24/10/1978 Holyrood Hotel, Bray, 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.

24/10/1978 Holyrood Hotel, Bray, Ireland

Attendance; 2
Support, unknown
Admission, unknown

Set; unknown
Despite there being posters all over Bray advertising this concert, U2 play this venue with only 2 paying customers, both girls, who spend most of the concert applying their make up. With there only being two paying customers, U2 use this more as a rehearsal than a concert. The Lypton Village were at this concert along with Patrick Brocklebank. Patrick would photograph U2 many times during this period of their career, but did not take any photo’s this night. This date is taken from Patrick’s diary.