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A (beautiful) Canada Day: U2's Bono, The Edge coming to Ottawa July 1

Rock stars Bono and The Edge from U2 will be performing a song on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced Friday.

Irish rockers joining Gordon Lightfoot, Alessia Cara, Cirque du Soleil on Hill

The Edge, left, and Bono of U2 perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival earlier this month. The pair will do one song on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, during the early show, which starts at 11:30 a.m. ET. (The Associated Press)

Canada Day in Ottawa just got a little more Irish.

Rock stars Bono and The Edge from U2 will be performing a songon Parliament Hill on Canada Day during the early show, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced Friday, though it's not known what that song will be.

The duo joins Gordon Lightfoot, AlessiaCara and Cirque du Soleil on the Hill next Saturday, in additiontoother performers spread across Canada taking part in a national broadcast on CBC.

U2, which also includesAdam Claytonand Larry Mullen Jr., are in the midst of a world tour,performing their classic albumThe Joshua Treein its entirety.

They're playing Cleveland, Ohio,July 1and there is no Ottawa date.