Bono Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Solo=== In November 2022, Bono embarked on a 14-date [[book tour]] across North America and Europe called "Stories of Surrender" to promote his memoir ''Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bono-stories-of-surrender-book-tour-1235149619/|title=Bono Sets 'Stories of Surrender' Book Tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Lars|last=Brandle|date=4 October 2022|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> For the shows, he recited and acted out passages from his book and performed U2 songs in stripped-down arrangements. Though described as a "[[one-man show]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/bono-live-in-london-u2-stories-of-surrender-memoir-3350844|title=Bono live in London: U2 frontman brings his memoir to life with songs and fascinating stories|website=[[NME]]|first=Damian|last=Jones|date=17 November 2022|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> the performances were aided by musicians Kate Ellis (cello, keyboards, vocals), [[Saint Sister|Gemma Doherty]] (harp, keyboards, vocals), and U2 producer [[Jacknife Lee]] ("musical director" β keyboards, percussion).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/reviews/bono-concert-review-stories-of-surrender-1235418504/|title=Bono's Impressive One-Man Show Remixes U2 Classics With Personal History: Concert Review|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=William|last=Earl|date=3 November 2022|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/u2-bono-new-stories-of-surrender-book-tour-dates-1235457778/|title=U2's Bono Announces New Round of 'Stories of Surrender' Book Tour Dates|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=12 December 2022|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> Bono continued the tour with a [[Concert residency|residency]] of 11 shows at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in New York City from April to May 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/bono-adds-shows-to-stories-of-surrender-run-at-beacon-theatre/|title=Bono adds shows to 'Stories of Surrender' run at Beacon Theatre|website=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|first=Amanda|last=Hatfield|date=5 January 2023|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> which grossed $6.8 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2023 Pollstar Mid-Year Top 100: North American Tours|magazine=[[Pollstar]]|date=26 June 2023|volume=43|issue=25|page=26}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page