Even More on U2…

For those of you who were at the U2 concert in Buffalo on Friday night (or any other stop on the current tour) and want to know more about the “COEXIST” headband/blindfold that Bono wore during “Love and Peace or Else”, I found this site explaining the origins of the design. Here’s an excerpt:

Created by the Polish artist Piotr Mlodozeniec, this icon consists of stringing together of three religious icons representing the three Abrahamic faiths (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) to spell out the word “coexist.” While most of the images don’t lend themselves to easily to graffiti, this does and it has become an increasingly common sight silk-screened on tshirts and spraypainted on walls. That, in fact, is how Bono, the activist singer of the Grammy-award winning Irish rock band U2 first saw the sign.

On a side note, I thought that the back-to-back performances of “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own” and “Love and Peace or Else” was the high point of the concert. I’ve never witnessed a more powerful performance first hand. Words simply can’t describe it. All I can say is that the concert was an experience that I will never forget.