In front of a mixed crowd wearing T-shirts, flip flops and business suits, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and one-third of Time Magazines 2006 Person of the Year and U2’s lead singer, Bono, captivated a Dallas crowd Friday night at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
The event was a fund raiser for Dallas’ World Affairs Council, with tickets going from $25 to $500.
Donning a dark grey business suit, his trademark sunglasses, a canary yellow tie and flashing the UT “Hookem,†Bono told the crowd of 4,000 that he wasn’t accustomed to wearing a tie and joked that he only wore ties for the people of Texas.
Bono was introduced by Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who said she first met the rock star at the National Prayer Breakfast, held this past February in Washington.
“He gave a spellbinding address,†Hutchison said. “He is an extraordinary man not easily forgotten. For sure he is a great singer, a true rock star and a man with heart and deeds to match his words.â€
Other notables in attendance were U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes and former Dallas Cowboy Daryl Johnston.
