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U2 Return to Mount Temple for 50th Anniversary
U2 returned to Dublin's Mount Temple High School to mark 50 years since Larry Mullen Jr posted a message seeking musicians and performed songs from across its career.
Fifty years ago, Larry Mullen Jr posted the message drummer seeks musicians on the noticeboard at Mount Temple High School in Dublin. To mark the anniversary, U2 returned to Mount Temple High School and gave a special career-spanning concert in the school grounds. U2 began the performance with I Will Follow, followed by Vertigo, Beautiful Day and Out Of Control.
The school also hosted the first live performance of U2s new single Silencio. During One, young harp, violin and viola students who have trained through the Music Generation programme joined U2 onstage. U2 are preparing to release Carnaval de Luz on November 13, their first album of new songs in nine years.
Adam Clayton described Carnaval de Luz as the result of the work everyone has done over 50 years. The anniversary concert at Mount Temple High School included performances of I Will Follow, Vertigo, Beautiful Day, Out Of Control and One, as well as the first live performance of Silencio.
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