[WATCH] Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, U2, Carrie Underwood [LIVE STREAM] Performances For World AIDS Day

By Jaymz Clements (jaymz.clements@mstarsnews.com) | Dec 03, 2014 11:04 AM EST

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No Bono? No worries. It was up to a couple of star fill-ins — Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris Martin — to front U2 for the World AIDS Day concert in Times Square last night, Dec. 3, since Bono was unable to perform due to a pretty serious bike accident in Central Park two weeks ago. They were joined for the concert by hip-hop superstar Kanye West and the "reigning queen of country" Carrie Underwood for a show you can stream right here.

 

West dropped "Jesus Walks," "Black Skinhead" and "Stronger," closing with "Touch the Sky," while Martin filled in for Bono, fronting U2's "Beautiful Day" and "With or Without You" before Bruce came out and dominated "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton intro'd the concert, saying, "I got this email from Bono today recuperating in Dublin, and he said I had to come here tonight to do this intro."

"Twenty-six years ago," he continued, "we could have never had an event like this on World AIDS Day because to be diagnosed with AIDS was the death sentence. A few years ago, when Secretary of State Clinton said that we could end AIDS, a lot of people didn't believe it. But this year for the first time ever, more people were put on life-saving medicine than were diagnosed with AIDS."

"We can end AIDS," President Clinton added, "we all just need to do our part. And thanks to (RED), we now can."

He also provided the intro for U2, saying, "One of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, my friends, U2."

As USA Today reported, Bono released a statement while recuperating from Dublin, saying, "This year is a World AIDS Day like no other.

"The world reached a tipping point in the fight against AIDS — more people were newly added to life-saving treatment than were newly infected with the virus. A lot of people are calling it the beginning of the end of AIDS."

Bank of America, which put on the concert, says it raised more than $3 million Dec. 1 for the fight against AIDS. You can join the fight by donating here.

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