U2 dedication to Stephen Gately

16 October 2009
Over the last two shows in Texas the band have dedicated Unforgettable Fire to Stephen Gately. One of the singers in Irish band Boyzone, Gately passed away this week. At the shows in Houston and Dallas during Unforgettable Fire, U2 remembered Gately, calling him "a beautiful spirit and a bright flame".
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