"October" tour - august 7, 1982. U2 perform the final date of the "October" tour, in Turku, Finland at the Ruisrock Festival. This show ends the summer touring period for U2, and they return to Ireland for 3 months to finish work on their third album, "War".
"ZOOTV" tour - august 7, 1992. U2 perform in Hershey, Pennsylvania at Hershey Stadium. Rumours that the week-long rehearsals will result in a try-out concert are proven true when Bono lets it slip that fans will be able to see what the band has been up to by the end of the week. On August 5, 1992, tickets go on sale for a show on August 7, 1992. The ticket stubs say "Outside Rehearsal" and are priced cheaply at $15US. Remarkably, the show starts with "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day" and "Pride(In The Name Of Love)". During "New Year's Day", Bono hands a birthday cake to The Edge, whose birthday will take place the next day. U2 leave the stage after the first 3 songs, and start ZOO TV. The Presidential Seal of The United States Of America appears, and the voice over announces, "Laides and gentlemen, the President of the United States." President George Bush appears on the video screens, and a stunned crowd roar as doctored footage of the President force him to announce, "We will, we will rock you." The deep drum beat of Queen starts in the background as the doctored footage continues, "We will, we will rock you. Some may ask, why rock out now? The answer is clear: These are the times that rock man's soul. I instructed our military commanders to totally rock Baghdad. And I repeat this here tonight: We will, we will rock you. Let me say this for everyone listening to Washington tonight: may God continue to rock our nation, the United States of America." The George Bush Rap had been produced by a Boston, Massachusetts area company called Emergency Broadcast Network. The original video of the Rap had been sold the previous year at the Lollapalooza festival in North America. During the show, Bono acknowledges the fans who had been listening in the parking lot during the rehearsals: "Well, does it sound any better in here? All I know is you guys were having a lot more fun outside than we were inside trying to build this fucking thing!" "Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" starts with the usual organ sound, but then it is turned off as Bono's singing and the organ don't match -- he sings it acoustically. Belly-dancer Christina Petro is no longer with the tour -- she is replaced by Morleigh Steinberg. New props show and video images show up during the show -- a shopping cart with an inflatable fish for "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World", the image of a reclining woman is shown during "With Or Without You", and sounds of helicopters during "Running To Stand Still". Proceeds from tonights show are donated to local charities -- HELP Ministries of Christian Churches United, Channels Food Distribution, AIDS Assistance Network, Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, and United Cerebral Palsy. Support is B.P. Fallon and "WNOC".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 7, 1993. U2 perform in Glasgow, Scotland at Celtic Park. As the Sarajevo satellite linkups continue at tonight's show in Glasgow, U2 receive some criticism in the media that they are still the same U2 of the 80s for trying to address political issues.
57th 'VERTIGO' show - august 7, 2005 - Barcelona, Spain - Camp Nou - The Kaiser Chiefs, Keane - 100.000 fans sing Happy B-Day to Edge / 17.000 balloons for Edge / Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt, who was at the attendance! ****100,000 Catalonian fans sing Happy Birthday to The Edge : "Dallas Schoo plays a bit of Spanish Eyes during the soundcheck, but the band don't follow his example. Forty minutes before the start of the show the stadium is full and the atmosphere is cooking. The band start at 10pm and play until shortly after midnight. Fans have organised the distribution of 17.000 red balloons in honour of The Edge, who celebrates his birthday on 8/8. Fans sing happy birthday before Beautiful Day. Some travelling fans say it's the best show so far - the audience were giving it all during the support acts.Edge receives an FC Barcelona shirt during Party Girl and he says this is the 5th time he's celebrated his birthday in Barcelona. He puts the shirt on...100,000 ecstatic Catalonian fans...**** Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt of Barcelona´s team, who was at the attendace as others soccer´s players! **** Cumpleaños feliz, The Edge: 'Vertigo', with lights from the impressive screen, marked the start of two hours of the concert, and with a time to celebrate the 44th anniversary of The Edge, and the fans, mainly, a fan club of Valencia, prepared 17.000 balloons with 'instructions' to sing 'Happy Birthday' after 'Beautiful Day' Some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour
Edge's 46th Birthday Party - August 7, 2007 - St Tropez - At the Vip Room
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