This Day In U2 History
August 16
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World Events
- Flood (Mark Ellis) is born. (1960)
U2 History on this Day
- On a chart dated August 16, “Fire“ peaks at #4 on the Irish Top 30 chart and stays at 3 weeks in that position. (1981)
- Playing at Slane Castle, opening for Thin Lizzy, U2 debut a number of new songs including “With a Shout,” “I Threw a Brick Through a Window,” “Rejoice,” “October,” and the song due to be the next single, “Gloria.” (1981)
U2 Album and EP Releases on This Day
All Releases Containing U2 on This Day
Promotional U2 Videos Released on This Day
Numb Video Remix by Emergency Broadcast Network (EBN) (Released: 1993-08-16)
Love is Blindness by Matt Mahurin (Released: 1993-08-16)
U2 Shows on This Day
- 1979: El Ruedo, Carlow, Ireland [U2]
- 1980: Carnsore Point, Wexford, Ireland []
- 1981: Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland [U2]
- 1992: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , Washington, DC, USA [U2]
- 1997: Airfield, Wiener Neustadt, Austria [U2]
- 2010: CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark [U2]
News Stories on This Day
The Italian Collection Box Set by U2 (Originally released: 2016-08-16)