This Day In U2 History
April 01
World Events
- April Fool’s Day
U2 History on this Day
- U2 were scheduled to play in Sydney, Australia at the Telstra Stadium on this day, but the show was cancelled and rescheduled for later in the year. (2006)
All Releases Containing U2 on This Day
- Tilt Album by Confidence Man (Originally released: 2022-04-01)
- The Virtual Road: PopMart Live From Mexico City EP by U2 (Originally released: 2021-04-01)
- The Essential Willie Nelson Compilation Album by Nelson, Willie (Originally released: 2003-04-01)
U2 Shows on This Day
- 1981: Cardi's, Houston, TX, USA [U2]
- 1985: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA [U2]
- 2004: Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland [U2]
Larry Mullen presents Dave Fanning with an award at the Meteors, and the whole band appears in a pre-recorded video singing a song.
- 2005: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA [U2]
- 2016: Unknown Camp, Gasiantep, Turkey [Bono]
Bono is visiting a Syrian refugee camp with a group of US politicians and sings songs with children attending a school at the camp.
- 2017: Murdoch Residence, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom [U2]
A number of songs are performed at a private party at Elisabeth Murdoch’s residence.
News Stories on This Day
- 2022-04-02: Songs of Surrender (Original Story)
- 2019-04-01: Nine Inch Nails Launches “Strobe Light” (Seed9) (Original Story)
- 2015-04-01: #U2Request: Fans Request Rare Songs (Original story (u2wanderer.org))
- 1990-04-01: A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack (Rolling Stone)