U2, Green Day: It’ll be super
U2 and Green Day will perform together at the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome on Nov. 25.
The bands will team up during pre-game festivities for a Monday Night Football match between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons that will bring sports back to the vast venue that became a shelter for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 16, 2006 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday September 16, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 33 words Type of Material: Correction
Louisiana Superdome: A Quick Takes item in Friday’s Calendar said U2 and Green Day would perform together at the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome on Nov. 25. The reopening is on Sept. 25.
The Grammy-winning rock bands will perform “The Saints Are Coming,” a 1978 song by the Skids, a Scottish punk band. They recorded the song together as part of their involvement in Music Rising, a charity campaign to replace musical instruments destroyed during Katrina.
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