Canned U2 Surprise

05/21/07
. (Contact Music) Rockers U2 stunned fans at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday night (19May07) with a free live midnight show on the red carpet. The group performed for 10 minutes on the seaside town's Croisette, and frontman Bono surprised festival-goers by speaking in fluent French. He yelled, "Bon anniversaire, Cannes!" as the group kicked off their performance of Vertigo and later admitted, "I have often slept on this beach." The group also played a version of their 1987 hit Where The Streets Have No Name.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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