Watch: U2 perform for students and staff at their former school to mark 50 years together

The secret gig not only marked the band's 50-year legacy, but also the news that they will release their brand new album, Carnaval De Luz on November 13.
U2's Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr, Bono and The Edge, during a performance to students from their old school at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. Picture: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire

U2's Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr, Bono and The Edge, during a performance to students from their old school at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. Picture: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire

U2 performed a special gig at their former school in Dublin this afternoon to celebrate 50 years since the band was formed.

Students, teachers, members of the press, and friends and family of the band, as well as their former manager, Paul McGinness, gathered at Mount Temple Comprehensive School on Malahide Road to welcome the band back to where it all started.

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