This Day In U2 History
September 21
U2 History on this Day
- U2 kick off the Lovetown tour with a show in Perth, Australia. (1989)
All Releases Containing U2 on This Day
- Sweetest Thing Promotional Release by U2 (Originally released: 1998-09-21)
- One and Only: 25 Years of Radio 1 Compilation Album by Various Artists (Originally released: 1992-09-21)
Promotional U2 Videos Released on This Day
Please Live Mural Cut by Maurice Linnane (Released: 1997-09-21)
U2 Shows on This Day
- 1980: Nag's Head, Wollaston, England [U2]
- 1984: Apollo Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia [U2]
- 1988: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA [Bono]
Bono joins the artists on Amnesty International’s “Human Rights Now!” tour for a couple of songs. This show is seven hours long and goes well past midnight.
- 1989: Perth Entertainment Cente, Perth, Australia [U2]
- 2001: BBC Television Centre, London, England [U2]
U2 perform “Walk On” with Morleigh Steinberg, Natalie Imbruglia, Medhi Parisot and David A. Stewart for a 9/11 Tribute, and a Top of the Pops appearance.
- 2005: United Center, Chicago, IL, USA [U2]
- 2009: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, USA [U2]
- 2015: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden [U2]
- 2018: WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain [U2]
News Stories on This Day
- 2020-09-21: The Blackout Test Pressed (Original Story)
- 1998-09-21: ‘U2: The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides’ CD Track Listing Announced ('U2: The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides' CD Track Listing Announced)
- 1998-09-21: Ali Claims Royalties for “The Sweetest Thing” (Irish Independent)
- 1998-09-21: Final Track Listing of U2 Compilation (Island Records News Release)
- 1998-09-21: It’s Good to See U2 Boyz; Stars Help Bono Serenade Ali in Mardi Gras Style (The Mirror)