A disguised U2 busked at New York's Grand Central station

Nice cowboy hat, Bono.

By Aoife Barry Tuesday 5 May 2015, 8:33 PM

May 5th 2015, 8:33 PM 43,293 Views 36 Comments

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us subway Source: Mario Batali via Instagram

WE LIKE TO think that we let U2 go about their business here undisturbed, but have they ever played at a train station for us, eh?

Fans in New York got a bit of a surprise yesterday when the band played a live gig in Grand Central station in New York.

They were there for Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, and videos from the gig show Bono wearing a blue cowboy hat while performing Angel of Harlem.

One tweet even showed the frontman wearing what looked like a blond beard, with the other members all donning wigs.

u2 disguise

Just check out the Edge’s Woodstock getup in the photo on the right.

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@jimmyfallon and @U2 dressed as street musicians at a subway station at 10p on a Monday! #gottaloveNYC pic.twitter.com/DhiKtJXKRS
— Shane Ankeney (@ShaneAnkeney) May 5, 2015

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U2 will appear on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show this coming Friday.

The previous time they were supposed to appear, Bono was replaced by Fallon – and rest of the members by the inimitable house band The Roots – after he injured his arm in a cycling accident.

Read: Bono told Tony Fenton just how much he was loved in the DJ’s last ever interview>

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A disguised U2 busked at New York's Grand Central station

Nice cowboy hat, Bono.