"Boy" tour - november 9, 1980 - U2 perform in London, England at the Moonlight Club.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - november 9, 1984 - U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Apollo Theater. During the first show, Bono mentions that 11 O´Clock Tick Tock was brorn in Manchester and this city was one of the first in Britain to support U2: 'We drove up in a van from London and played in a little room. You couldn´t have been there, there was only about three people there. Oh you were the three. I see...'
"Berlin Wall and Communism collapse" - november 9, 1989 - The Berlin Wall is torn down. Communist governments in Eastern Europe collapse.
"Elevation" tour - november 09, 2001 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center. A fan is brought on stage to play piano as U2 covers Curtis Mayfield's 'People Get Ready.' Bono sings a brief snippet from 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses' during 'Bad.'
90th 'VERTIGO' show - November 09, 2005 / Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena - Damian Marley. Two girls on stage / "Gloria" / a Rwandan or Senegalese flag! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In a Moment, With or Without You, All Because of You, Fast Cars, Bad - People Have the Power. Bono sings a bit of 'Rockaway Beach' during Vertigo and some of 'Exodus' during I Still Haven't Found.... The 'pixel panel' curtains aren't working during Streets, and remain in the 'up' position trhoughout the song, leaving the arena bathed in red and green lights, but without showing the African flags. **** Two girls on stage / a Rwandan or Senegalese flag! Bono dancing with the girl during "With or Without You." Another girl brought up to play tambourine during "Fast Cars." Bono asked for what was either a Rwandan or a Senegalese flag during "ISHFWILF" and gave it a little twirl before handing it back. Some photos on: interference
Vertigo To Continue - 2006 CONFIRMATION FROM U2.COM - November 9, 2005 - U2.com exclusively confirm that there will be a Vertigo//2006 tour. Vertigo//2006 will commence in early February with stops planned in Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Specific details will be released over the next few weeks.
Microsoft strikes deal with Universal Music Group for Zune music service - November 9, 2006 - Microsoft and Universal Music Group say they have struck a licensing deal for the software company's new Zune portable music player and digital music store that calls for the recording company to get paid a cut of the sales of the device. Executives at both companies declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal.
Humanitarian Award to Music Rising in NYC - November 9, 2006 - The Billboard Touring Awards honor the concert industry's top artists and professionals for the year, based on the Billboard Boxscores chart. Recognition for finalists and awards is based on actual box office performance. In addition, Billboard honor two individuals who have made a significant impact on the touring industry with the Legend of Live & the Humanitarian Awards. The 2006 winners were announced at the 3rd annual Billboard Touring Awards reception on November 9th from 7pm - 9pm at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. digitalspy - wbir - billboard
"U2 is the No. 2 top-selling artist of all time on Amazon.com" - November 9, 2006 - said Peter Faricy, vice president of music at Amazon.com. "We look forward to sharing this groundbreaking exclusive performance from the world-renowned band with our customers."
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