MAY 22: starTs "11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour / like Ron Wood / 'Mission: Impossible' in LA / "Sweet Caroline" / "Yes" won in Northern Ireland / Bono sings to African children / Bono and Bob with Blair / U2 won Outstanding Song Collection-Ivor Novello Awards / 25th 'VERTIGO' show / Watch NBC: Bono in Africa

"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - may 22, 1980. U2 start the "11 O'clock Tick Tock" Tour in London, England at the Hope & Anchor. The single for the song of the same name is the first produced under Island Record's promotion. Support is "Fashion".

"Boy" tour - may 22, 1981. U2 perform in Syracuse, New York at the City Limits.

War" tour - may 22, 1983. U2 perform in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Northrup Auditorium. Minneapolis and Star Tribune writer, Jon Bream writes that Bono "...looks like a chubby Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones." Support is "Dream Syndicate".

"ZOOTV" tour - may 22, 1992 U2 perform in Milan, Italy at Forum Di Assago.

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - may 22, 1993 U2 perform in Madrid, Spain at Estadio Vicente Calderon.

"Adam and Larry help launch Mission:Impossible movie" - may 22, 1996. The Mission: Impossible film opens in the U.S. Adam and Larry, who redid the theme song, appear at the Los Angeles premier party.

"POPMart" tour - may 22, 1997. U2 perform in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Three Rivers Stadium. Fun Lovin' Criminals. Edge sings "Sweet Caroline" this night during his karaoke.

"Yes' - may 22, 1998. Northern Ireland votes "Yes" to peace accord.

"Bono sings for African children" - may 22, 2002. On the third day of his African tour with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, Bono obliges the request of a 12-year-old girl in Accra, Ghana, who had never heard of him by singing a few lines of 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.' Later, Bono and O'Neill travel north to the Tamale region. After touring medical facilities there, the return trip to Accra is delayed by a few hours by a violent storm which makes flying impossible.

"Bono and Bob have breakfast with Blair" - may 22, 2003. Bono and Bob Geldof meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair for breakfast today at 10 Downing Street to discuss ongoing efforts to combat the AIDS crisis in Africa. The meeting comes two weeks ahead of the G8 Summit in France.

U2 won Outstanding Song Collection-Ivor Novello Awards - may 22, 2003 - The band were in London this afternoon to receive a special honour at the annual Ivor Novello Awards. The ceremony takes place each year to recognise songwriters rather than
singers and U2 were honoured for their 'Outstanding song Collection'. Coldplay were named songwriters of the year at the ceremony while David Gray beat Noel Gallagher to win best song for his tune The Other Side. As well as the special honour to U2, former Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry was rewarded for his outstanding contribution to British music, Brian Wilson was given a special international award and UB40 were honoured for their international achievement.

25th 'VERTIGO' show - may 22, 2005 - Philadelphia, Wachovia Center - Edge was awesome / like in romance movies (Bono and the girl) / tatoo guy! 'We've had a great past in this band but the thing that excites us most is the future,' raps Bono as the song closes. 'What it holds in science and technology and the idea that the world can change shape and be better. We believe God is inspiring scientists and doctors and nurses, we met someone today at the airport and this is for the little baby she is carrying - this is Miracle Drug.'....Edge, meanwhile, is flailing his guitar to a thrilling climax....Human rights is still the theme as Pride In The Name of Love gives way to Where The Streets Have No Name and One - this time, as every night, the human rights in question are those of the people of Africa, living in poverty. Edge was awesome! A young girl, whose parents brought her to the show for her 16TH birthday. Bono iater pulled her up on stage as she danced to Mysterious Ways and he then sang With or Without You to her and had her run around the circle to his waiting arms on the other side, he then sat her down and completed the song having her rise as she sang the end of it with him. Like in romance movies! Earlier in the show he got tatoo guy on stage. Later he took someone's camera and took photos for them. Gloria ..In the solo part, Bono introduced Edge as "The" (his first name, right??)...". Some photos on: U2tours.com

Watch NBC: Bono in Africa - may 22, 2006 - NBC's Brian Williams reports from Nigeria and Mali on what he saw on a very different kind of tour by rock star Bono, here. Bono TV: Into Africa. The U2 front man talks about the opportunities and problems facing Africa, and why he's traveling the continent this week with 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Brian Williams, here. Read more,
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