MAY 27: "Fire" / "I´m A Believer" / German Police Dog / 1st European show / Bono´s fave "Acrobat" / "Oval Office" / Sporty or Scary? on grey shirt#7 / African aid / "Ave Maria" / Bono joins Wyclef Jean in Monaco !

"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - may 27, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Rock Garden. Support is "Fashion."

"Boy" tour - may 27, 1981. U2 perform in New Haven, Connecticut at Todd's Place. U2 perform "Fire" live for the first time, which was recorded in Bahamas and will be next single. During "Boy-Girl" Bono sings parts of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer", and continues to do so for several more concerts. Bono reveals his feelings about touring for long periods of time in an interview on WCBN radio: "I can't even remember what home looks like. We've been touring here so long..."

"War" tour - may 27, 1983. U2 perform in Portland, Oregon at the Paramount Theater.

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - may 27, 1985. U2 perform in Munster, Germany at the Freigelande Halle Munsterland. Other notable performers include Rick Springfield, Joe Cocker, and headliner Chris de Burgh. The festival is actually held in a large parking lot. In the heat of the day, the fans are restless and it shows--half the fans leave after U2's performance. Two fans are attacked accidentally by a German Police Dog on their way out of the grounds.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - may 27, 1987. U2 perform the first European show of the "Joshua Tree" tour in Rome, Italy at the Stadio Flaminio. The opening concert in Rome, Italy is marred by a minor fight between police and 20-30 fans who have shown up with counterfeit tickets and are not allowed into the venue. It is U2's first outdoor event of the year. Support is "Lone Justice", "Big Audio Dynamite", and "The Pretenders".

"ZOOTV" tour - may 27, 1992. U2 perform in Zurich, Switzerland at Hellenstadion. "One" is followed by a verse from the song Bono wrote for Roy Orbison, "She's a Mystery To Me". While flipping through channels after "The Fly", Bono comes across a fake commerical for "U2's Greatest Hits". The commercial has been put together by U2's production designer Peter Williams as a joke on the band. When talking to fans after the show, Bono says the band hope to start including "Acrobat" into ZooTV, because it's his favorite track on "Achtung Baby". Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".

"Oval Office" - may 27, 1997. U2 visit the Oval Office and meet President Bill Clinton.

"Elevation" tour - may 27, 2001 / Montreal PQ, Canada - Molson Centre - PJ Harvey. During tonight's band introductions, Bono goes "I'd like to introduce you to the rest of the Spice Girls," he said. "On drums, Baby Spice." Bassist Adam Clayton was Posh, and Edge? "Are you Sporty or Scary?" Edge wears this night, grey shirt#7

"Bono, O'Neill go public with disagreements over African aid" - may 27, 2002. Almost a week into their joint tour of Africa, Bono and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill openly speak of their differences over African aid. After visiting a poorly equipped school and a village water well in Uganda today, O'Neill questions how agencies spent the $300 million they received in aid last year and why many Ugandans don't have clean water when new wells could be built for all residents for roughly $25 million. Bono disagrees, telling reporters the school and water well issues are examples of why more aid is needed. "If the secretary can't see that," he says, "we're going to have to get him a pair of glasses and a new set of ears."

"Bono sings in Modena, again" - may 27, 2003. Bono appears at the Pavarotti and Friends concert in Modena, Italy and performs two songs without any help from the rest of U2. His performance includes "One" with an orchestra backing, and he later sings "Ave Maria" with Pavarotti. But Bono has written new lyrics that reflect the ongoing situation in the Middle East: "Strength is not without humility / It's weakness, an untreatable disease / And war is always the choice / Of the chosen who will not have to fight." The concert raises an estimated £1 million pounds for Iraqi war refugees. It's Bono's second performance at Pavarotti's concert -- he performed with Edge and Brian Eno during the 1995 concert.

Bono joins Wyclef Jean in Monaco - May 27, 2006 - Singer Bono of U2 performs with musician Wyclef Jean as rapper Jay-Z parties at the La Dolce Vita Ball in Monte Carlo, Monaco May 27, 2006. The fundraising event will benefit Yele Haiti, founded by Jean, to help its citizens raise themselves out of poverty. More, here