Overview
- Bono and The Edge accepted the award at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa on Oct. 21 and performed a short acoustic set.
- The set mixed U2 staples including “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “One,” “Pride (In the Name of Love),” “Running to Stand Still,” “Mothers of the Disappeared,” and “Yahweh.”
- They paid tribute to Guthrie with covers such as “Jesus Christ” and “This Train Is Bound for Glory,” documented by fan videos and setlist reports.
- Bono updated lyrics in “Pride” with a topical “sanctuary city” reference and praised the Guthrie family from the stage.
- In an onstage discussion with T Bone Burnett, the duo shared lines from an unfinished protest-themed song, with no release plans announced.