OCTOBER 7: The Hype open for Albatross / Boat Club / Polytechnic School / this night Bono doesn´t dance / 'Bad' to a Bono´s friend-'Waltzing Matilda' / 'One' to Temptations' member-Dail who has been missing / 'Sweetest Thing' / 71st 'VERTIGO' show: "Stuck In A Moment"-"Miss Sarajevo" to US Military-many many celebrities-Edge was electric-The Edge...a spaceman!!

"Early Ireland" - october 07, 1977 / Dublin, Ireland - Marine Hotel, Sutton Cross. The Hype open for a band called Albatross at the Marine Hotel in Sutton.

"Boy" tour - october 7, 1980. U2 perform in Nottingham, England at the Boat Club.

"October" tour - october 7, 1981. U2 perform in Leicester, England at the Polytechnic School. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 7, 1987. U2 perform in Buffalo, New York at Memorial Auditorium. Bono recalls during the show, that the first time they played in Buffalo was the day John Lennon was killed, December 8, 1980. "Springhill Mining Disaster" is played for the only time on the 3rd leg of the "Joshua Tree" tour. During "Bullet The Blue Sky", a girl jumps on stage and runs towards Bono. Bono shouts, "Don't touch my f---ing arm tonight", motioning toward his sling. He pauses momentarily, and realizes that the audience have also reacted adversely to his statement. "Normailly I like to dance with girls...excuse the band language, ladies...Tonight's been a tough night..." Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.

"LoveTown" tour - october 7, 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 first night, Bono dedicates "Bad" to a friend of his who passed away in a car crash. The lyrics "step out of the driving rain" in "Running to Stand Still" are changed to "can't get me no jet plane", referring to the Quantas airline strike in Australia. Bono also sings a verse of "Waltzing Matilda" and the crowd finish the song for him. 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" tour - october 7, 1992. U2 perform in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion Field. This is U2's first performance in Alabama. Bono dedicates "One" to Eddie Kendricks, a founding member of "The Temptations" who passed away two days earlier, and also sings part of "My Girl". The crew flash the picture of Dail, a 23 year old who has been missing since the Columbia, South Carolina show on September 23, 1992. A reward of $50,000 has now been posted for information leading to her kidnappers arrest. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".

"Sweetest Thing named Best Single at Hot Press awards show" - october 7, 1999. "Sweetest Thing" wins the award for "Best Single" at the 1999 Hot Press Rock Awards in Dublin.

71st 'VERTIGO' show - october 7, 2005 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - Keane. "Stuck In A Moment" / "Miss Sarajevo" to US Military / many many celebrities / Edge was electric / The Edge...a spaceman! 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, All Because of You, Crumbs From Your Table, Yahweh, With or Without You **** Ralph Fiennes, Dennis Leary, Gina Gershon, Chelsea Clinton, Natasha Richardson, Liam Neeson, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Ed Burns, Heath Ledger, Gavin De Graw, David Gray, Frank McCourt, Jann Wenner....Miss Sarajevo was dedicated 'to the United States Military'. A haunting Stuck In A Moment, which, after its appearance on the TV special last night, dedicated to supermodels Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and, of course, the late INXS singer Michael Hutchence, for whom it was written. **** Edge was electric: Excellent first show in the Garden. Bono was in fine voice. Edge was electric. Adam was solid and Larry was hummin'...Pavarotti was in the audience tonight.... **** The Edge, The Edge, The Edge...he is a spaceman: The Edge, The Edge, The Edge: Lots of talk from Bono, including the heretofore untold "true" story about how Edge joined the band: Apparently he is a "spaceman from the future," and arrived in Dublin by spaceship. [Edge is playing the notes of the intro to Miracle Drug] Bono: Those of you who watched Conan O'Brien last night saw The Edge dressed as a spaceman. The reason he looked so good dressed as a spaceman is that...he is a spaceman. Beautiful notes...these beautiful notes...this is the sound that The Edge's spaceship made as it landed on the north side of Dublin. Larry said, "Who are you?" He said, "I am The Edge." [Big crowd cheer, Edge is shaking his head] Adam said, "Where are you from?" He said, "I'm from the future." I said, "What's it like there, on your planet in the future?" He said, "Better." Hilarious...and, beautiful, just beautiful...." **** Some photos: interference

Bono at premiere of Volver in NYC - october 7, 2006.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day - Access to Care for All - October 7, 2006 - This year's theme, Access to Care for All, is a reminder that millions of people who desperately need care at the end of life are not getting it. Noted celebrities Bono and Sir Elton John have given their support to World Day efforts. On the World Day Web site, Bono states, "In the poorest countries, where so many people are fighting for their lives, the conditions of death don't get much of a look in. But how we care for the sick and dying is surely a litmus test of our humanity. Just as we fight for equality in life, we should fight for equality in death." elitestv