U2 Team Up With Jay-Z

Duo jam on Bob Marley cover

Irish rock giants U2 have played a stunning set in Berlin, with rapper Jay-Z joining them on a cover of Bob Marley.

U2 are one of the biggest concert attractions on the planet. Sure, latest album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ may have failed to set the chart alight, scoring their lowest sales in almost a decade, but in the live arena few can argue with their egotistical bombast.

Currently touring the world on a circular stage, the band are used to performing beneath an enormous claw. However in a special set to mark the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Berlin Wall (November 5th) U2 play at the Brandenburg Gate.

Taking to the stage on the Eastern – formerly Communist – side of the wall U2 kicked off with their classic hit ‘One’. Taken from the album ‘Achtung Baby’ the track was actually recorded in Berlin.

Singer Bono wished Berlin a happy birthday, before thanking the crowd for “coming out in the cold”.

U2 then introduced a surprise guest, with Bono labelling Jay-Z the “Mayor Of New York City”. Launching into ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ the American hip hop giants added a few verse of his own.

The pair then jammed on ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ by Bob Marley, with Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge all exchanging verses. Which, to be fair, sounds absolutely awful.

Taking place just hours before the MTV Europe Music Awards, Bono told the crowd “I just want to think about this moment – feel this moment that was here in this beautiful city of Berlin”.

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