This Day In U2 History

July 08

All Releases Containing U2 on This Day

• The Best of the Call Compilation Album by Call, The (Originally released: 1997-07-08)

U2 Shows on This Day

• 1984: Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland [Bono]

  Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage for two songs.

• 1987: Vorst National, Brussels, Belgium [U2]
• 1987: Kai Iwi Marae, Kai Iwi, New Zealand [Bono]

  Bono sings at the funeral his friend and employee of the band, Greg Carroll.

• 2009: San Siro, Milan, Italy [U2]
• 2011: Hippodrome, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [U2]
• 2017: Twickenham Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom [U2]

News Stories on This Day

• 2018-07-08: Best of 1990 - 2000 on Vinyl in September (Original Story)
• 2017-07-08: The Luminous Icons of Ultra Violet: Leg Two (Original Story)
• 1989-07-28: PolyGram Will Buy Island Records for About $300 Million (The Los Angeles Times)