U2 returned to Mount Temple, the Dublin school where the band formed, to play a 50th anniversary show, XS Noize reports. The performance was described by the outlet as looking forward as well as back.
The band also played to a packed Grafton Street crowd from the balcony of Bewley's, according to RTE.ie. The Journal reported on what it was like inside what it called U2's "secret" Mount Temple schoolyard gig, while the BBC reported that the group celebrated its 50th anniversary at the school where it began.
Reflecting on the band's earliest days, Bono told the Irish Times that Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. could already play, while he and Adam Clayton "were bluffing." The Irish Times published those remarks under its own headline about U2's first days, 50 years ago.
The anniversary activity centres on Dublin locations tied to the group's origins, with the school show and the Grafton Street appearance both drawing attention.
What to watch next: whether U2 release further material or announce additional dates tied to the anniversary, and how the band follows up the Mount Temple and Grafton Street performances.
