During U2’s show last night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, Bono dedicated the band’s performance of “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” to Anthony Bourdain, the legendary chef and TV personality who died by suicide on June 8th. Bono began his tribute by talking about the “useful” people who “gave up on their own lives” in the world of music and fashion, alluding to the recent suicides of Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, and Kate Spade. He spoke of both their pain and the sadness of not having them around anymore before mentioning Bourdain. “And now this great storyteller, who I’m sure has stories he couldn’t tell us,” he said. “So for Anthony Bourdain, and his friends and family this is a song inspired by a great, great, great friend of ours. His name is Michael Hutchence.” U2 then launched into “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” their 2001 song about suicide inspired by the death of INXS singer Michael Hutchence. The concert was part of a special “one night only” show in collaboration with SiriusXM for invited users of the service. Watch video of the dedication below.<doc-sep>The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U2 frontman Bono honored the late Anthony Bourdain toward the end of the band's special performance Monday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Bono spoke of losing a "lot of inspiring, useful people" over the past few years "who gave up on their own life" alluding to the apparent suicides of musicians Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, as well as fashion designer Kate Spade. "And now this great storyteller, who I'm sure has stories he couldn't tell us. So for Anthony Bourdain, and his friends and family this is a song inspired by a great, great, great friend of ours. His name is Michael Hutchence," Bono said before launching into an impassioned version of Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of. The Grammy-winning song about suicide was written by the band after INXS singer Hutchence was found dead in 1997 of an apparent suicide. The 61-year old Bourdain was found dead of an apparent suicide last week in France. As for the performance, the band took a break from their Experience and Innocence arena tour to play a special one-night show at the legendary theater for Sirius XM, subscribers. The invite-only show had a star-studded guest list, including tennis legend John McEnroe, rocker Jon Bon Jovi, E-Street band guitarist "Little Steven" Van Zandt, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. More:Rose McGowan: Don't blame Asia Argento, anyone else after Anthony Bourdain's suicide More:A 'No Reservations,' 'Parts Unknown' viewing guide from an Anthony Bourdain devotee The band ripped through its 90 minute set, covering 18 songs, and maintaining enough energy to keep many of the nearly 1,500 on their feet for most of the night. On the floor, fans waved their arms and sang along from the first chorus of opener, I Will Follow to the last encore of Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way. Never afraid to play songs from a new album, four came from Experience. But they also included standards like Pride (In the Name of Love), Vertigo, and Desire. They also dusted off a few gems that have not been heard yet on the tour, including Angel of Harlem, the band's homage to Billie Holliday. For that one, and a few others, the Sun Ra Arkestra backed them up. Other songs marking their first tour appearance included, When Love Comes to Down, Every Breaking Wave, and Out of Control from Boy, the band's 1980 debut album. More:Paradise Papers: U2 singer Bono named in tax-haven document dump<doc-sep>
U2 dedicated a song to Anthony Bourdain at their New York show last night (June 11). The US TV chef died in France last week (June 8) by apparent suicide. He was 61 years old. At the end of the first encore during the Irish band’s show at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, frontman Bono began talking about losing “a lot of inspiring, useful people” in recent times “who gave up on their own life”. “It’s hard to lose a friend and this band has been through that,” he added. Bono pays tribute to Anthony Bourdain at #U2 Apollo Theater show in NYC. pic.twitter.com/jifAfJ3Qpt — Dalton Ross (@DaltonRoss) June 12, 2018 He then directly mentioned Bourdain, saying: “And now this great storyteller, who I’m sure has stories he couldn’t tell us. So for Anthony Bourdain, and his friends and family, this is a song inspired by a great, great, great friend of ours. His name is Michael Hutchence.” The band then played ‘Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of’, which was written after INXS singer Hutchence died by suicide in 1997. Queens Of The Stone Age also paid tribute to Bourdain last week (June 8), performing their song ‘Long Slow Goodbye’ for the chef, who was a close friend of frontman Josh Homme’s. “Sometimes you lose somebody,” Homme said as the band headlined Denmark’s Northside Festival. “And today we lost somebody, so this song is for Tony.” After working in restaurants in New York, Bourdain moved into culinary TV in 2002 when he made A Cook’s Tour for The Food Network. Later, he joined the Travel Channel to create the Emmy award-winning Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, before moving to CNN where he presented Parts Unknown. For help and advice on mental health issues, check out the below organisations: