U2 Blast Donald Trump at iHeartRadio Festival

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Rolling Stone

Days after Bono labeled Donald Trump as "potentially the worst idea that ever happened to America," U2 spun the Republican nominee's gloomy rhetoric into an optimistic message during their performance of "Desire" Friday at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas.

Juxtaposing footage of a Trump's pandering plea to black voters with Las Vegas' dice-rolling reputation, Bono asked the crowd,

"Are you ready to gamble your car?" before sampling the Trump sound bite "What do you have to lose?" The singer then asks the crowd "Are you ready to gamble the American Dream," which was followed by video of Trump's assertion that "the American Dream is dead."

"The American Dream is alive," Bono then shouted to the crowd before returning to "Desire."



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-u2-blast-donald-trump-during-desire-w441885

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"What do you have to lose?"

"Everything!"

He continues going after Trump, leading into "One"

"Bono kept the message going into the next song, echoing the ideas from his Rose interview about America being "not just a country, but an idea" over the opening strains of "One." "The best idea the world has ever had -- America! So if you can't by conscience vote for Donald Trump and you're a Republican, well, vote in your local elections. Vote for someone that holds sacred the idea that a man or a woman is not defined by his or her ethnicity or religion." The singer then thanked the crowd for letting him take advantage of his First Amendment rights: "Thank you for listening to some Irish guys who may be stretching your tolerance of freedom of speech.""
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/7518892/u2-drake-iheartradio-festival-politics-donald-trump

And here's a close-up of the dollar bills that were dropped on the crowd during the performance:

[madokie]

1. Thank you U2

and Bono for all the good you do in this world. This one man does more good than all the 'CONs put together

[SunSeeker]

2. That rocked.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. Also of note, today's the band's 40th anniversary

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37451904

[IcyPeas]

4. no. no. no.

every mention if him is like an ad for him. i wish people would stop mentioning him like this. i'm pretty sure U2 are mostly preaching to the choir so what's the point. If I were at that concert I would've been so pissed for hearing the mention of his name.

[riversedge]

5. I would have cheered U2 in solidarity