The day Sinéad O’Connor faced down the boos with Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson encouraging Sinéad O'Connor to stand her ground amid the booing at the Bob Dylan anniversary concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 17, 1992. Photo: AP

Sinéad O’Connor faced many adversities in her life, but never a chorus of boos.

Just days after she caused global outrage in October 1992 when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, she was booked to play at Bob Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden.