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June 21, 1979: McGonagle's, Dublin, Ireland
June 21, 1983: Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Orlando, FL
June 21, 1987: St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland
June 21, 1997: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
June 21, 2001: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
June 21, 2003: Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
June 21, 2005: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
June 21, 2013: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
June 21, 2015: Hyde Park, London, England
by John
This was a great show- the last time U2 played Philly in a smaller venue before graduating to arenas. By the way, technical note, the Tower Theater is actually in Upper Darby, PA (the Philly City line is right down the street).
I actually didnt have a ticket- slipped a security guard $20 to open up the back gate (a bunch of us got in that way). Luckily, a fight pre-occupied the ushers, so we were able to push down towards the front of the stage.
A lot of energy in the crowd and one of the loudest shows I've been to. I remember being shook by some of the bass lines. Bono lost his voice a lot- I think during "Two Hearts Beat as One"- but the crowd sang along when he exerted them. I remember one of the songs- there was a Japanese symbol on the screen behind them.
Someone in the crowd tried to slip one of those "Frankie Says" t-shirts for Bono to put on (remember, this was 1984!) But Bono politely declined. I think Bono did some of his climbing in the rafters as well- luckily he didn't get hurt!
This show sold out in minutes. U2 put a ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer apologizing for all those fans who got shut out and promised to come back for more shows in Spring 1985- which they did 2 shows at the Spectrum in April.
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