This Day In U2 History

January 23

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U2 History on this Day

On a chart dated January 23, “In God’s Country” peaks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA at #44. (1988)
U2’s film, U2 3D opens widely in theatres across North America after an earlier debut at the Sundance Film Festival. (2008)

All Releases Containing U2 on This Day

The Long Black Veil Album by Chieftains, The (Originally released: 1995-01-23)

U2 Shows on This Day

1981: McMordie Hall, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland [U2]
1982: Leisureland, Galway, Ireland [U2]
1983: BBC Television Centre, London, England, United Kingdom [U2]
U2 appear on Top of the Pops to perform their new single, “New Year’s Day.”
1983: BBC 1 Radio, Maida Vale Studios, London, England, United Kingdom [U2]
1985: Drammenshale, Drammen, Norway [U2]

News Stories on This Day

2024-01-23: New Remaster of Achtung Baby in Dolby Atmos Now! (Original Story)
2019-01-23: U2’s Dublin Exhibition Centre (Original Story)
2018-01-23: U2 and Kendrick Lamar Plan for the Grammy Awards (Original Story)
2015-01-23: New Version of EBW (Original story (u2wanderer.org))
2014-01-23: (RED), U2 and Bank of America Partner to Fight AIDS (Press Release (Bank of America Newsroom))
1999-01-23: Dance demons (The Irish Times)