{"id":2077661,"date":"2026-08-05T01:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077661"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:22:55","slug":"watch-bono-eddie-vedder-more-honor-glen-hansard-with-emotional-musical-tributes-at-dublin-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077661","title":{"rendered":"Watch Bono, Eddie Vedder & More Honor Glen Hansard With Emotional Musical Tributes at Dublin Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tOn Tuesday (Aug. 4), Glen Hansard was gracefully remembered through the music he spent a lifetime creating at his Dublin funeral.<\/p>\n

\n\tFamily, friends and fellow musicians gathered at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral to celebrate the life of the beloved Irish singer-songwriter, who died July 29 at age 56 following a motorcycle accident. Among those paying tribute were U2\u2018s Bono and The Edge, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, Hozier, Imelda May, Jake Clemons of the E Street Band and Liam \u00d3 Maonla\u00ed of Hothouse Flowers, all of whom joined mourners in honoring Hansard\u2019s enduring legacy.<\/p>\n

\n\tBono shared a heartfelt statement during the ceremony, mulling over Hansard\u2019s remarkable ability to make everyone feel like a close friend.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cPeople on the green outside, best friends. People tuning in, best friends. Even people who haven\u2019t met him, best friends,\u201d Bono said. \u201cEveryone who met him, they just remember the day they met him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe U2 frontman shared a voicemail from Patti Smith that included a lullaby she recorded for Hansard\u2019s loved ones. He also delivered a spoken tribute inspired by U2\u2019s song \u201cBeautiful Day,\u201d accompanied by The Edge, reworking portions of the lyrics in honor of Hansard.<\/p>\n

\n\tVedder later took the stage to perform Hansard\u2019s \u201cThe Song of Good Hope,\u201d a fitting tribute from a longtime friend and collaborator. The Pearl Jam frontman was joined by Hansard\u2019s Once<\/em> collaborator Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1 during the performance, one of several musical moments that showcased the songwriter\u2019s deep and sentimental influence across generations of artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tHansard\u2019s brother, Richie Hansard, also delivered an emotional eulogy recalling the musician\u2019s outlook on grief.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGlen said once that when you lose someone, you don\u2019t really lose them,\u201d he told attendees. \u201cIf you have the strength and the will, you will gain them back and you inherit the best parts of them. And we have. We have inherited all the magical, colorful words, hugs, talks, madness, sadness, insightful, manic beauty that a brother, an uncle, a husband and a father could ever give. Thank you, Glen. Thank you, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe service concluded with a rendition of Bob Dylan\u2018s \u201cForever Young,\u201d featuring Bono, Vedder, The Edge, Liam \u00d3 Maonla\u00ed and a choir of musicians assembled around the altar in a final farewell.<\/p>\n

\n\tHansard first rose to prominence as frontman of The Frames before earning worldwide acclaim alongside Irglov\u00e1 in The Swell Season. The pair won the Academy Award for best original song in 2008 for \u201cFalling Slowly\u201d from the film Once<\/em>, which later inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Over the course of his career, Hansard also released five solo studio albums and became known for his annual Christmas Eve busking performances in Dublin benefiting people experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the moving musical tribute below.<\/p>\n

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