Bono to join Aung San Suu Kyi on stage / Electric Burma concert in Dublin [MERGED]

[monica martino 150]

flight from roma is way too high for an overnight trip....

been there 10 days ago, I wish I knew before... I would have changed dates

[S1m0n3 0]

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want to go!!!

Hi Zhivvy!

Good for you!

[Malahide 587]

Bono Will Present Amnesty International Honor to Aung San Suu Kyi

U2 frontman will meet Burmese freedom fighter for first time after years of support

By Rolling Stone

May 31, 2012 9:15 AM ET

Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor next month in Dublin, the Associated Press reports. Suu Kyi, who is heading out on her first international tour in 24 years, will visit Ireland on June 18th, a day after collecting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. She was previously awarded the Nobel Prize in 1991 and Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience award in 2009, but could not accept either in person because she was under house arrest for 15 years.

Suu Kyi was elected to Parliament in Myanmar last month. She took office on May 2nd and began an international tour on Tuesday, beginning with a stop in Thailand. Suu Kyi won the 1990 election in Myanmar, also known as Burma, but the nation's military refused to hand over power and detained her until November of 2010.

The U2 frontman will meet Suu Kyi for the first time at this event in Dublin. "It's so rare to see grace trump military might, and when it happens we should make the most joyful noise we can," Bono said in a written statement. "Aung San Suu Kyi's grace and courage have tilted a wobbly world further in the direction of democracy. We all feel we know her, but it will be such a thrill to meet her in person."

Bono has been a longtime supporter of Suu Kyi, writing the U2 hit "Walk On" in her honor. Throughout the band's lengthy 360 Tour, the band closed out their main set by performing "Walk On" as fans came out on stage wearing masks of Suu Kyi as a show of solidarity and protest of her treatment by Myanmar's military. You can watch the band perform the song in tribute to Suu Kyi at their August 22nd, 2009 gig in Cardiff, Wales below.

[Malahide 587]

More from www.rollingstone.com - with quotes of Bono

Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor next month in Dublin, the Associated Press reports. Suu Kyi, who is heading out on her first international tour in 24 years, will visit Ireland on June 18th, a day after collecting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. She was previously awarded the Nobel Prize in 1991 and Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience award in 2009, but could not accept either in person because she was under house arrest for 15 years.

Suu Kyi was elected to Parliament in Myanmar last month. She took office on May 2nd and began an international tour on Tuesday, beginning with a stop in Thailand. Suu Kyi won the 1990 election in Myanmar, also known as Burma, but the nation's military refused to hand over power and detained her until November of 2010.

The U2 frontman will meet Suu Kyi for the first time at this event in Dublin. "It's so rare to see grace trump military might, and when it happens we should make the most joyful noise we can," Bono said in a written statement. "Aung San Suu Kyi's grace and courage have tilted a wobbly world further in the direction of democracy. We all feel we know her, but it will be such a thrill to meet her in person."

Bono has been a longtime supporter of Suu Kyi, writing the U2 hit "Walk On" in her honor. Throughout the band's lengthy 360 Tour, the band closed out their main set by performing "Walk On" as fans came out on stage wearing masks of Suu Kyi as a show of solidarity and protest of her treatment by Myanmar's military.

[kildarekonga 1]

I just picked up my ticket for the Electric Burma concert in Dublin .. delighted about that .. got it 4 minutes after the tickets officially opened.

All of the €25 tickets had gone (I presume to the Amnesty presale code folk) and the cheapest were the €75.  And when I checked back about 7 min past opening all of the €75 and €100 had gone (totally sold out).

Phew .. glad to get one .. pity I could only get 1 as I was intending to bring my 2 kids to see this great lady.

[pain_18_ 794]

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I just picked up my ticket for the Electric Burma concert in Dublin .. delighted about that .. got it 4 minutes after the tickets officially opened.

All of the €25 tickets had gone (I presume to the Amnesty presale code folk) and the cheapest were the €75.  And when I checked back about 7 min past opening all of the €75 and €100 had gone (totally sold out).

Phew .. glad to get one .. pity I could only get 1 as I was intending to bring my 2 kids to see this great lady.

Too bad, the kids would have loved it...The woman is a real personality of our times, they have something to learn from her.

[joshthetree 115]

wonder if the rest of teh band will turn up and play walk on?