OCTOBER 16: Groningen / King´s Hall / Smile Jamaica / fans invited to the rehearsal-'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head....' / the love for Operator Two / Bono phones to John Hume / UF shirt / U2 on CD:UK 2004 / 76th 'VERTIGO' show: A little boy (Owen) on stage-a pink rose-'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up'!

'Boy' tour - october 16, 1980 - U2 perform in Groningen, Holland at the Vera.

'October' tour - october 16, 1981 U2 perform in Stoke, England at the King's Hall. Support is "Comsat Angels".

'Smile Jamaica' benefit - october 16, 1988 - U2 perform in London, England in the Dominion Theater at the "Smile Jamaica" benefit. Other performers include Chris Rea, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and "The Christians". The show is a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Gilbert, which destroyed one out of every five homes in Jamaica. U2 promote the event by releasing press advertisements for "Rattle & Hum" along with the message, "Jamaica needs your help. Support the Hurricane Appeal. Call to make your donation from 11th October." U2 perform a 20 minute set consisting of four songs which will appear on the new album: "All Along The Watchtower", "Angel Of Harlem"(they are joined by "The Rumour Horns"), "When Love Comes To Town"(with Keith Richards who adds long guitar solos to the song) and "Love Rescue Me"(joined by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers who sing a verse). The version of "Love Rescue Me" appears on the B-side to the "Angel of Harlem" single that is released December 1, 1988. Procedes from the single are donated to the "Smile Jamaica Fund".
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"LoveTown" tour - october 16, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this concert, a group of fans listening to the soundcheck are invited in by the band. Those without tickets are given tickets, and drinks are served to everyone. The band rehearse several songs, including "Bullet The Blue Sky", "Where The Streets Have No Name", "Van Diemen's Land"(performed solo by The Edge), and "Dancing Barefoot", a B-side to the "When Love Comes To Town" single. "She's a Mystery To Me" is also soundchecked, but is not performed that evening. After the soundcheck, Bono starts complaining of soreness in his throat. Before going on stage, he sees a doctor backstage who tells Bono that he has a fever. In the intro of "Where The Streets Have No Name", Bono explains the story to the crowd and adds, "Now, do I look like a man who has the fever? Well, tonight I take that as a compliment actually!" The performance of "Bullet The Blue Sky" is again charged: "Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...so Kylie Minogue comes up to me, see...so Jason Donovan comes up to me, see...so the President of the United States comes up to me, and he wants to ask me a question. He says, 'Bono, we don't get 'Neighbours' over here in the USA...that's why I'm in such a bad mood across the borders, see....that's why I don't think too mcuh about what my Panzer Divisions are doing in Central America, Bono. If I could see Kylie and Jason, I would be happy, the world would be at peace tonight! I love that tune...I think that could be a big hit over here on the BillBoard Hot 100!!' And I look at The Edge, he looks into my eyes, and he says, 'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head...." Play to them Edge, SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN SEE!" Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

"ZOOTV - Outside Broadcast" tour - october 16, 1992 - U2 perform in Dallas, Texas at Texas Stadium. Before "Redemption Song", Bono says that you have to be either black or Irish to sing it. Bono again declares his love for Operator Two over the phone to the White House. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".

"Bono phones in congrats to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume" - october 16, 1998. Bono phones the Irish TV program "The Late, Late Show" to congratulate guest John Hume, who along with David Trimble was named a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize earlier in the day for their efforts towards bringing peace to Northern Ireland.

"Elevation" tour - october 16, 2001 / Chicago, IL - United Center - Garbage. Edge´s shirt this night is UF-shirt.

"CD:UK" - october 16, 2004 / London, England - Riverside Studios. Vertigo, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2 performs a brief set that's recorded for the CD:UK television programme. Vertigo, which is done with pre-recorded music and Bono singing live, is expected to air a week from now. Bono wants to red Sometimes You Can't Make It... because the crowd is too loud the first time. They try it again at the end of the set with Bono explaining that it's an emotional song and he wants to sing it without the clapping and screaming from earlier in the set.
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Miracle Drug:

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Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own:

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76th 'VERTIGO' show - october 16, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - A little boy (Owen) on stage / a pink rose / 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Damian Marley -- Bob's son -- makes his first appearance opening for U2, and Bono marks the occasion by singing a bit of 'Exodus' (and a bit of 'In a Little While') during I Still Haven't Found. He brings a young boy on stage during Bullet the Blue Sky and they walk together around the ellipse. Out at the tip, Bono asks the boy, Owen, to remove the COEXIST headband from Bono's head. Later in the show, Bono also tosses his sunglasses to Owen. **** a little boy on stage / a pink rose: Bob Marley's son Damian opens for U2. Bono slips in a bit of Exodus in I still haven't found, while Damian and band watch from VIP section. He gives his sunglasses to a boy called Owen, who is pulled on stage during Bullet. He let the boy lead him around the catwalk, and when they reached the tip, he asked the boy to take his co-exist headband off. Attempting a bit of In a little while and fucking it up Bono says 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' Someone handed Bono a pink rose. He puts it in a bottle of water in front of Larry's kit, then he turns back around toward Larry and winks. **** Edge was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers: during Streets (from the back side of Larry)-- when the lights pop on in the middle, Edge came running up the catwalk and was behind Larry. And when the lights came up, Edge's face just lit up and he was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers. **** Photos on U2tours