WASHINGTON 鈥� You never know what you鈥檒l see in the New York subway, and while often that鈥檚 not a good thing, travelers got a musical surprise as U2 performed on a platform Monday night.
The band is in New York in advance of a Friday-night appearance on 鈥淭he Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,鈥� and headed down to the S train platform at Grand Central Station, .
One fan caught them in the middle of a rendition of 鈥淎ngel of Harlem,鈥� complete with crowd singalong:
And while Fallon was spotted in the crowd, there鈥檚 no confirmation the subway performance will become part of the 鈥淭onight Show鈥� appearance. It seems likely, however, given the get-ups they evidently started in.
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It is known, though, that lead singer Bono and Fallon spoofing the singer鈥檚 Central Park bicycle accident from last November.
And in another only-in-New-York touch, one of the best photos of Monday鈥檚 happening came from celebrity chef Mario Batali.
(Larry Mullen鈥檚 plastic-bucket drums are a nice touch.)
U2鈥檚 tour begins in Vancouver May 14.
