U2 to play free concert in Berlin to mark Wall anniversary
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London - Irish rock band U2 will perform a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago next month, the group said Wednesday. The band will perform in front of the former symbol of Germany's division on November 5, as part of the MTV Europe Music Awards. The anniversary is on November 9. "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day since the wall came down. Should be fun," said U2 manager Paul McGuinness, according to the band's website. U2 relocated to Berlin in 1990 in the months after the wall fell to reinvent their sound on the Achtung Baby album, recording at the Hansa Studios close to where the wall stood.
Copyright DPA
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