This is a complete list of known U2 concerts that took place in Ireland in 1979. These dates do not include the dates U2 played in London on the U2-£ tour. But they do include the dates U2 played in Ireland after they returned from London. 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.
U2 Concerts Ireland 1979
- 03/01/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 26/01/1979 Community Centre, Howth, Dublin, Ireland
- 27/01/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 27/01/1979 Buttery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-02-10 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
- 1979-02-17 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre (5 songs)
- 1979-03-21 – Dublin, Ireland – Institute of Technology
- 1979-04-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
- 1979-05-05 – Dublin, Ireland – Liberty Hall
- 1979-05-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (6 songs)
- 1979-05-12 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College (6 songs)
- 1979-05-24 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
- 1979-05-26 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (5 songs)
- 26/05/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland
- 1979-06-03 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (1 song)
- 03/06/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 07/06/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-06-08 – Tralee, Ireland – Abbey Inn (1 song)
- 1979-06-09 – Tralee, Ireland – Abbey Inn
- 1979-06-10 – Crofton, Ireland – Crofton Airport Hotel
- 14/06/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 21/06/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 28/06/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-07-01 – Dublin, Ireland – Youth Club
- 05/07/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 11/07/1979 Community Centre, Howth, Dublin, Ireland
- 12/07/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 18/07/1979 Meeting Place, Dublin, Ireland
- 19/07/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 26/07/1979 McGonagle’s, Dublin, Ireland
- 27/07/1979 Community Centre, Howth, Dublin, Ireland
- 28/07/1979 Dandelion Market, Dublin, Ireland
- 28/07/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland
- 1979-08-01 – Dublin, Ireland – Project Arts Centre
- 1979-08-04 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
- 1979-08-10 – Howth, Ireland – Howth Community Centre (4 songs)
- 1979-08-11 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market (15 songs)
- 1979-08-21 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn (5 songs)
- 1979-08-28 – Dublin, Ireland – Magnet Bar
- 02/09/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland
- 07/09/1979 Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- 08/09/1979 Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-09-09 – Dublin, Ireland – Dandelion Market
- 15/09/1979 Dandelion Market, Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-09-18 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn
- 22/09/1979 Dandelion Market, Dublin, Ireland
- 24/09/1979 The Bridge Bar, Ballinasloe, Ireland
- 1979-10-02 – Dublin, Ireland – The Baggot Inn
- 22/10/1979 Opera House, Cork, Ireland
- 1979-10-26 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s
- 1979-11-02 – Dublin, Ireland – McGonagle’s (3 songs)
- 03/11/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland
- 1979-11-08 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College (4 songs)
- 10/11/17979 Belfield, University College Dublin
- 14/11/1979 Claddagh Hall, Galway, Ireland
- 15/11/1979 Queen’s University, Belfast, N. Ireland
- 17/11/1979 Dandelion Market, Dublin, Ireland
- 20/11/1979 University Of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland
- 23/11/1979 Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- 24/11/1979 Downtown Kampus, Cork, Ireland