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

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.

• Gordon Lightfoot and massive fireworks planned for Canada 150 in Ottawa

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.