U2 Covers Simon & Garfunkel's 'The Boxer' in Japan to Honor Slain Humanitarian

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in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan the day prior after dedicating more than 20 years to helping the war-torn country.

started a monologue where he said the previous night's show had been great but this night was special. He continued saying, "Tonight we want to transcend. I'm not sure how you translate transcend but you get the feeling.... Let's turn this sports arena into a cathedral."

The singer then lauded Nakamura, mentioning his name carefully several and times, and also praised the nonprofit organization he headed, Peshwar-kai. The NGO has been involved with building irrigation canals in Afghanistan, among other projects in the country. The band launched into "The Boxer" before the surprised crowd. After a couple of verses and the ubiquitous chorus the band cut the rendition short and went into an extra-poignant version of "Pride ," returning to the opening set list -- prior to playing thealbum in its entirety -- that has been presented more-or-less the same on the 2019 Asia-Pacific tour since it started in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 8.

 

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