DECEMBER 3: For the first time in France / It´s difficult locate Bono at the balcony / Crazy crowd during show for Amnesty International / A fan refuses to leave the stage / Mexico´s show is aired live to USA!

"London Club" tour - december 3, 1979 - U2 perform in Clapham, England at the 100 Club.

"Boy" tour - december 3, 1980 - U2 perform in Paris, France at the Baltard Pavilion, the last as support for the "Talking Heads". It was the first performance in France.

"Pre-War" tour - december 3, 1982 - U2 perform in Leicester, England at De Montfort Hall. During "A Celebration" fans clamour for the stage, and security pushes them back. During "Electric Co." Bono climbs to the balcony, the spotlight operators have trouble locating him. Support is "The Set".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 3, 1984 - U2 perform in New York City, New York at Radio City Music Hall. The 6000 tickets available for the venue sell out in 18 minutes--a record for the Radio City Music Hall. Proceeds from the show got to Amnesty International (Stop Tortue Week), a group dedicated to supporting human rights through out the world. Many celebrities and Amnesty International officials are in the audience. The excited crowd quickly leave their seats, and security, not used to handling rock concert audiences, start to rough up the crowd. During "I Will Follow", a fan is being beaten by two security guards, and when Larry notices, he jumps up from behind his drum kit and walks over to the edge of the stage. The Edge follows Larry to prevent him from entering the fracas. Bono shouts, "Where the hell are we? The last time we were here, this city just began for us. We won't have it spoiled now, aor any mistreatment to our people. These are our people! And if anybody spoils it, it's our fault, we make the music...it's rock and roll--not cabaret!" When the fighting stops, the band return to their positions, and The Edge discovers that when he dropped his guitar, it broke into two pieces. The band restart "I Will Follow" after The Edge gets another guitar. During "Gloria", the crowd is in a state of absolute mayhem. About 20 fans get hurt, and fans try to escape the crowd by jumping up on the stage. Bono stops the song and yells at the crowd to calm down. U2 re-start "Gloria" and again, Bono is forced to shout down a few fans in the front rows who won't stop pushing the crowd: "Why are you here/ You're not here for the same reason I'm here if you wont' move back. Because only one thing will be destroyed tonight--and that's the barrier between the stage and the audience!" The house lights are turned on by the head of security of the Radio City Music Hall, and security move onto the stage to push the crowd back. Bono stops "Gloria" yet again and yells, "We don't want any security people on the stage!" and attempts to get the crowd to calm down, "If you move back the guards are going to leave! Move Back!". The band again start "Gloria" and after a quick version of "40" leave the stage quickly. Support is "The Waterboys".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 3, 1987 - U2 perform in Miami, Florida at the Orange Bowl. There are three video screens in the stadium, one on each side of the stage and one behind the lighting tower. A guy called Joe plays along on "People Get Ready"and refuses to leave the stage by holding on to Bono. Support is Buckwheat Zydeco, and "Los Lobos".


"POPMart" tour - december 3, 1997 - U2 perform in Mexico City. This second of U2's two shows in Mexico City is aired live in the U.S. -- the first hour is shown on MTV while the entire concert shows on cable channel Showtime. During the second night's concert, a camera man falls off the stage and into a special VIP area. Bono publicly recognizes Internet fans by saying good-bye to "POPMartians" at the end of the concert.