03/11/1978 Community Centre, Howth, 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.

03/11/1978 Community Centre, Howth

Attendance, unknown
Support unknown
Admission, unknown

Set, unknown

At this time the exact date is not known when U2’s residency at the Community Centre started. U2 replaced Rocky DeValera & The Gravedigger’s as the resident band. Ferdia told me that Larry rang him to ask if U2 could replace the Gravediggers, but he could not remember the exact date.
There would normally be 3 bands playing each week, the Virgin Prunes would regularly be one of the support bands.