What better way to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall than to have some douchey rock stars give a free concert? Why, by building another fucking wall so that non-ticket holders can’t see the free concert!
Fans hoping to glimpse U2’s free concert celebrating 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell were outraged Thursday to find that a 12-foot (3.6-meter) metal barrier was installed to block the view for those without tickets.
Both Berliners and tourists alike saw the irony in building a wall around a concert dedicated to the wall that has already come down.
“It’s completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view,” said Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, who came to Berlin even though he failed to get U2 tickets. “I thought it’s a free show, but MTV probably wants people to watch it on TV to get their ratings up.”
November 8 is coming up, and that will be the 44th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the United Kingdom; perhaps U2 can honor this auspicious occasion by giving a free concert in London, culminating with the members of U2 being publicly hanged at the end of the show.
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Perfect!