Glastonbury plays host to tax protest at a sort of homecoming for U2
Bono and U2 in the firing line over alleged tax avoidance as Glastonbury festival aims to return to its radical rootsThe last time U2 played Glastonbury a low-flying aircraft towed an anti-CND banner past the newly-erected pyramid stage. It was 1982, the first muddy year, and the activist-pilot was later fined £400 for flying without a licence.On Friday the Dublin-based rock band returned to the stage to find a crowd knee-deep in mud, again, and a protest directed closer to home. Amid the plans...
ContactMusic — U2 and Bono will face off against a batch of angry protesters when they take the stage at the Glastonbury festival in England on Friday (24Jun11). Activists at anti-capit... more info
Guardian Music — Bono and U2 in the firing line over alleged tax avoidance as Glastonbury festival aims to return to its radical rootsThe last time U2 played Glastonbury a low-flying airc... more info
ContactMusic — Rock legends U2 set Britain's Glastonbury festival alight with a triumphant headline set on Friday night (24Jun11), a year after axing their planned performance at the ev... more info
Guardian Music — Pyramid stage"Look at you!" cries Bono midway through U2's opening song, Even Better Than the Real Thing. "A whole city in the rain." Dreadful weather has a way of focusi... more info
Topix — U2 and its frontman Bono are known for their global poverty-fighting efforts but activists plan to protest their performance Friday at England's Glastonbury festival, acc... more info
The Independent — U2 and Bono, known for their global poverty-fighting efforts, were accused of dodging taxes in Ireland by activists who crashed their performance last night at the Glast... more info
ContactMusic — U2 frontman Bono choked back tears during the band's emotion-charged headline performance at Britain's Glastonbury festival on Friday night (24Jun11). The Beautiful Day h... more info