U2 Opens MTV Awards Night, Marks Fall of Berlin Wall

BERLIN (Reuters) - Irish rockers U2 were among the early winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, picking up the best live act award hours after treating 10,000 fans to a free concert in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

The music channel's annual awards ceremony, one of the biggest nights in the pop music calendar outside the United States, is being held in the city to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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