MAY 31: finished the 1st American tour / an invitation to Sellafield / "Daydream Believer" / red shirt!

"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - may 31, 1980. U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Beach Club. Support is "Fashion".

"Boy" tour - may 31, 1981. U2 end their first major North American tour perform in Asbury Park, New Jersey at the Fast Lane.

"ZOOTV" tour - may 31, 1992. U2 perform in London, England at Earl's Court Arena. The "wristband" method of getting tickets doesn't work at this venue, as people push their way to the front -- leaving other fans who have been waiting longer without a wristband. Bono apologizes to the fans, "I'm sorry about hte way all the tickets went on sale here at Earl's Court. We fucked up, it was a mess. Thanks for hanging around five years, that's pretty cool." Bono then reveals the intentions of the band to take the show to a larger venue, "Sometimes you do things that please yourself -- we wanted to play indoors, we wanted to play small, before we go mega next year." At the end of "The Fly", instead of "WATCH MORE TV", the final slogan is "BE AT SELLAFIELD 11 AM JUNE 20", an invitation to join in the planned protest at the Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant on that day. The phonecall this evening is placed to a sex line, "I wanna speak to my baby!" Bono shouts over the cheers of the crowd. During "Love is Blindness", Bono blindfolds himself and the girl he dances with. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".

"POPMart" tour - may 31, 1997 U2 perform in New Jersey at Giants Stadium. Edge´s karaoke this night, is "Daydream Believer".

"May 31-June 3 1997" - U2 perform in New York City, New York. Amongst the attendance during the shows are models Bridget Hall, Eva Herzigova, Amber Valetta, Frederique, Helena Christensen, and Naomi Campbell.

"Elevation" tour - may 31, 2001 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - PJ Harvey. It looks like 'The Fly' and 'Mysterious Ways' have been officially switched from their placement earlier in the tour. For the 2nd straight show, the band introductions follow 'In a Little While' and lead into a full-band version of 'Desire'.