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U2 Berlin Wall concert erects barrier to fans

November 6, 2009

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Organisers of a U2 concert held to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall met the outrage of fans when they put up another kind of wall to block the view of those who had not paid for tickets.


The fans who flocked to the free concert held 20 years since the historic wall fell 20 years ago had a 12-foot metal barrier put in their way.


Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, said: "It's completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view. I thought it's a free show, but MTV probably wants people to watch it on TV to get their ratings up."


Some fans tried to rip down a tarpaulin that was put over the barrier to block several hundred people who gathered at the site. The concert was held outside the Brandenburg Gate. Concertgoers in the west threw bottles and firebombs at the barrier.


MTV, which organised the concert, said it worked with the local promoter, the city and Berlin police to put up the barrier to ensure the safety and security of concertgoers and nearby residents.


U2's publicist RMP had no comment on the event, which distributed 10,000 free tickets online in three hours.




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