22/11/1978 St Anthony’s Hall, 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.
22/11/1978 St Anthony’s Hall, Dublin, Ireland
“Punk Festival”
Attendance; 600
Support for; New Versions, Berlin, Strange Movements, Virgin Prunes, The Citizens, Skank Mooks
Admission; £0.90
Set; Bono sings the Sex Pistols version of “My Way” with Emmett from the Citizens. Bono is behind the curtain & not on stage when singing.
U2 don’t perform at this gig after they have a row with the promotor George Purdy. They think they should be higher in the running order.
New Versions @ St Anthony’s photo by Patrick Brocklebank.
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