Irish rockers U2 cancelled a concert in Berlin on Saturday after frontman Bono lost his voice a few songs into the show.
The band had kicked off the European leg of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour on Friday at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the German capital.
A video recorded by a fan and posted on Twitter showed Bono interrupting proceedings there on Saturday and telling fans in a hoarse voice: โIโm so sorry. Something has happened and I think we canโt go on. Itโs not right for you. Iโm sure this is not a big problem but Iโm gonna have to do something.โ
He added: โIf people want to go home, thatโs fine โ weโll play another show for you another time โฆ Letโs break, letโs break for 10 minutes.โ
Clearly disappointed fans responded with a subdued applause as they walked off stage.
The band debuted the tour in North America in the summer after releasing their 14th studio album โSongs of Experienceโ.
The band did not say if their Sept 4. show in the western city of Cologne would take place.
โBono was in great form and great voice prior to the show and we were all looking forward to the second night in Berlin, but after a few songs, he suffered a complete loss of voice,โ U2 wrote on their official website. โWe donโt know what has happened and weโre taking medical advice.โ
