Hm, taking it by the balls makes me think of Boots at the Grammys, a retread of which I think we can do without. He has a very fine line to walk, to look fucking awesome without being too Bono-y. I'd be stressed if I were them. You could see Edge giving him a little anxious side-eye during the chat on the Graham Norton show, and I'm sure they all know the pressure will be on.
I agree Boots at the grammys was terrible but out of all the tv performances that Bono has done only a handfull (mainly all the boots ones of performances have been crap. The large majority have been great(eg brit awards 2001,superbowl etc)
Trust in Bono! The performance on graham norton and jools holland were great!