Bono: “Eddie Vedder is my Elvis”

Eddie Vedder & Javier Bardem attend U2 show at the Sphere in Las Vegas on October 5th, 2023.

Photo: Henry Ruggeri

During U2 show at the Sphere in Las Vegas on October 5th, 2023, Bono mentioned that “Eddie Vedder is my Elvis”.

Bono also dedicated All I Want Is You to Vedder.

UPDATE 10/09/2023

During U2’s concert two days later, Eddie Vedder was still in the audience, with his wife Jill. In the video below, the meeting between the Pearl Jam singer and Lady Gaga.

At the end of the show, the Irish band played a short snippet of Pearl Jam’s Alive during Beautiful Day.


The Sphere in Las Vegas will now host U2 for a three-month residency called U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere after opening its doors for the first time on Sept. 29.

Below, U2 shows an exclusive behind the scenes look at the creative madness behind everything that made it possible for them to perform at such a groundbreaking venue.