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- They released their debut EP “U2-3,” their very first recording. The first pressing consisted of 1,000 individually numbered copies and was available only in Ireland.
- U2 began the first leg of their UK Boy Tour in Coventry, England. The tour consisted of 29 concerts.
- U2 release their second album, October. The record reflects the band members’ Christian faith and contains biblical references, particularly in the song “Gloria.”
- U2 began their Unforgettable Fire world tour with a concert at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand. It was the first of 19 shows in Australia and New Zealand.
- U2 played the second of two concerts at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, during their Unforgettable Fire World Tour.
- U2 released the album “The Unforgettable Fire”, on which they began working extensively with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album included, among other songs, the hit “Pride”.
- The album The Unforgettable Fire reached number one on the UK album chart and remained there for two weeks. It became U2’s second album to top the UK chart. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and included the single “Pride (In the Name of Love).”
- U2 reached No. 1 on the U.S. best-selling singles chart for the second time with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. The song was released on the album “The Joshua Tree”.
- U2's album The Joshua Tree reached number nine on the U.S. album chart.
- U2 achieved their first No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their twelfth single, “Desire.” The song came from the album Rattle and Hum, also reached No. 1 in Australia and five other countries, and peaked at No. 3 in the US.
- U2 released the live album Rattle And Hum.
- During their sold-out Zoo TV Tour, U2 performed two concerts at Yankee Stadium in New York on August 29 and 30. They became only the second act to perform at the stadium, following Billy Joel.
- U2 performed at the National Stadium in Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.
- The Clarence Hotel in Dublin, owned by members of U2, was damaged by a fire that took more than three hours to bring under control. The nightclub The Kitchen, located in the same building, was also affected and had to be evacuated.
- U2 performed in Oslo, where the giant lemon they were supposed to emerge from onstage failed to open.
- U2 played the first of two sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium in London. During the encore, they performed a medley of several songs and six songs in full.
- During U2’s PopMart Tour in Leeds, Bono responded to George Harrison’s comment that Bono and his band were “so egotistical” by raising his middle finger and saying, “This is for you, George!”
- The Microsoft Network broadcast a U2 concert in Dublin over the internet.
- At a time when broadband internet access was still rare, U2 streamed a concert from their Elevation Tour in South Bend, Indiana, free of charge on U2.com.
- They broke the attendance record at Wembley Stadium when 88,000 people attended their concert. The previous record was held by Rod Stewart, whose 1995 concert drew 83,000 people.