Glen Hansard: Bono, Vedder and Hozier bid a final farewell at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin – The videos

The music world gathered today at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin to pay their last respects to Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter who died last week at the age of 56 in a motorcycle accident. The ceremony was attended by some of the most prominent figures in the international music scene, including Bono and The Edge of U2, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Hozier. Also present were actor Steve Coogan, Imelda May, Paddy Casey, Declan O'Rourke and Angeline Ball, who starred alongside Hansard in the film "The Commitments", the 1991 movie that helped launch his career.

Song of Good Hope by Glen Hansard, performed at his funeral today by Eddie Vedder, Markéta Irglová, members of The Frames and others. Beautiful stuff🖤 pic.twitter.com/xKElDIyU7a

— Ian Willoughby (@Ian_Willoughby) August 4, 2026

The Irish artist's sudden passing has stirred deep emotion across the music world. Among the many messages of condolence were those from Ed Sheeran and Bruce Springsteen, who called Hansard's death "devastating" news.
The funeral was marked by several musical moments, in tribute to an artist who had made music his reason for living. One of Hansard's guitars was carried to the altar by Colm Mac Con Iomaire, his longtime bandmate in The Frames, who then performed a song together with Liam Ó Maonlaí. Bono paid tribute to his friend by performing a passage of U2's "Beautiful Day", getting those present to sing along, while The Edge joined in on the performance.

Bono delivers “A Beautiful Day” as spoken word poetry at the funeral of Glen Hansard pic.twitter.com/bZzMfJ1eMs

— Tom Flynn (@tomflynn_photo) August 4, 2026

The ceremony closed with a final, moving farewell to the strains of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young", sung by family and friends. Particularly touching was the tribute from Hansard's wife, Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa, who thanked him "for the life we shared, searching for truth and beauty side by side". Her voice breaking with emotion, she also spoke of their three-year-old son Christy, explaining that the child could not face such a painful moment, but that he carries with him "the bright spirit inherited from his father".

Liam Ó Maonlaí and an an ensemble of musicians perform Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young' in tribute to Glen Hansard, as his funeral service concludes 🤍 pic.twitter.com/DmB0TuJnoR

— RTÉ One (@RTEOne) August 4, 2026

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