This Day In U2 History

February 21

World Events

• Ali Hewson is publicly thanked for her work in Chernobyl by the Belarus Ministerial Delegation visiting Ireland. (1998)

U2 History on this Day

• At the 43rd annual Grammy Awards, U2 wins awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. (2001)

All Releases Containing U2 on This Day

• Essential Hits Issue 155 Promotional Release by Various Artists (Originally released: 2018-02-21)
• Rattle and Hum Film and Video by U2 (Originally released: 1989)

U2 Shows on This Day

• 1980: Crescent Hall, Limerick, Ireland [U2]
• 1981: Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France [U2]
• 1982: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA [U2]
• 1998: Waverley Park, Melbourne, Australia [U2]
• 2001: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California [U2]

  U2 perform “Beautiful Day” at the Grammy Awards, and win three awards.

• 2003: New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY, USA [Bono and The Edge]

  Bono and The Edge perform three songs at the MusiCares Person of the Year Award honoring Bono.

• 2006: Estádio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil [U2]
• 2009: O2 World, Berlin, Germany [U2]

News Stories on This Day

• 2018-02-21: Management Principles (Original Story)
• 2017-02-21: Tour Design: Es Devlin on Netflix (Original Story)
• 2009-02-21: Look who leaked U2’s new album (The Sydney Morning Herald)