U2 Concerts Ireland 1979

This is a complete list of known U2 concerts that took place in Ireland in 1979. These dates do not include the dates U2 played in London on the U2-£ tour. But they do include the dates U2 played in Ireland after they returned from London. 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.

U2 Concerts Ireland 1979

  • 1979-01-03 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-01-26 – Howth, Ireland – Howth Community Centre
  • 1979-01-27 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-01-27 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College (2 songs)
  • 1979-02-10 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-02-17 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre (5 songs)
  • 1979-03-21 – Dublin, Ireland – Institute of Technology
  • 1979-04-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
  • 1979-05-05 – Dublin, Ireland – Liberty Hall
  • 1979-05-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (6 songs)
  • 1979-05-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College (6 songs)
  • 1979-05-24 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
  • 1979-05-26 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (5 songs)
  • 1979-05-26 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom
  • 1979-06-03 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (1 song)
  • 1979-06-07 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (4 songs)
  • 1979-06-08 – Tralee, Ireland – Abbey Inn (1 song)
  • 1979-06-09 – Tralee, Ireland – Abbey Inn
  • 1979-06-10 – Crofton, Ireland – Crofton Airport Hotel
  • 1979-06-14 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (4 songs)
  • 1979-06-21 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-06-28 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (7 songs)
  • 1979-07-01 – Dublin, Ireland – Youth Club
  • 1979-07-05 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-07-11 – Howth, Ireland – Howth Community Centre
  • 1979-07-12 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-07-18 – Dublin, Ireland – Meeting Place
  • 1979-07-19 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-07-26 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-07-27 – Howth, Ireland – Howth Community Centre
  • 1979-07-28 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (1 song)
  • 1979-07-28 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom
  • 1979-08-01 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre
  • 1979-08-04 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-08-10 – Howth, Ireland – Howth Community Centre (4 songs)
  • 1979-08-11 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (15 songs)
  • 1979-08-21 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn (5 songs)
  • 1979-08-28 – Dublin, Ireland – Magnet Bar
  • 1979-09-01 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom
  • 1979-09-07 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre (3 songs)
  • 1979-09-08 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre (3 songs)
  • 1979-09-09 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market
  • 1979-09-15 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (3 songs)
  • 1979-09-18 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn (3 songs)
  • 1979-09-22 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (4 songs)
  • 1979-09-24 – Ballinasloe, Ireland – The Bridge Bar
  • 1979-10-02 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn
  • 1979-10-22 – Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House (9 songs)
  • 1979-10-26 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
  • 1979-11-02 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (3 songs)
  • 1979-11-03 – Cork, Ireland – Arcadia Ballroom (4 songs)
  • 1979-11-08 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College (4 songs)
  • 1979-11-10 – Dublin, Ireland – Belfield Campus, University College Dublin
  • 1979-11-14 – Galway, Ireland – Claddagh Hall (2 songs)
  • 15/11/1979 Queen’s University, Belfast, N. Ireland 
  • 17/11/1979 Dandelion Market, Dublin, Ireland
  • 20/11/1979 University Of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland
  • 23/11/1979 Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
  • 24/11/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland
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