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U2 to Perform First Concerts at MSG Sphere in Las Vegas

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 voxxLeave a Comment

The performances will be the first dates of a multi-show residency by the band at the high-tech arena, which is slated to open in 2023. U2 will be the first group to perform at the MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas when the $1.8 billion arena opens next year, multiple sources tell Billboard. […]

A Very U2 Christmas, 2021 Edition

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 BrookLeave a Comment

The annual Very U2 Christmas blog series was put on hold for the last two years — but just like Adam’s Santa Claus beard, it’s back this year with an installment for U2 Christmas 2021. And fortunately, there’s plenty to talk about! Here we go (note: links are in bold text). Sing 2 – Whether […]

U2 working on new album, possible ZOOTV tour return

November 23, 2021 voxxLeave a Comment

“We are firmly locked in the tower of song and working away on a bunch of new things,” said U2’s Edge, while working on a new song with bassist Adam Clayton. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of U2’s seventh album Achtung Baby, the band is already well into a follow-up to their 2017 release, Songs of […]

U2 Vidworks – Love is Bigger Than Anything in its Way

November 22, 2021March 17, 2022 broadswordLeave a Comment

Sometimes life is funny in its synchronicity. As anyone who knows me already knows, I am currently enrolled as a full-time college student, pursuing my bachelor’s degree. This semester, I am taking a class on gender studies. This is noteworthy because this past week, and for much of the semester, we have been discussing in […]

U2 VidWorks – Your Song Saved My Life

November 15, 2021March 17, 2022 broadswordLeave a Comment

I had intended to talk about a different video today but I feel like there won’t be many more occasions of a new U2 video, so I decided that I should take advantage of the opportunity and write about the promotional video for U2’s new song, “Your Song Saved My Life.” The video is about […]

May 5, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Car Park

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Setlist: N/A Remarks: This is the first of six Saturday afternoon shows in Dublin. The exact dates of these shows are unknown, although the last of the six happened in August 1979.

February 17, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre

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Setlist: Another Time, Another Place, Cartoon World, Shadows And Tall Trees, Street Mission. Encore(s): Glad To See You Go. (incomplete setlist) Remarks: U2 perform at 3:30 am at the Dark Space Festival, a 24-hour event in Dublin. This concert features the earliest known performances of “Another Time Another Place” and “Cartoon World” and the last […]

February 10, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s

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Setlist: N/A

February 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College

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Setlist: N/A; includes Concentration Camp and Street Mission. Remarks: U2’s second show today, this one occurs in the evening at the Trinity Buttery.

February 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s

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Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2’s first of two shows today include this one, scheduled for the afternoon to allow younger fans to see the band perform.

January 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s

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Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 play a sold-out show at McGonagle’s.

December 11, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – The Stardust

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Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 open up for the Greedy Bastards, a band comprised of members of Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols.

September 23, 1978 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom

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Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 are 5th on a bill that includes D.C. Nien. The sound crew is led by Joe O’Herlihy, who would later be hired as U2’s regular sound director.