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U2 Performs Special Set at Mount Temple School

U2 returned to Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin to perform a private set for students while promoting their new album, Carnaval De Luz.

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U2 returned to the school in Dublin where drummer Larry Mullen recruited his bandmates 50 years ago. On Friday, the band delivered a private performance in front of hundreds of students at Mount Temple Comprehensive School. Larry Mullen performed a 30-minute musical performance alongside Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, The Edge, whose real name is David Evans, and Adam Clayton.

Bono came onto the stage after Alice Cooper's song School's Out was played over the sound system, and he pointed to the school's science lab. During the event, the song One was performed with accompaniment from children involved in Music Generation, which is a national music education program supported by the band. Following cheers from the audience, the group played With Or Without You as an encore performance before leaving the stage.

The band is currently promoting their new album, titled Carnaval De Luz. Carnaval De Luz is the group's 16th album and is their first album of new material since Songs Of Surrender was released in 2017. The new album features a duet between Bono and Dolly Parton. With 170 million album sales, U2 is listed among the world's best-selling music artists.

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