UPDATE - OCTOBER 19 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: "MLK" could not be used to open a concert / Bono, Edge and Adam to Amnesty International / ATYCLB-promo in Paris / 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad-'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour / Bono Discusses the World's Poor With Bush / 78th 'VERTIGO' show: A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday"-Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign / Hit Factory converted into condominiums / Bono&Ali and Adam in London (Bono´s wife Alison hosts charity t-shirt launch)!

"Boy" tour - october 19, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom, as support for "Slade". The still 'flu stricken band recieves awful reviews for their performances over the past few days.

"October" tour - october 19, 1981. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 19, 1984. U2 perform in Marseilles, France at Marseilles Stadium. The set list is completely different from the night before in Lyon, France. U2, realizing "MLK" could not be used to open a concert, now open with two energetic songs, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".

"U2 stumps in Dublin for Amnesty International" - october 19, 1998. Bono, Edge, and Adam kick-off an Amnesty International campaign in Ireland with a public appearance on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The band signs a petition in support of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty hopes to get one million Irish signatures on the petition before it is presented to the United Nations in December. Bono tells the gathered crowd, "One of the greatest problems in the world is the cynical idea that the world can't be changed and that politics and economics are too complicated to deal with. But with Amnesty it's simple; you can write a postcard and make a gigantic difference to the life of someone who is in jail or suffering human rights abuses."

"ATYCLB-Promo" tour - october 19, 2000 / Paris, France. ManRay. U2 perform at a promotional event in front of about 600 fans and invited guests.

"Elevation" tour - october 19, 2001 / Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Arena. Graham Parker & The Figgs. U2's first-ever show in Baltimore is opened by veteran Graham Parker, who fills in for Garbage at the last minute. Parker plays a brief set before his band's planned gig at a local club. Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar during a full-band version of 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door.' 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad, who is in attendance. 'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour.

Bono Discusses the World's Poor With Bush - October 19, 2005 - U2 Frontman Bono Has Lunch With Bush at the White House, Talks About the World's Poor. Before getting on stage before his fans in a Wednesday night concert, U2 frontman Bono bent President Bush's ear about the world's poor. The rock star and the president had lunch in the private dining room off the Oval Office, ordering from the menu at the same mess hall where White House staffers get their lunch. Bush, dressed in the classic presidential uniform of suit and red tie, also showed Bono, dressed in his trademark black jeans and sunglasses, around the Oval Office. usinfo

78th 'VERTIGO' show - october 19, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley. A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" / Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, 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 - Ol' Man River. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings a young girl on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday and sings the 'no more' shout with her. After meeting with Democratic leaders yesterday and President Bush today, Bono's speech before One is lengthier than normal tonight. He thanks the DATA and ONE Campaign staff, and talks at length about AIDS, debt relief, and rebuilding Africa. (Larry put down his drumsticks to time Bono's speech and 'One,' and Bono later told the crowd Larry had clocked the intro and song at 15 minutes.) **** Photos on U2-Vertigo-tour

Hit Factory converted into condominiums - October 19, 2006 - The New York studio where artists like Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna, John Lennon, LL Cool J, and others recorded some of their biggest hits before it shut down in 2005, is being converted into condominiums. spin

Bono&Ali and Adam in London (Bono´s wife Alison hosts charity t-shirt launch) - October 19, 2006 - When it comes to fighting world poverty, Bono and his wife Ali Hewson make quite a team. The pair were in London this week to promote their fashion label's ONE t-shirts, profits of which will go to workers in the African country of Lesotho. The philanthropic U2 frontman, real name Paul David Hewson, was the picture of pride as he wrapped his arms around Ali who was hosting the launch party in exclusive department store Harvey Nichols. And the pair were in no shortage of homegrown and international celebrities to help highlight their cause. Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were among the A-listers who had modelled the t-shirts for a series of black and white photos, while Sex And The City's Kim Cattrall joined former 007 heart-throb Pierce Brosnan and actress Patsy Kensit for Wednesday's star-studded soiree. The black and white t-shirts are made by Edun – the socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali, her rocker husband and New York designer Rogan Gregory – as part of the Make Poverty History campaign. They cost £28, £7 of which will go to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance To Fight Aids to provide education and medicines for factory workers and their families. Adam was there, too, with Susan Smith. hellomagazine

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