'Bono doesn't know who Steve is'

Cape Town – Despite the comments that local singer Steve Hofmeyr made about superstar Bono from the rock group U2, the lead singer apparently has no clue who Hofmeyr is, said Attie van Wyk, owner and executive head of Big Concerts, who hosted the group’s two concerts in South Africa.

Hofmeyr caused a stir when he reacted to Bono’s interpreted comments about Julius Malema and the “Shoot the Boer” Struggle song, but apparently failed to attract the star’s attention.

“Bono doesn’t pay attention to such things – he knows what he said and what he didn’t say.”

“U2 gets these things all over the world, where people try to market themselves. Additionally, Steve admitted it was a publicity stunt,” said Van Wyk.

Hofmeyr didn’t pitch up for Friday night’s concert after he and Bloemfontein DJ Tim Tebeka hitchhiked to Cape Town for charity.

Hofmeyr now says it is “very cool” that he, Bono and the rest of South Africa are on the same page and added that it was only Malema and the ANC who wanted to legitimise the song in court.

He admitted on Facebook that he never threw his concert tickets worth R5 000 in the Jukskei River.