This Day In U2 History
March 02
U2 History on this Day
- U2, still known as The Hype, make their first appearance on television on RTÉ‘s Young Lines, which aired on Thursdays at 5:30pm. The band perform “Street Mission.” (1978)
- At the 30th annual Grammy Awards U2 win their first Grammy Awards including Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Album of the Year for The Joshua Tree (1988)
Promotional U2 Videos Released on This Day
- If God Will Send His Angels Movie Edit by Phil Joanou (Released: 1998-03-02)
U2 Shows on This Day
- 1978: RTÉ Television Centre, Dublin, Ireland [The Hype]
U2 perform on <em>Young Line</em> on RTE, their first television appearance.
- 1980: Garden Of Eden, Tullamore, Ireland [U2]
- 1983: Lancaster University, Lancaster, England [U2]
- 1985: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA [U2]
- 1999: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA [Bono]
Bono joins an all-star group of performers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction to perform “People Get Ready.”
- 1999: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada [Bono]
Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage for a performance of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”
- 2006: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina [U2]
- 2009: Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York, NY, USA [U2]
- 2014: Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA [U2]
U2 perform “Ordinary Love” at the Academy Awards. The song is nominated but does not win.
- 2024: Sphere, Las Vegas, NV [U2]
News Stories on This Day
- 2024-03-02: Kiss the Future in Theatres (Original Story)
- 2024-03-02: Wham Bam Thank You Bram! (Original Story)
- 2022-03-02: Edge and Larry with The Drifting Cowboys (Original Story)
- 2019-03-02: Euromantic Remix: An Interview with Jon Pleased Wimmin (Original Story)
- 2017-03-02: Atomic Bomb to be Reissued on Vinyl? (Original Story)
- 2009-03-02: U2 Looks to a New ‘Horizon’ (CNN)