Did anyone ever see U2 when they first started?

[europop2005]

Do we have anyone on this board who saw U2 when they FIRST came to the US...i'm talking Boy through October here...when they played small clubs or arenas...I wanna hear the experiences

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Why just the US? Why not Ireland, the UK, Europe?

 

[martha]

My sister-in-law says that we saw them at the Palladium in Hollywood around October. I only remember the opening act, Romeo Void. And I wasn't even high.

 

[corianderstem]

My boyfriend saw them in Jersey in '81.

That's all I got.

 

[indra]

My sister saw them on the Boy tour. Bitch. (she wasn't even a fan)

She said they were really good.

 

[Lila64]

I saw the 'War' tour

 

[Alisaura]

I know someone who saw them open for Elvis Costello, but I don't think she posts here

 

[blueeyedgirl]

My sister saw them on the Boy tour. Bitch. (she wasn't even a fan)

She said they were really good.

Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

 

[neilm]

A mate of mine (UK) has seen U2 live on every tour they have done since Boy. He saw them at Live Aid (Wembley) & Conspiracy of Hope in the US too. Major fan.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i wanted to see 'em on the boy tour but couldn't get out of the womb fast enough

 

[Greenlight]

I missed seeing them play on the October tour at Rock City Nottingham, (a great venue for smaller gigs). Some friends went but I was short of cash and hadn't really heard of them then so didn't bother going. Big mistake. I did see them on the War tour though.

 

[JCOSTER]

Since I had no money and only 14 I tried to get into a club they were playing at 15 minutes away from where I live. The bouncers at the door wouldn't let me in no matter how I pleaded. I just listened to the thumping from outside in the cold December rain!

When I was older I saw Joshua Tree twice.

 

[Varitek]

i wanted to see 'em on the boy tour but couldn't get out of the womb fast enough

Yeah I wanted to go but I couldn't get conceived fast enough.

 

[X-it 7]

A friend of mine saw them in Tallahassee, FL in 1981 when they were opening for the J. Geils Band. He said no one was paying attention to them when they first started playing, but by the time their short set was over, everyone was totally into them.

Also, he claims he saw them at a McDonalds after the show. Said no one even knew who they were.

 

[david]

My sister-in-law says that we saw them at the Palladium in Hollywood around October. I only remember the opening act, Romeo Void. And I wasn't even high.

hah, i downloaded that show off u2start.com last week.

 

[babyu2lover]

baby u2...

 

[martha]

hah, i downloaded that show off u2start.com last week.

Burn me a coupla copies?

 

[IanIinTheSky]

I was inside the heart on Dik Evans' side for the Mt Temple performance

 

[BANZAI]

I know U2 played in february 1981 at a place that was about 100 meters from my elderly home. At that moment I was only 15 months old.

 

[indra]

Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

Luckily I didn't know it at the time or I would have been sitting at home pouting. She told me almost as an aside a few years later. I was like "waaahhhh!!!"

 

[LemonMelon]

I wanted to see Zoo TV, but I was 1. Dammit.

 

[YBORCITY]

I saw them on the War tour

oh wait did I just kinda "date" myself? I was like 4 when I saw them

 

[randhail]

i wanted to see 'em on the boy tour but couldn't get out of the womb fast enough

Have you forgiven your mom for keeping you in there so long?

 

[tpsreports2424]

My dad said he went to see them when they first came to the US...

 

[martha]

My dad said he went to see them when they first came to the US...

I'm old now.

 

[arw]

I used to work with a guy that went to see the War Tour when he was in college. He didn't really know who they were at the time but the energy at the show was enough for him to go out the next day and buy their albums. He's still a huge fan to this day and has seen them in concert at least once on every tour since War.

 

[martha]

I saw them on the War tour, too. It was crazy. There were no seats on the floor and I think Bono jumped onto the floor after climbing up to a higher level.

 

[bonoishot]

My ex went to see them on the Joshua Tree tour. He was gonna give me his spare t shirt from that tour but couldn't find it. He did give me a photo he took though.

 

[ALass4Larry]

They first played NYC in a club in Dec. 1981, right?? When did they first play Madison Square Garden?

 

[Joey788]

April 1, 1984, I think.