Achtung Baby - Tribute to U2

Name: Achtung Baby - Tribute to U2
Start: 2026-10-16T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-16T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Scala Club

took place · 16 Oct 2026

Scala Club, Leverkusen, Germany

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Achtung Baby, a U2 tribute, takes the stage at Scala Club in Leverkusen on Friday, 16 October 2026 at 20:00. This is one of eight German dates on the tour, spanning cities from Hamburg to Cologne. Scala Club regularly hosts rock and alternative acts. The concert features hits spanning U2's entire career, from early classics to deeper album cuts.

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About: U2

Four Dubliners who started rehearsing in a school corridor in 1976 went on to become one of rock's defining forces - 22 Grammys, 170 million records sold, and a catalogue stretching from 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' to two brand-new 2026 EPs that critics are calling their strongest work in decades.

170M+

records sold worldwide (estimated)

Grammy Awards won - most by any group in history

1B+

Spotify streams for 'With or Without You' alone

21.8M

Spotify monthly listeners (March 2024)

What's new

2026-04
U2 released their second six-track EP of 2026, 'Easter Lily', on Good Friday (April 3), following 'Days of Ash' from Ash Wednesday in February - both produced by Jacknife Lee and separate from an upcoming full studio album.
2026-02
The 'Days of Ash' EP was surprise-released on Ash Wednesday (February 18, 2026), receiving a four-star Guardian review praising it as a return to form that 'reaffirmed the band as a vital political force'.
2026
U2 were among the first honorees to receive the European Parliament's new Order of Merit.

Tracks

With or Without Youlead single from The Joshua Tree (1987), first U2 US #1, over 1 billion Spotify streams

Onefrom Achtung Baby (1991), widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded

Beautiful DayGrammy Record of the Year and Song of the Year (2001), #1 in Ireland, UK, Australia and Canada

Sunday Bloody Sundayfrom War (1983), landmark political anthem that established U2's global reputation

Where the Streets Have No Namefrom The Joshua Tree (1987), signature live opener and one of rock's most recognisable guitar intros

Achtung Baby - Tribute to U2

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