1979-06-03

McGonagles, Dublin, Ireland

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U2 perform at McGonagles on this Sunday, in advance of the start of the “Jingle Balls” shows. Support is by Freebird. Admission is £0.75. U2 is advertised as “U-2” in advertisements for the show from Hot Press. The show is billed as a “Family outing” and being an afternoon show, underage fans of U2 could attend the show.

Not much is known about the show itself. The set list is unknown.

U2 played McGonagles a number of times in the late 1970s. The venue, located at 21A South Anne Street, started hosting concerts in 1978 and continued to do so until 1992. Prior to that, it was known as The Crystal Ballroom. Bono’s parents, Iris and Bob would often go dancing at The Crystal Ballroom and Bono would later write about the venue in “The Crystal Ballroom”: “My mother died when she was at her father’s funeral. I was only 14. And in this song I am singing, “Everyone is here tonight, everyone but you.” And it’s me wanting to see my mother dance again in the Crystal Ballroom and for her to see what happened to her son.” On July 1, 2018, Bono remembered from stage that U2 had played McGonagles 29 times in their career. That night was their 30th performance at Madison Square Garden, making it U2’s most played venue, but up until that point, McGonagles appears to have been the most played.

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