This Day In U2 History

October 31

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World Events

  • Hallowe’en is celebrated.

U2 History on this Day

  • Larry Mullen Junior is born. (1961)
  • At the London premiere of Rattle and Hum the police will not allow U2 to play a short performance as they have done elsewhere. (1988)
  • On a chart dated October 31, “Sweetest Thing” peaks on the Official UK Charts at #3. (1998)
  • The original release date for Songs of Experience was rumoured to be October 31. (2016)

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