Setlist: Dancing In The Moonlight, Glad To See You Go, Shadows And Tall Trees. Remarks: The final concert for Dick Evans (Edge’s brother) and The Hype takes place, culminating with Bono’s announcement of the end of “The Hype” and the beginning of U2 (for a later set). After The Hype’s set, the Edge and Adam […]
Read MoreMarch 18, 1978 – Limerick, Ireland – Harp Lager Contest – Savoy Cinema
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 beat seven other acts in the finals of the Limerick Civic Week Pop ’78 competition to win the Harp Lager Talent Contest. They earn a trophy, £500, and a recording session with CBS Ireland.
Read MoreMarch 17, 1978 – Limerick, Ireland – Harp Lager Contest
Setlist: Street Mission, Life On A Distant Planet, The TV Song. Remarks: The Hype changes its name to U2 as they arrive for tonight’s Limerick Civic Week Pop ’78 competition. The prize includes a chance to audition for CBS Records. This is one of the earliest appearances of the band as U2 (or “U2 Malahide”) […]
Read MoreMarch 16, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre
Setlist: N/A Remarks:
Read MoreMarch 1978 – Our Times – Dublin, Ireland
Setlist: The Fool Remarks: U2, then still known as The Hype, made their first TV appearance on RTE’s TV show “Our Times”.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Opening Act(s): Frankie Corpse and the Undertakers Setlist: incomplete; -The Fool and Street Mission.
Read MoreJanuary 1978 – Crofton, Ireland – Crofton Airport Hotel
Setlist: N/A Remarks: Pimm Jal de la Parra’s book ‘U2 Live – A Concert Documentary’ lists this show as ‘Late 1978’. The actual date of this concert is unknown.
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