Glen Hansard’s Swell Season Bandmate Markéta Irglová Pays Tribute, Bono Shares Re-Written ‘Beautiful Day’ Lyrics: ‘Big Spirit on a Big Mission’

The U2 front man was among the special guests at Tuesday's (Aug. 4) moving ceremony for the late Oscar-winning singer in Dublin.

Musicians Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard of The Swell Season perform during Day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2011 in Indio, California.

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A day after her former The Swell Season bandmate Glen Hansard was laid to rest in a moving funeral in his native Dublin, singer Markéta Irglová paid tribute in a loving Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug. 5).

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