During 1977 U2 started playing to live audiences using their name they were known as at the time, The Hype. These were mainly concerts in church halls, schools etc in the Sutton, Howth area of Dublin. Their first major gigs in the city centre of Dublin would not take place until February 1978 supporting The Vipers at McGonagle’s.
07/10/1977 Marine Hotel, Sutton Cross, Sutton, Dublin
Attendance, unknown
Support; none
Admission, £0.50p
Set; included in no order Suffragette City, Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment, 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Anarchy in the UK, What’s Going On, not the Marvin Gaye song Don’t Believe A Word.
At this time The Hype still have Dik Evans on Guitar. He would later join the Virgin Prunes.
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