U2 Goes Back to School to Put on a Show Where It All Began 50 Years Ago
The band marked 50 years since forming with a surprise set for about 1,000 students and staff, while announcing a new album this week.
- On Friday, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen returned to Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin for a surprise performance marking 50 years since the band first formed, playing for around 1,000 students and staff.
- The band formed at Mount Temple five decades ago after 14-year-old Larry Mullen pinned a note reading 'Drummer seeks musicians to form band' on the school noticeboard, prompting the teenagers to gather.
- Performing for 30 minutes, the group played classics like 'I Will Follow' and 'Vertigo' before delivering the live debut of their new single 'Silencio,' released yesterday, September 24.
- The surprise concert follows the announcement of the band's 16th studio album, Carnaval de Luz, arriving November 13, which features a duet between Bono and the late country music star Dolly Parton titled 'Torn.'
- Having sold 175 million records, the global stars continue their dominance on the world music stage, bringing their career full circle by returning to Mount Temple where their story began.
77 Articles
77 Articles
The concert in the courtyard in front of a thousand students who today study music thanks to Bono & Co.
A thousand people sang "Happy Birthday U2" in central Dublin. The band played I Will Follow, With or Without You and debuted Silence, from the new album scheduled for November.
U2 Celebrates 50 Years After 'Drummer Seeks Musicians'
A half-century after 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr. taped up a "drummer sounds musicians" note at Mount Temple High School in Dublin, U2 returned to celebrate the anniversary with current students, staff members, and the band's training teachers. On a balconyy overlooking a crowded Grafton Street, U2 opened with "I Will...
The band played seven songs in the schoolyard of Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin.
U2 performs surprise 50th anniversary gigs in Dublin
The legendary musicians performed at their old stomping grounds, the Mount Temple Comprehensive School, for an audience of hundreds of students and staff. Fans later gathered in central Dublin as rumours swirled of a surprise gig at the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafe, with more than 1,000 people packing into one of the city's main thoroughfares, singing "Happy Birthday U2". The crowd burst into cheers as the band appeared on the balcony of the ca…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
