This Day In U2 History

October 14

U2 History on this Day

• Originally U2 intended to play a show in Bologna, Italy on this day, but the band cancelled 14 shows early in the tour to give them more time to rehearse the new material. (1984)
• The originally rumoured date for U2’s new album Pop before it was delayed to the following year. (1996)

U2 Album and EP Releases on This Day

• Songs of Innocence + Digital Album by U2 (Originally released: 2014-10-14)

All Releases Containing U2 on This Day

• Streets of Surrender Promotional Release by Zucchero (Originally released: 2016-10-14)
• Songs of Innocence + Digital Album by U2 (Originally released: 2014-10-14)

Promotional U2 Videos Released on This Day

• The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) by Digital Air (Released: 2014-10-14)
• Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses The Temple Bar Mix by Phil Joanou (Released: 1992-10-14)

U2 Shows on This Day

• 1981: Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom [U2]
• 1989: National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia [U2]
• 1992: Astrodome, Houston, TX, USA [U2]
• 2005: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA [U2]
• 2009: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX, USA [U2]
• 2014: Canal+ TV Studios, Paris, France [U2]

  Bono and The Edge appear on Le Grand Journal.

• 2015: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium [U2]
• 2017: Estádio Nacional Julio Martinez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile [U2]
• 2023: Sphere, Las Vegas, NV [U2]

News Stories on This Day

• 2023-12-13: Merchandise at the Sphere and Zoo Station 2023 (Original Story)
• 2021-10-14: That Pandora Thing: What’s a Mode? (Original Story)
• 2021-10-14: U2 Launches Biggest-Ever Artist Takeover on Pandora (PRNewswire)
• 2020-10-14: The Ground Beneath Her Feet and Other Promotion (Original Story)
• 2016-10-14: Blitz Working on U2 App. (Original Story)
• 1988-10-14: U2’s ‘Rattle” much, much more than a soundtrack (Panama City Herald / Knight-Ridder Wire)