26/08/1978 Moran’s Hotel, Dublin, Ireland. U2 & The Hype Concerts 1978.
This is a complete list of known U2 concerts that took place in Ireland in 1978. I have spent many hours trawling the Irish Newspaper Archive, The Dublin Library and talking to those that were there, too make this the most complete document of U2’s early career. This site would not be possible without them, the Dublin Library & the Irish Newspaper Archive.
26/08/1978 Moran’s Hotel, Dublin
Attendance: unknown
Support: unknown
Admission: unknown
Set List: unknown
In the mid ’70’s this was the top venue in Dublin for rock concerts. Smiley Bolger & Dave Fanning both DJ’d here. Moran’s Hotel was were the Boomtown Rats, Radiators From Space, Revolver & The Vipers all made their name in Dublin.
At this time, it’s not know if the U2 concert took place. According to reports in the local press Moran’s Hotel was closed around this time.
