Music Generation Musicians Join U2 for 50th Anniversary Performance at Mount Temple
32 young Music Generation musicians representing every county in Ireland took the stage with U2 to mark the band's 50th Anniversary on 25th September 2026.
Written in six movements by five local teenagers, with the help of acclaimed Belfast composer Brian Irvine, the work is inspired by the mystery and wonders of space. Over 200 musicians and singers from an extended Sligo Academy of Music Orchestra and the newly formed Music Generation Sligo Youth Choir will perform the new composition during the festival.
A novel feature of the work will be the imagery and film inserts provided by local production company Lough Bo Films.
This premiere performance will take place on Sunday the 10th of November at 2.00pm at the Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo. Tickets are €5.00, under 12 year old children enter free. Book now to avoid disappointment! Bookings can be made here.
Presented by Music Generation Sligo in association with Sligo County Council Arts Service, Sligo Academy of Music and Sligo International Choral Festival.
