U2 rocks Berlin two decades after 'Achtung Baby'

U2 rocked Berlin on Saturday, returning to the German city where almost 20 years ago the Irish band came to reinvent themselves with "Achtung Baby", for many fans their best album.

"Thank you for coming to our 'grosser party' (big party)," singer Bono told a crowd of 90,000 people during a two-hour set in the Olympic Stadium built by Hitler in the 1930s. "We wrote many songs here in Berlin."

U2 came in 1990 to get inspiration from a city undergoing profound change in the wake of a peaceful revolution that pulled down the Berlin Wall the previous November and brought to an end communist East Germany.

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The most amazing show, wow. So great to see them here in Berlin, I haven't missed an Irish gig since 1983 and the Berlin show was up there with the best of them. The stage was incredible, a great piece of architecture. Great to see a band I grew up around the corner from, they have come a long way.

Band plays gig in town. And it wasn't even sold out. BFD. TheLocal is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

And Joshua Tree was their best album. Achtung Baby simply marked the start of their pretentious, preachy twunt phase.

Must agree on both points. Why is the local plunging into the Yahoo editorial style?

I was interested. And you clicked on the bugger too.

I suppose the money that runs this service must come from clicks. I'm an old U2 fan however. OK I take it back. The Yahoo comparison was a bit OTT.

Joshua Tree was their best album however.

I think any concert that attracts a crowd of 90.000 plus is worth a mention. and as for it not been sold out, just how many tickets do you have to sell to sell out,maybe they should have played at the O2 arena,just so they could sell out!!!.I was there and I was blown away,,,U2, four guys who have been together for over 30 years,no changes in the line up,still producing amazing songs and still performing without the help of backing vocalist or brass section etc...............pure rock pure U2

Four days til Croke Park - Can not wait!!!

I find Achtung Baby to be the best along with The Unforgettable Fire,it's edgier(no pun intended)and made here at a special point in time.JT is good but it always reminds me of the Americana side to U2,Bono speaking like a Yank ect
Fantastic gig

First part fine. Second part remarkably wrong - Bono has always been a preachy twunt. The best and most creative period of U2 is the trinity from Achtung Baby to Pop.

Did you hear U2 gave 5 million to Music Education in Ireland, it was announced today on Irish radio, its a pity other rich rock bands and rich people didn't do things like this, world would be a better place.
Have to admit though, what a gig.

Ach, that is just the money he saved by moving his buisness out of Ireland to avoid paying tax.

BEGRUDGER

Doco about Irish in Berlin before/during/after the fall of the wall:

RTE Radio - Pieces of the Wall

if there was another reason for having a wall in berlin,it would be to surround these whores.

BONIO - what a cnut.