Setlist: N/A
Read MoreFebruary 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
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.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
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.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 1979 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 play a sold-out show at McGonagle’s.
Read MoreDecember 11, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – The Stardust
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 open up for the Greedy Bastards, a band comprised of members of Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 1978 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom
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.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 and the Virgin Prunes share the bill.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – Top Hat Ballroom
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 support The Stranglers in front of 2,500 people, their biggest audience to date. Prior to the show, Bono gets in a fight with the main act, The Stranglers, over their treatment of U2 as a support act. During the show, U2 break into The Stranglers’ room and steal their wine!
Read MoreAugust 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 are on the bill with Revolver and Advertising. The exact date is unknown, but this show takes places after the July 31st show at McGonagle’s and prior to the August 17th review in Hot Press.
Read MoreAugust 1978 – Dublin, Ireland – Liberty Hall
Setlist: N/A Remarks: This is a benefit show for the Contraception Action Campaign. The show is listed as ‘Summer 1978’ in our published sources. Exact date is not known in more detail.
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