Bono has banned president Donald Trump from attending U2’s current tour in the US.
The multi-Grammy winning band have hit the road with their highly anticipated world tour to mark 30 years since the release of their breakthrough album The Joshua Tree.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror ahead of a gig in Seattle on Sunday night, the singer and humanitarian said, “People who voted for Trump are welcome here but he’s not.”
Not a fan: Bono has always been outspoken when it comes to Donald Trump | VIPIRELAND.COM
The frontman further commented that he is furious with Trump, who is cutting funding towards the fight against HIV, an issue which Bono has advocated for many years.
The 57-year-old singer said, “Bill Gates will be here tonight, he will tell you ‘but that doesn’t work guys.’ He can’t level it off because people will die’.
“So I don’t wanna (Trump),” he added.
Bono has also revealed that the band are set to release a new album next year in follow up to their 2015 album Songs of Innocence.
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Speaking about the inspiration for the new album, the Dublin native has said that RTE sports pundit Eamon Dunphy inspired one of their tracks.
He continued: “Eamon Dunphy had a very big influence on our new single.
“He said when speaking of my missus that ‘Ali was the best thing about Bono.’ So we’ve written a song called You’re The Best Thing About Me”.
Irish fans can catch the current tour when it comes to Croke Park on July 22.
