Posted October 28, 200915 yr U2 to play Brandenburg Gate gig BBC http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46622000/jpg/_46622766_u2_pa226.jpg U2 are currently nearing the end of a North American tour U2 are to perform a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate to mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 5 November gig will form part of the MTV Europe Music Awards in the German capital and precede events to mark the anniversary. The quartet moved to Berlin in 1990 to reinvent their sound for hit album Achtung Baby, which was recorded at the city's Hansa Studios. Tickets will be available at the U2 and MTV websites. 'Exciting spot' The band's performance will be beamed into the MTV Awards, which are taking place at Berlin's O2 World arena. U2 manager Paul McGuinness said: "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day since the wall came down. Should be fun." Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, executive producer of the awards ceremony, said the "world's major music players" would be coming together "against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe". The ceremony, which will be hosted by US singer Katy Perry for the second year in succession, will include performances from Robbie Williams and Jay-Z. Lady Gaga and Green Day lead the field with five nominations each, while U2 are in the running for best rock band. Pixie Lott has already been announced as the winner of best UK and Ireland act, and will compete for the best European act trophy with 21 artists from across the continent.
October 28, 200915 yr Author Fantastic news. I wonder what they will sing? U2 and Robbie performing at the same award show. I cant wait :cheer:
October 28, 200915 yr Author Indeed it will :cheer: They will most likely only show one or two songs though.
October 28, 200915 yr OMG, that's AMAZING! Robbie and U2 on the same night, I'm so happy, can't wait to watch it! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :w00t: Not important, even one song is quite enough!
November 4, 200915 yr http://www.spiegel.de/international/german...,659203,00.html U2's Free Berlin Concert to Take Place Behind a Wall http://i38.tinypic.com/28v9eth.jpg U2 will play a free concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday evening. Berliners were ecstatic last week upon hearing about U2's plans to play a free concert in the heart of the German capital on Thursday evening. But it turns out that those without tickets will be prevented from seeing the show by a two-meter high barrier -- located close to the original Berlin Wall. "I have run. I have crawled. I have scaled these city walls.... Only to be with you." It is difficult to imagine more fitting lyrics for U2 to belt out when the band takes the stage in the heart of Berlin on Thursday evening for a free concert. Indeed, when news was released last month that the Irish mega-stars would help the German capital celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, Berliners were ecstatic. The 10,000 free tickets were snapped up almost instantly. This week, though, the initial joy is diminishing. The event will take place on Pariser Platz, just in front of the Brandenburg Gate and surrounded on three sides by buildings. To prevent those without tickets from seeing the show, the fourth side is to be closed off by a more than two-meter high wall -- just a few dozen meters from where the original Wall once stood. "It is a big event, one that I am very pleased about. It would be nice if as many Berliners as possible could take part," Frank Henkel, Christian Democrat floor leader in the Berlin city-state parliament, told the daily Berliner Morgenpost. "It would be great if the organizers would avoid barriers of any kind." Hillary Clinton and Bon Jovi The show takes place just days before a number of world leaders are set to gather in Berlin to mark two decades since the Nov. 9, 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa will also be on hand. Bon Jovi will give a free concert in Berlin on Monday night as part of the festivities. The U2 show is being organized by MTV in parallel with the European Music Awards taking place the same night in Berlin. In addition to ticket holders, those who work in the buildings surrounding Pariser Platz -- and guests of the luxury Adlon Hotel -- will be able to see the Thursday evening show. Still, Berlin police anticipate that many more than just those with tickets will show up and are prepared to close much of Unter den Linden, the street which runs through the heart of Berlin away from the Brandenburg Gate. But if they were hoping for a glimpse of U2, they will likely be disappointed -- still not having found what they're looking for.
November 5, 200915 yr Author U2 just won best live act :cheer: They were there and all four gave short speeches :D Glad to see them being recognised for being what they are - the best live band in the world :cheer: Can't wait till the performance :cheer:
November 5, 200915 yr I love them so much. :wub: Award and a performance. :wub: Plus Placebo won award. It can't be better. I'm happy! :w00t:
November 5, 200915 yr Author When did they win? I assume it is not live then? Do you have a list of winners Nada? :D
November 5, 200915 yr Who? :unsure: Placebo? It is live. I know some of the winners, but I don't have a list. Eminem is best male. :rolleyes:
November 8, 200915 yr Can't stand him, what he does, that's not music. -_- But, he's not the only one. I must he's the best in all that rap, hiphop or whatever... :rolleyes:
November 28, 200915 yr Author There are no proper youtube vids of the great performance of One/Magnificent/Sunday Bloody Sunday. I pressume everyone has seen it by now though. It was brilliant, I loved Sunday Bloody Sundya with Jay Z :o :wub:
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