JUNE 8: the last show before work into Windmill Lane to "Boy" / "Pinkpop Festival" / "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly of Amnesty International / after a show Bono reveals U2´s intention to record "Zooropa" / "Daydream Believer" / "POPMart" and web / Edge´s Sporty, I guess / A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn!

"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 8, 1980. U2 perform the last of the initial British dates in London, England at the Half Moon Club. Support is "Fashion". U2 return to Ireland and into Windmill Lane studios to start recording their first album with Steve Lillywhite. Approximately 30 songs are recorded, and their debut album is released in the fall of 1980.

"Boy" tour - june 8, 1981. U2 perform in Geleen, Holland at the Sportpark as part of the Pinkpop Festival. A week and a half later the Festival is broadcast on Dutch Radio.

"War" tour - june 8, 1983. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at the Memorial Hall.

"Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 8, 1986. The third of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Denver, Colorado at McNichols Sports Arena. During the encore, Bono announces that one of Amnesty's longtime employees is celebrating a birthday. The crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly before The Edge starts "I Shall Be Released".

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 8, 1992. U2 perform in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandanavium. Bono picks an extremely striking blonde girl out of the audience for "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World". "Woo...a good one," he teases. He shakes the bottle and shouts, "I'm coming!" and pops the cork. Lou Reed's "Sattelite of Love" is performed spectacularily, although the audience clap well out of beat. After the show, outside the venue Bono talks with several fans and reveals the band's intention to record and release a new album before the European summer tour of 1993. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".

"POPMart" tour - june 8, 1997. U2 perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to a concert in Philadelphia, fans outside the stadium are polled about whether or not they've purchased the POP album, if they had seen U2's TV commercials, and if they understood the concept behind "PopMart", but it's unclear who was responsible for arranging the polling in the first place. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Daydream Believer."

"PopMart show bursts onto the Web" - june 8, 2000. U2's PopMart Mexico City concert is webcast by Internet media company Burst.com, using their "Burstware" technology which claims to offer faster than real-time streaming. The concert remains available as a showcase for Burst.com for three weeks. U2 are minority owners in the company.

"Elevation" tour - june 08, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey - Bono introduces Edge: "I dunno, Scary Spice or Sporty? Ah...Sporty, I guess!" Edge wears this night, red shirt #7.

A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn - June 8, 2005 - Brussels - "The show on Friday night is very important to us. We are using brand new screens, Belgian technology in fact, that have never been used before. It is impoerative for this tour that we test these in real concert and real time conditions, so that we get the best effect from them. This means that on Thursday evening, we will be rehearsing the full show from 21:15 until 23:30. We thank you very much for your understanding!"