U2 frontman BONO paid an emotional tribute to his father at the band's LONDON
                 EARL'S COURT show last night (August 21).

                 As reported on NME.COM, the singer vowed to carry on with the show and not
                 let down fans, despite his father Bob Hewson, 75, losing his battle against cancer
                 during the early hours of yesterday.

                 Walking on stage at the arena, Bono knelt and made the sign of the cross, before
                 dedicating the song 'Kite' to his father.

                 Before introducing the song, he said: "We all want to thank my old man for giving
                 me this voice. He was a fine tenor and said to me if only I had this voice, just think
                 what could happen. He was very ill over the last few weeks but he's no longer with us.
                 He's left the planet, just like Elvis."

                 And before playing the song for the 18,000 fans at the sold-out show, he added:
                 "I wrote this for my kids, but now I think my old man wrote it for me."

                 The singer had been at his father's bedside at a Dublin hospital in the days leading
                 up to his death, jetting back and forth after each show on the band's British tour.

                 In The Sun newspaper this morning a source close to the band described Bono as
                 "absolutely devastated", but added: "Bono's view was that the show must go on.
                 He was determined not to let anyone down. It's typical of the man."

     Something is about to give
     I can feel it coming
     I think I know what it means
     I'm not afraid to die
     I'm not afraid to live
     And when I'm flat on my back
     I hope to feel like I did

     'Cause hardness it sets in
     You need some protection
     The thinner the skin

     I want you to know
     That you don't need me anymore
     I want you to know
     You don't need anyone, anything at all

     Who's to say where the wind will take you
     Who's to know what it is will break you
     I don't know which way the wind will blow
     Who's to know when the time has come around
     Don't wanna see you cry
     I know that this is not goodbye

     In summer I can taste the salt in the sea
     There's a kite blowing out of control in a breeze
     I wonder what's gonna happen to you
     You wonder what has happened to me

     I'm a man, I'm not a child
     A man who sees
     The shadow behind youe eyes

     Who's to say where the wind will take you
     Who's to know what it is will break you
     I don't know which way the wind will blow
     Who's to know when the time has come around
     Don't wanna see you cry
     I know that this is not goodbye

     Did I waste it?
     Not so much I couldn't taste it
     Life should be fragrant
     Roof top to the basement
     The last of the rock stars
     When hip hop drove the big cars
     In the time when new media
     Was the big idea
     That was the big idea