Topic: Western Europe

Stevie Wonder was set to close Glastonbury's 40th birthday celebrations Sunday after a sun-drenched weekend of music described by festival founder Michael Eavis as "total magic". Surprise performances from Kylie and U2 guitarist "The Edge", who joined Muse on Saturday night, were ...

Gorillaz to fill U2 slot at Glastonbury

Damon Albarn's "virtual band" Gorillaz will replace rockers U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival, after the Irish megaband pulled out, organisers said Wednesday. The world's largest greenfield music and performing arts festival was thrown into disarray after U2 were forced to pull ...

U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event. The band are set to appear on June 25, the opening night of the ...

U2 warms up Berlin for Wall anniversary

Irish rockers U2 Thursday warmed the German capital up for celebrations next week marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular mini-concert in the heart of the city. The band played six songs at the historic ...
Scale these city walls: U2 holds free concert marking fall of Berlin Wall _ behind new barrierIrish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z ...

'The Hoff' back in Berlin for Wall anniversary

David Hasselhoff will co-present at this week's MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, 20 years after his now legendary performance after the fall of the Berlin Wall, organisers said Wednesday. Wearing a leather jacket with flashing lights attached, "The Hoff" performed his ...
David Hasselhoff will co-present at this week's MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, 20 years after his now legendary performance after the fall of the Berlin Wall, organisers said Wednesday. Wearing a leather jacket with flashing lights attached, "The Hoff" performed his ...
MTV Europe Awards to be held in Berlin, celebrating 20 years since fall of the Berlin wallThis time it's Berlin calling. The MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) are coming to the German capital with an international cast, featuring performances by U2, the ...
Tickets for U2's free Brandenburg Gate gig in Berlin gone in just 3 hoursLucky U2 fans have found what they were looking for. The 10,000 tickets for the Irish rockers' free Nov. 5 show in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate were ...
Superstars U2 announced Wednesday they will perform a free concert at Germany's Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Irish rockers will perform in front of the landmark in the German capital on November ...
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