30/09/1978 Downtown Kampus, Cork, 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.
30/09/1978 Downtown Kampus, Cork
Attendance, 1,200
Support for XTC
Admission, unknown
Advert from Hot Press
Set; unknown
XTC are; Andy Partridge (vocal & guitar), Dave Gregory (guitar), Colin Moulding (bass), Terry Chambers (drums).
Concerts at the Downtown Kampus are put on by the student union of University College Cork. Downtown Kampus is part of the Arcadia Ballroom. The promoter for these concerts was Elvera Butler the founder of Reekus Records.
This is U2 first concert at the Arcadia Ballroom in Cork, before Elvera started putting on the “Downtown Kampus” gigs here, only Irish showbands played this venue.
XTC also played 3 dates at McGonagles in Dublin, it’s not known if U2 also supported them on these dates.