OCTOBER 1ST: The 1st ever show of "Feedback" / Joe O´Herlihy in 1978 / 2.50 and 3.00 pounds / "The Unforgettable Fire" is released / Gavin Friday´s wedding / Bono and literature / Edge flew to LA, Sian is born / Edge, Morleigh, Ali and Lian Lunsun in Dublin / U2.com announces 'Best Of' (U218)!

"Mount Temple" - october 1, 1976. Encouraged by Mount Temple Comprehensive School's music teacher Albert Bradshaw, "Feedback"(Paul Hewson, Dik and Dave Evans, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton) play their first debut gig at Mount Temple. Their messy 10 minute set consists of covers of Peter Frampton's "Show me the Way", the "Bay City Rollers", and a medley of "Beach Boys" tunes. Bono later refers to this show as "the greatest one we ever did." They later change the band's name to "The Hype".

"Early Ireland" - october 1978. U2 play their first headlining gig at the Arcadia Ballroom in Cork, Ireland. U2 hit the stage shortly after midnight and only 200 of the 2000 people are left in the room. Exact date is not known in more detail than October, 1978. U2 open for D.C. Nien. The sound crew is led by Joe O'Herlihy, who would later be hired as U2's regular sound director.

"October" tour - october 1, 1981. U2 begin the "October" tour by performing in Norwich, England at the University of East Anglia. Support is "Wall of Voodoo". Ticket prices for this series of concerts is between 2.50 pounds and 3.00 pounds.

"The Unforgettable Fire" - october 1, 1984. "The Unforgettable Fire" is released worldwide. U2 originally were to play 17 dates in October in support of the new album. However, fourteen of the dates are cancelled, and only 3 dates(Lyon, Marseille and Paris) remain on schedule.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 1, 1987. U2 perform in Montreal, Canada at Olympique Stadium. Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, and "Los Lobos".

"Gavin Friday´s wedding" - october 1, 1993. All 4 members of U2 and many in the U2 camp help Gavin Friday celebrate his wedding with a reception at the Clarence Hotel. In The Kitchen, the party is filled with karaoke - together, U2 sings its way through "The Boys Are Back In Town" while on his own, Edge does the Monkees' "Daydream Believer", a preview of things to come on 1997's PopMart Tour.

"Bono speaks at UK literature series" - october 1, 1995. Bono appears at London's Swansea Grand Theater to participate in the U.K. "Year Of Literature and Writing" series. His portion of the program is moderated by music journalist Robin Denselow. Bono discusses his creative process, and answers questions from the audience. He speaks about why the band has become less outspoken about its politics, explaining that the band didn't want to bore people with its personal tirades: "The first responsibility of someone in a rock band is to be interesting," Bono says.

Sian is born - october 1, 1997 - The Edge must race back from Israel to Los Angeles, when Morleigh Steinberg goes into labour 2 weeks earlier than expected. They later name their daughter Sian.

Edge, Morleigh, Ali and Lian Lunsun in Dublin - October 1, 2006 - Dublin - Premiere of the movie 'I'm Your Man.'

U2.com announces 'Best Of' (U218) - October 1, 2006 - Sixteen of U2’s best known songs and two new tracks are on a single ‘Best of” CD released next month. No word on a title for the album yet nor what the track-listing is but the release date is set for November 20th. Along with 16 of the band’s best known songs (start predicting them now!) one of the two new tracks is the band’s collaboration with Green Day while the other is a brand new song. Both were recorded during sessions at London’s Abbey Road last month and are produced by Rick Rubin. Ahead of the new collection, the U2/Green Day version of The Skids’ track ‘The Saints Are Coming’ will be released as a digital download on 30th October and as a CD single on 6th November. Proceeds from ‘The Saints’ will benefit Music Rising. The bands’ debuted the song live at the re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans last Monday.