08/03/1978 Celebrity Club, Abbey Street, Dublin
Attendance; unknown
Support; To Revolver
Admission; unknown
Set; includes 2, 4, 6, 8 Motorway
This gig finishes later than normal as The Hype & Revolver both play two sets. Phil Byrne (Revolver) has to speak to Larry’s mum on the phone and promises to put Larry in a taxi after the gig has finished. The members of both bands club together to pay for the taxi fare. Revolver and the Hype both play free of charge, any money they make is from the punters who pay on the door.
The Celebrity Club was a showband venue, most of the Punk/New Wave concerts played here were poorly attended as the manger of the venue did not advertise the shows. The venue only held new wave concerts for a short period as there was troubled at a concert, it then reverted back to just a showband venue.
Dick Purdy “I remember seeing them in The Celebrity Club supporting Revolver. One of their first gigs as U2 I believe. The gig was at 8pm and we were the only ones there. They decided to do another gig the same night at 11pm when the ‘regular’ nightclub crowd would be there. Larry had to ring and get permission from his parents to stay out late. My friends and I had to make a hasty exit after the gig with a gang of heavies in hot pursuit. Survived to tell the tale though. D