Thu, May 28
After Maal had performed his set, he returned to the stage to introduce U2's One, and as he began the song, all four members of U2 joined him on stage to play the song acoustically. After One, they launched into a short version of Bob Marley's One Love - a song Bono has performed before, back in 1...
2 mainstream media weighed in on a similar topic
6 Months Ago,
Telegraph.co.uk says
(in U2 Cat Stevens Yusuf and Baaba Maal at the Shepherd's Bush Empire review)
U2, Cat Stevens and Baaba Maal at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, review Bono irradiates the stage when U2 make a surprise appearance at the Island 50 concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire.
And
Telegraph.co.uk says
(in U2, Cat Stevens (Yusuf) and Baaba Maal at the Shepherd's Bush ...)
Except perhaps U2, the band who grew so big that they swallowed chunks of the label whole. Last night's show was headlined by Yusuf, formerly Cat Stevens, but the pre-show buzz was all about U2's none too secret performance. ...
U2 are surprise guests at Island Records birthday Irish Times