"Boy" tour - november 15, 1980 - U2 perform in Bristol, England at the Polytechnic School.
"October" tour - november 15, 1981 - U2 perform in New Haven, Connecticut at Toad's Place. crowd: 600 people sellout.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - november 15, 1984 - London England Wembeley Arena. During the soundcheck of the second show, U2 perform "A Sort Of Homecoming", and it is this version that eventually appears on the "Wide Awake In America" EP. The song is remixed with crowd noise, to give it the appearance of being recorded in front of a live audience. "A Sort Of Homecoming" also appears on the B-side of the "Unforgettable Fire" EP released in May 1985. Support is "The Waterboys".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - november 15, 1987 - U2 perform in Oakland, California at Oakland Stadium. Even though the first night sells out quickly, almost 16,000 tickets are unsold for the second show. Bono introduces another artist, Rene Castro, whom he had met during the "Conspiracy of Hope" tour, and who had encouraged him to tour Central America. Castro comes on stage accompanied by 20 artists called Placa and they set about spraypainting U2's stage. "And with any luck," Bono points out, "we should be able to show Mayor Feinstein the difference between an act of vandalism and graffiti art." The artists paint a huge dove of peace, and the message "Peace in Central America". At the end of the show, Bono again invites Castro and Placa on stage to sing along. They arrive carrying wooden crosses, simulating the dead of strife-torn Central and South America. He stops when he says the word 'DISAPPEARED': "[It's] a euphemism that death squads use for taking you out in the middle of the night, putting a bullet through your head and not telling anyone about it." Support is "The BoDeans" and "The Pretenders".
" Elevation" tour - november 15, 2001 - Oakland, CA. The Arena in Oakland. During 'New Year's Day', Bono brings a young girl (maybe 8-10 years old) on stage and carries her on his shoulders as he finishes the song. No Doubt's Gwen Stefani joins Bono again to sing 'What's Going On.'
U2.com members asked to renew - november 15, 2005. U2.com members are asked to renew their memberships via emails that arrive today. The main draws for renewing are a 20% discount off the $40 (USD) regular price, and a -disc audio and CD-ROM set called U2.Communication, which will include eight live songs. After the Vertigo Tour ticket presale disaster early in the year, the most notable thing about membership renewals at U2.com is the lack of any ticket presale guarantees: "There will not be any ticket guarantees as part of the re-subscription package...We continue to look for fair ways in which we can distribute tickets to our fans on future tours but any solution will not be tied to this re-subscription."
U2 win High Court battle over Statson hat - November 15, 2006 - U2 have won a High Court battle over the ownership of Bono's famed cowboy hat, after their former stylist was ordered to return the item along with other clothes and belongings she took from the band almost two decades ago. ... Mr Justice Michael Peart also ordered that two souvenirs mugs, a Christmas decoration, two Polaroid photographs and a photocopy of a hand-written list of U2 songs must be returned to the band. In his 38-page judgment on the case, he accepted that a pair of black Converse All Star boots, which belonged to drummer Larry Mullen Jnr, were given to Ms Cashman.
Download Live 'Saints' - November 15, 2006 - The live version of The Saints Are Coming, with U2 and Green Day performing at the New Orleans Superdome, is available on iTunes in the US.
U2+Green Day - NME - November 15, 2006 - It was a big watershed moment because it exposed how vulnerable America was ultimately. This was the world superpower, and it couldn't deal with something that happened in its own backyard (Edge on the devastation in New Orleans) - Green Day unveil inspiration behind U2 collaboration - They have a few words for George Bush too - Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed the inspiration behind their Skids collaboration with U2 came from the New Orleans American football team. 'The Saints Are Coming' was originally recorded to raise funds for Music Rising, an organisation which replaces instruments musicians lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But Billie Joe said that both bands picked that particular track because it is the name of New Orleans' football team. They recently debuted the song live before the Saints' first game of the season at the re-built Louisana Superdome, which housed many of those made homeless in the wake of Katrina. Speaking in this week's NME Armstrong said: "It's a huge event for New Orleans to get their team back after losing everything. The fact that the team was coming back was a major thing for them. It just became a monumental event, a little something to celebrate." The singer also condemned George W Bush's administration over the handling of the crisis. "So many politicians, they don't have a clue what's its like to be working class or lower class or live in any sort of poverty stricken area, they are completely disconnected with that sort of lifestyle," he said. "And their reaction to it all made that clear just how disconnected." U2 guitarist The Edge went on: "It was a big watershed moment because it exposed how vulnerable America was ultimately. This was the world superpower, and it couldn't deal with something that happened in its own backyard." NME
"The Saints Are Coming" the single:
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