Outcry as barrier replaces Berlin Wall at 20th anniversary U2 concert
Barrier replace wall for 20th anniversary celebration
By Damien McElroy in Berlin
05 Nov 2009
Organisers of a free concert by the rock band U2 to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall have triggered an outcry after they erected a 12ft barrier to keep out anyone without a ticket.
The irony of the erection of a “wall” covered in white plastic sheeting almost identical to the colour of the wall that divided the German capital for almost 30 years was lost on no one.
“It’s completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view,” said Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, who said he travelled to Berlin from Canada even though he failed to get tickets for Thursday night’s concert.
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