Bono, Eddie Vedder Among Mourners at the Funeral of Oscar-Winning Songwriter Glen Hansard
Hozier, Bono and other musicians joined fans as thousands attended the service for the 56-year-old singer after a motorcycle crash last week.
- Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Glen Hansard, frontman of Irish band The Frames, at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday.
- Hansard, 56, died in a motorcycle crash last week on the outskirts of Dublin, hours after performing at The Wren's Nest pub.
- Bono, Imelda May, and actor Steve Coogan joined hundreds of fans outside the Cathedral, where large screens broadcast the service to mourners.
- A public wake was held on Monday at the Baroque Chapel in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, where thousands of mourners paid respects.
- Hansard starred in The Commitments and won an Oscar for 'Falling Slowly'; he led an annual Christmas Eve charity busk at the Gaiety Theatre for 16 years.
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Numerous fans and celebrities have said goodbye to musicians and Oscar winner Glen Hansard in the Irish capital Dublin. Hundreds of fans gathered around St. Patrick's Cathedral. At the Tauer celebration, celebrities such as musician Hozier, actor Chris O'Dowd and rock star Bono took part.
Glen Hansard funeral: Bono, Eddie Vedder, Chris O'Dowd, Hozier among other stars attend Oscar-winning songwriter's funeral
Hundreds gathered for Glen Hansard's funeral service in Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral. Musicians and entertainers paid heartfelt tributes to the Oscar-winning singer-songwriter. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and U2's Bono performed and shared memories. Hansard died tragically in a motorcycle crash last week at age fifty-six. His widow read a poem while remembering their young son.
Thousands of people gathered this Tuesday (4) in Dublin for the funeral of the Irish singer, composer and actor Glen Hansard, who died last week in a motorcycle accident at the age of 56. The ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick and was broadcast on screens installed on the outside to the many fans who were there to pay their respects to one of Ireland's most influential singers. Hansard's coffin, decorated with wild flowers, wa…
Glen Hansard Laid to Rest with Public Funeral in Dublin, Wife Maire Saaritsa Gives Emotional Speech
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