U2 play surprise concert on German underground

Band performs 15-minute set on platform to promote new album ‘Songs of Experience’

Irish rock band U2 played a surprise concert on the platform at Berlin’s U2 underground train line on Wednesday to promote their new album.

The event was less spontaneous happening than well-planned guerilla marketing event for Songs of Experience.

The band's 15-minute unplugged performance, including new songs and favourites such as One and Sunday, Bloody Sunday was filmed and will be made available on their Facebook page.

U2 have had a long connection to the German capital, recording their 1991 album Achtung Baby here.

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As passengers stood on the platform of the "Deutsche Oper" station, with yellow trains zipping by on the century-old line, The Edge remarked dryly: "Great that Berlin named a U-Bahn after us."

Derek Scally

Derek Scally

Derek Scally is an Irish Times journalist based in Berlin