U2 make surprise appearance onstage in London for Island Records
U2 made a surprise appearance onstage in London tonight (May 28).
The band took to the stage at the O2 Academy Shepherds Bush, joining African artist Baaba Maal just after he played his set as part of the Island Life gigs which are taking place at the venue this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the acts’ label Island Records.
Having played a full set with his band, Maal returned to the stage kicking off his version of Irish band’s ‘One’ before the full U2 line-up joined in acoustically.
Praising Maal’s “nobility”, Bono declared he was “the spark of Africa”, before the pair slipped into a short version of Bob Marley’s ‘Feel Alright’ – another Island Records artist.
The U2 frontman then declared “We’ve got one more in us”, before his band launched into ‘Vertigo’, thanking their former record label at the songs climax.
Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, is now set to headline the gig tonight.
- NME.COM