U2 announce intimate BBC gig to take place in London: here’s how you could get tickets
U2 will record a special performance for BBC Radio 2 at Abbey Road Studios in London on 播 3 December. The intimate show marks the band’s first BBC radio concert in 18 years and will be broadcast later that month.
The audience will be limited to 100 fans, with tickets available through a BBC competition. The band are expected to play songs from their latest album, *Songs Of Surrender*, alongside other material; presenter Jo Whiley will host the event.
In short
- U2 will perform for BBC Radio 2 at Abbey Road on 3 December.
- The audience will be limited to 100 fans.
- The show will be broadcast later in December.
Explained simply
U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976, with singer Bono and guitarist the Edge among their best-known members. They became one of the world’s most successful bands, known for songs including “One” and “With or Without You”.
BBC Radio 2 is a national BBC radio station that broadcasts music and live performances. Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio in north-west London, associated with many well-known artists. A small audience makes this performance a rare chance to see the band in a close setting, while the later broadcast will let a wider audience hear it.