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Concerts

U2 plus Arcade Fire

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Jeffrey Overstreet

30 Nov 2005
Filed under: Concerts • U2 • On Songs & Albums • Arcade Fire

Yep, that's Bono kneeling toward the right, smack in the middle of Arcade Fire.

U2 and Arcade Fire played together last night, performing Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

For those that were there, it must have been Thanksgiving all over again.

For me, Thanksgiving is officially ended, unless someone can find me a recording of this performance.

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