This Day In U2 History

February 18

U2 History on this Day

• U2’s album No Line on the Horizon is leaked to the internet when a Universal Music branch in Australia puts the album on sale early. (2009)
• The U2360° tour stop in Cape Town, South Africa is audio streamed to the internet via U2.Com. (2011)

U2 Shows on This Day

• 1980: Blue Lagoon, Sligo, Ireland [U2]
• 1981: Sugar Shack, Munich, Germany [U2]
• 2009: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England [U2]
• 2011: Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa [U2]
• 2024: Champagne's Cafe, Las Vegas, NV [The Edge]

  The Edge stops into a karaoke bar in Las Vegas and performs a few songs.

News Stories on This Day

• 2017-02-18: The History Mix: Cover Mounts (Original Story)
• 2017-02-18: Songs of Experience Update (Original Story)
• 2017-02-18: U2 to release “Red Hill Mining Town” as a single (Original Story)
• 2016-02-18: The Song Bono Lost to Bowie (Original Story)
• 2008-02-18: “The Ballad of Ronnie Drew” Release Dates Announced (Hot Press)