Earlier that year in May, U2 had performed at a Yes Campaign event supporting the Good Friday Agreement to end the violence of the Troubles; the agreement was approved three days later.
ˈɜːlɪɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ ɪn mˈeɪ, jˈuː tˈuː hæd pɚfˈɔːɹmd æɾə jˈɛs kæmpˈeɪn ᵻvˈɛnt səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ðə ɡˈʊd fɹˈaɪdeɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt tʊ ˈɛnd ðə vˈaɪələns ʌvðə tɹˈʌbəlz; ðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌz ɐpɹˈuːvd θɹˈiː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ.