Word: concertizer
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...Bono, the lead singer for the multiple Grammy Award-winning and chart-topping rock band U2, life has always been an exploration. Down city streets, through seedy bars, in churches and on the concert stage, he has spent 41 years looking for answers. And after all that time, he may not have found exactly what he's looking for, but he is not anxious to rush the search. He is navigating the same fundamental questions that have consumed him since his youth--how does one remain a spiritual being in the modern world...
...last three tours have increasingly been multimedia spectacles that rate as some of the most expensive in rock concert history. For his part, Bono has undeniably lived the life of a rock star...
...Bono developed an increased interest in political activism in 1985 when he performed in the high-profile "Live Aid" concert that raised about $200 million. The 16-hour music marathon, performed simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, was broadcast to more than 60 countries, and featured many of the top musicians of the day, with performances by Bob Dylan, Duran Duran, Phil Collins and reunions of both The Who and Led Zeppelin...
...band issued a statement on the day of the concert saying, "U2 are [sic] involved in Live Aid because it's more than money, it's music...but it is also a demonstration to the politicians and policymakers that men, women and children will not walk by other men, women and children as they lie, bellies swollen, starving to death for the sake of a cup of grain and some water...
...accepted, probably because she was too startled to think up any good reason not to, and we did actually go to the Judy Collins concert together. The two things I remember most vividly about the date were that Judy Collins got sick and sang for only 30 minutes, and that my face, ears and the back of my neck burned red the entire time, from embarrassment...