U2 Marks 50 Years With Dublin Performances

U2 marked 50 years since the band first came together with surprise performances at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where Larry Mullen Jr. posted the notice that began the group, and on a balcony above Dublin’s Grafton Street. The school set featured career-spanning songs, the live debut of new single “Silencio,” and “One” with young musicians from the Music Generation program; the street performance included hits and a tribute to the late Glen Hansard. U2 is preparing to release its first studio album in nine years, “Carnaval de Luz,” on November 13. Fans traveled from Ireland and abroad to celebrate with the band in Dublin.