteed $8 mil- lion to fund awareness campaigns around the world.

Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson is an Irish Times reporter