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U2<\/a> are to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award on the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC tonight (December 4).<\/p>\n The band are amongst a bunch of honourees who might be awarded for his or her inventive achievements alongside George Clooney<\/a>, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight<\/a> and composer and conductor Tania Le\u00f3n by President Joe Biden<\/a> and First Lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n The ceremony\u00a0is about to happen at 6.30pm native time (11.30pm GMT) within the Kennedy Center Opera House. It might be later aired on US tv on December 28.<\/p>\n \u201cWe consider America to be a home away from home and we are very grateful to the #KennedyCenterHonors for welcoming us into this great clan,\u201d U2 stated of the honour.<\/p>\n Please be part of us in congratulating your forty fifth class of Kennedy Center Honorees. \ud83e\udd29\ud83c\udf08\u2728<\/p>\n Tune in Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST as a star-studded #KCHonors<\/a> lineup pays tribute to @U2<\/a>, @AmyGrant<\/a>, @MsGladysKnight<\/a>, #GeorgeClooney<\/a>, and #TaniaLe\u00f3n<\/a> on @CBS<\/a> and @ParamountPlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf8 Gail Schulman pic.twitter.com\/1OMUVoJS9H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Kennedy Center (@kencen) December 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n They added: \u201cIn December 1980, we made our first journey throughout the Atlantic to America. Our first present was at The Ritz in New York City, the second, The Bayou in D.C.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had large desires then, fuelled partly by the generally held perception at residence that America smiles on Ireland. And it turned out to be true, but once more.<\/p>\n \u201cBut even in the wilder thoughts, we never imagined that 40 years on, we would be invited back to receive one of the nation\u2019s greatest honours\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n “We take into account America to be a house away from residence and we’re very grateful to the #KennedyCenterHonors<\/a> for welcoming us into this nice clan.”\u2014Irish rock band @U2<\/a> (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.)<\/p>\n Meet all your Honorees at https:\/\/t.co\/omAfV6pWcs<\/a>! #KCHonors<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iOvjEQJoiD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Kennedy Center (@kencen) July 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Chairman of the Kennedy Center, David M Rubenstein, added that U2 had gained over America and the world with their \u201ciconic anthems, potent lyrics, and powerful messages of social justice and global citizenship\u201d.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bono<\/a> just lately hinted that U2 will play in Las Vegas in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t announce Vegas, you\u2019d have to shoot me! But if it happens, I can promise you it won\u2019t be like anything you\u2019ve ever seen in Las Vegas or anywhere, ever,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no place yet big enough. For us to go, it has to be something that no-one\u2019s ever gone [to] before.\u201d<\/p>\n He additionally just lately accomplished a 14-date e book tour dubbed \u2018Stories Of Surrender\u2019<\/a>, based mostly on his new memoir\u00a0Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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