UPDATE - NOVEMBER 13 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY - U2 start a tour after 3 members agree to be in r&r / "queen" for "Dame" / Amigo Awards / No Doubt's Gwen Stefani joins U2 / 91st 'VERTIGO' show: Dutch fans-Bob Hewson B-Day-mic during 'Bullet'-'Wild Horses' to Patti-young boy and a female fan-Happy B-Day to a crew member-The strange and mysterious tale of the origins of The Edge / Edge Helps Launch XO - Give One - Get One / Edge at Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who / The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time !

"Boy" tour - november 13, 1980 - U2 perform in Sheffield, England at the Limit Club.

"October" tour - november 13, 1981- U2 start a 20-date American tour in Albany, New York at J.B. Scott's. The tour almost falls apart as Bono, The Edge, and Larry tell McGuinness that they could not reconcile their religious views with being in a rock'n'roll band. McGuinness points out how hard American Frank Barsalona had worked in organizing the concerts, and asks them to consider the countless others whose efforts would be ignored if they quit. The tour goes on, after the 3 band members agree to perform on the dates.

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - november 13, 1993 - Melbourne - Australia - Cricket Ground. MacPhisto tries to phone the Queen Mother, and the woman talks with him: 'Are you the popular singer?'. As the conversation progress, appears Dame Edna Everage. MacPhisto sings a stanza of God Save The Queen, but substitutes queen for Dame. Before the song is over, Dame Edna gets in a quick plug her upcoming shows in town.

November 13, 1997 - Bono appears in the 1998 Pirelli Calendar.

"ATYCLB" promo tour - november 13, 2000 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Congresos - Beautiful Day. U2 perform at the Amigo Awards. Bono's vocals are sung live, but the music was recorded during rehearsal the day before.

"Elevation" tour - november 13, 2001 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center. Just as she did a night earlier, No Doubt's Gwen Stefani joins U2 on stage to sing 'What's Going On.' Edge wears blue shirt Born Free.

91st 'VERTIGO' show - November 13, 2005 / Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena - Institute. Dutch fans / Bob Hewson B-Day / mic during 'Bullet' / 'Wild Horses' to Patti / young boy and a female fan / Happy B-Day to a crew member! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, Mysterious Ways, Until the End of the World, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Here Comes the Sun, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, Happy Birthday, 40. A loud crowd greets U2 as they play in Florida for the first time since 2001. Still Haven't Found is dedicated to Section 105, which includes a big group of Dutch fans who traveled to see tonight's show. During Sometimes..., Bono mentions his dad's birthday. Bob Hewson would have turned 80 today. While blindfolded, Bono needs help from crew member AJ Rankin to guide him to the mic during Bullet. Bono wears a fan's cowboy hat during Wild Horses, which is dedicated to 'Patti, the punk rocker.' A young boy is brought on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday; a female fan dances with Bono during With or Without You. Bono leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to a member of the band's crew. The strange and mysterious tale of the origins of The Edge! 'Some people don't know that The Edge is from the future. It's important to understand our band, to understand him. Not only from the future, but from the future on a very different planet. Larry and I were standing on a corner on the north side of Dublin and we heard these notes...' (Let the reader understand: Edge is playing the opening four notes of Miracle Drug as the singer digs deep in the imaginative well that is his memory.) 'We looked up to see a spaceship, I guess it was a time-travelling device. It landed on the north side of Dub. We weren't scared. We walked up and a door opened and The Edge walked out.
'I said: 'Who are you?'
'I am The Edge.'
Adam said: 'Where are you from?'
Edge said, 'I'm from the future.'
Larry said: 'What's that like?'
To which Edge replied by citing the price of fuel. ' It's $39.00 a gallon but its much better.... much better.' **** Gavin Rossdale, former Bush frontman.....Institute opened with a heavy jam, then I recognized it was Gavin from Bush that was the lead vocalist and sure enough they played some Bush songs like Everything Zen which was also good fun **** Some photos on: flickr - U2gigs

Edge at Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who - November 13, 2007 - He's only in it for a few brief snippets at the very end. Edge and Bono were watching The Who on tv. vh1

Edge Helps Launch XO - Give One - Get One! - November 13, 2007 - Edge has created a custom start-up sound for the groundbreaking XO laptop, designed to help children in developing countries 'learn learning'. One Laptop per Child, the non-profit organization behind the XO, revealed details today, as the purchase programme went live in North America. The start-up sound accompanies a unique animation in which an “XO” spins 360 degrees to look like a child. One Laptop per Child (OLPC) manufacture and distribute laptop computers that are sufficiently inexpensive to provide children in developing countries with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. “I'm delighted to support One Laptop Per Child," said Edge. "It's an amazing aim to use this new technology to help children all over the world." At present the laptops are only available in North America - when you buy one, you also provide one for a child in a developing country. More on One Laptop here - laptopgiving. Watch the clip by YouTube here

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time - November 13, 2008 - 179 experts ranks music's finest vocalists ... 32 - Bono by Billie Joe Armstrong here - 7 - Bob Dylan by Bono here