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05th May 2015

Is it Christmas already? U2 spotted busking in New York City subway station

Unfortunately, Glen Hansard was nowhere to be seen

Oisin Collins

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Bono and the boys are in New York this week for a very special reason.

You may remember a few months back that U2 were scheduled to play a week-long residency on the Jimmy Fallon show, but Bono only went and broke his feckin’ arm before recording could begin.

It was a sad state of affairs for U2 fans everywhere, but the good news is that the lads will be recording a special once-off U2-themed episode for Jimmy Fallon that’s set to air in the US this Friday.

According to eye-witnesses, we’ll even see a recreation of the aforementioned bike accident…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxzWPOfhsAw

Earlier this week, the Dublin rockers were spotted performing a short busking session in Grand Central station while disguised in hats and sunglasses.

Here’s a brief look at their rendition of “Angel of Harlem”…

A video posted by U2mx (@u2mx) on

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