U2 Rock the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage

U2 finally made it to Glastonbury for the first time to rock the main Pyramid Stage last night.

As anyone with any sense knows, the best route to a successful performance at a festival is to crank out your greatest hits for the audience to sign along too, U2 didn’t disappoint.

After missing out last year because of back surgery, Bono and the band played some songs from their seminal album ‘The Joshua Tree’  including ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ and ‘With Or Without You’.

Other songs included ‘One’, ‘Elevation’ and ‘Beautiful Day’ as well as a rendition of the Coldplay favourite, ‘Yellow’. Coldplay will take to the Pyramid stage to perform themselves on Saturday. Beyonce will similarly headline on Sunday.

There was one slight hiccup for U2 when a huge inflatable tube was erected at the start of their set, emblazoned with the words “U Pay Your Tax 2″. The group Art Uncut were responsible and accuse U2 of dodging tax in their home country of Ireland.

Photo: jdn