Bono Busking on Grafton Street, Dublin - Christmas Eve - December 27, 2009

There is (aside from every man in Dublin doing his Christmas shopping that day) a pub crawl on Grafton Street on Christmas Eve.

Also, there are always buskers for Charity. For the Simon Community (look after the homeless). It's a great tradition and I've been there many a year and any artists in town usually join in.

This year, Bono, Glen Hansard and Damian Rice were amongst them. Here's a clip.

Bear in mind it is the Irish Males shopping for Christmas whilst on a pub crawl day in Dublin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2alFmp8JQ&feature=player_embedded

Looks like everyone was having fun!

Comments

Cool Video!

Submitted by Keithharkinsgirl1 on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:46.

Sharon,
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Bono

Submitted by donna165 on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 13:47.

Hi Sharon, This clip is really good. Hope that you and your family have a Good New Year as well. Great things for CT and all too.

Take Care, Donna

Bono Busking on Grafton St. Christmas Eve 2009

Submitted by Jenna7 on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 14:14.

What fun!! Thanks Sharon. (A far cry from our buskers in the subways-LOL)

awesome!

Submitted by keebler6elf on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 23:37.

What a generous way for them to give on Christmas Eve, by raising Monday for charity, and such big names too! I had heard that Glen Hansard was planning to do this, and it's just great how others jumped right on board as well. Just wonderful!

Busking Grafton St.

Submitted by Maggie on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 13:34.

LOL! Sharon,
Great fun on the street! Our men are the late shoppers as well, what's up with THAT? Bono is awesome, but I just LOVE Glen Hansard! "Once" is in my favorite top 10 movies' list!
Thanks for sharing the craic! Laughing out loud
Cheers!
Maggie Costello

I want to dance 'til the very last day...

Loved the Irish Males "Shopping"

Submitted by Southsnder on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 05:37.

What a fun video! Hilarious! I think that this is a great tradition...Shopping males, alcohol and fun! Thanks for sharing the clip!

If what you're doin' isn't to your likin'.... Change your likin'!

Irish Males shopping for Christmas whilst on a pub crawl

Submitted by macgiolla on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 21:09.

LOL Sharon I saw this on youtube yesterday - great and hilarious! Thanks for sharing LOLOLO!

Kim

Zara

Submitted by joewadkins on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 20:08.

Sharon where is Zara? On the short clip I didn't see her anywhere.

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Submitted by Hobbyt on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 20:17.

She may have hired new dancers for the new show. You might want to check Zara's website to see what she is up to for 2010

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Ms. Sharon, I love that you

Submitted by music&amp;mayhem on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 15:22.

Ms. Sharon, I love that you spelled DamiEn Rice's name the way we spell our Damo's. Wink

No need to worry! If there's a will, there's a way!
If the luckiest day of the year is really going to be lucky, it will include tickets to a CT show. D

whoa

Submitted by boardergirl on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 14:52.

Irish... males... shopping... Christmas Eve... pub crawl... Bono...?! my goodness! Any combination of that is interesting, let alone all of them at the same time!

Thanks for the link Sharon.

Submitted by patbky on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 13:26.

Thanks for the link Sharon. It is very cool for artists to perform like that to raise money for charity just on the spur of the moment. It did look as if everyone was having a great time too even in the cold. Smile

Cool!

Submitted by Pam on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 11:03.

I didn't recognize the name Glen Hansard, but I finally thought to myself, "That's the guy from that movie with the one word title ........ Once! That's the guy from Once!" And it is!

People singing "Darling, stand by me, oh stand by me ..." reminded me of this graph:

http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/song-chart-memes-lyrics-ymca...

Thanks, Sharon! That was great.

Grafton st

Submitted by JOAN... on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 10:53.

Went to Grafton St when in Ireland last July & saw many street performers but none as famous as those guys. It was great none the less. Very cool & especially because they were doing it for the homeless.

Wow.. how amazing!!! Thanks

Submitted by maartje on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 10:04.

Wow.. how amazing!!! Thanks for the link, Sharon!

Concert @ RCMH New York was amazing, thanks!!!X Janneke.

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Submitted by Hobbyt on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 09:06.

That is a really awesome way to give back to the community. I know it is something we haven't seen or heard about before this year. It is really cool to see to artists out playing for free on the streets like that.

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Awesome! Think CT will ever

Submitted by Saerphe on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 08:25.

Awesome! Think CT will ever do something like that? Wink

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