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This week in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden

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On October 16, 1992 – two weeks after sparking controversy on Saturday Night Live, by ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II – Sinéad O'Connor took to the stage at a star-studded Bob Dylan tribute concert in Madison Square Garden, New York. Faced with a hostile crowd, she decided not to perform her cover of Dylan's 'I Believe In You' – and instead, launched into another powerful rendition of Bob Marley's 'War'. To mark the anniversary of the …
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Extra.ie broke the news in on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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