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U2 Play to Packed Grafton Street Crowd From Bewley's
The show follows a surprise schoolyard performance and comes as the band marks 50 years together and prepares a new album with 12 songs.
- On Friday, U2 marked their 50th anniversary with surprise performances in Dublin, playing at their former school Mount Temple Comprehensive before moving to a balcony at Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street.
- Exactly 50 years ago on September 25, 1976, drummer Larry Mullen Jr. posted a note seeking musicians on his school noticeboard, leading to the band's first rehearsal with Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton.
- Thousands gathered on Grafton Street as the band played hits including "Beautiful Day" and "Vertigo," while paying tribute to the late Glen Hansard with a performance of "Falling Slowly."
- The band's 16th album, "Carnaval de Luz," is set for November release and features "Torn," a duet between Bono and the late Dolly Parton, who died in August at age 80.
- Fans traveled to Dublin from around the world to celebrate the milestone, as the band remains among the world's best-selling acts with 170 million records sold.
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U2 to play rooftop gig on Grafton Street this evening after old school homecoming
U2 fans are in for a treat this evening as the band take their 50th anniversary celebrations to the rooftops of Dublin city centre. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr will perform an impromptu concert on the rooftop of Bewleys Hotel on Grafton Street at 7 o’clock tonight, where the Dublin rockers […]
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