Vedder Honors Hansard on Grafton Street | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 10, 2026 · 1m

Eddie Vedder paid a hauntingly beautiful tribute to Glen Hansard by playing acoustic songs on Grafton Street—where Hansard first busked—at 3 AM, joined by local musicians and young Irish singers, honoring his roots and spirit with Pearl Jam’s “Black” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Drive All Night,” even with just one guitar and a broken string. The emotional performance, captured on video, echoed Hansard’s legacy, while the star-studded funeral featured U2’s reworked “Beautiful Day” and Vedder singing Hansard’s “The Song of Good Hope”—a moving testament to friendship, music, and the power of…