This Day In U2 History

January 30

World Events

• Bloody Sunday (1972)

All Releases Containing U2 on This Day

• African Spirit Album by Soweto Gospel Choir (Originally released: 2007-01-30)
• Mystery Girl Album by Orbison, Roy (Originally released: 1989-01-30)

Promotional U2 Videos Released on This Day

• Get On Your Boots Unfinished Version by Alex Courtes (Released: 2009-01-30)

U2 Shows on This Day

• 1981: Students' Union, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England [U2]
• 1986: RTÉ Television Centre, Dublin, Ireland [U2]

  U2 perform on TV Gaga and give a sneak peek of The Joshua Tree including a song “Womanfish” which hasn’t been heard since that show.

• 1998: Estádio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil [U2]
• 2022: Unknown, Unknown [Bono and The Edge]

  For the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre during The Troubles in Ireland, Bono and the Edge perform an acoustic version of the song.

News Stories on This Day

• 2020-01-30: Fan Club Release Rated in the UK (Original Story)
• 2016-01-30: u2.com Announces Subscription Gift - Four Prints (Original story (u2wanderer.org))