Achtung Baby! Bono loses voice at U2’s Berlin gig

U2 cancelled their Berlin show midperformance after Bono lost his voice. The band had played a handful of songs on Saturday when a croaky Bono, pictured, announced: ‘Something has happened and I think we can’t go on. It’s not right for you. I’m gonna have to do something.’ He added: ‘If people want to go home, that’s fine – we’ll play another show for you another time... Let’s break, let’s break for ten minutes.’

Disappointed fans responded with a subdued applause as the singer, 5 , walked off stage.

A statement on the band’s website said: ‘After a few songs [Bono] suffered a complete loss of voice. We don’t know what has happened and we’re taking medical advice.’