U2 1980-03-02 Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland

U2 1980-03-02 Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland

 This show was in 'The Garden of Eden', Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland on Sun 2nd March 1980. 

This gig in Tullamore have never been logged correctly, so here it is. 

U2 played Tullamore, Co. Offaly in the midlands of Ireland on Sun 2nd March 1980. This was one of the first times U2 played outside of the big cities (Dublin, Cork, etc), and most of the locals were down the pub or in ‘The Bridge House’ dancing to ‘Big Tom’. There were only about 20 people in the hall.

The hall was called 'The Garden of Eden' --- it’s since been pulled down and a block of apartments built there. 

The problem with logging the show was that some reporter from NME or Melody Maker in England was with U2 that week, and reported the gig as being in 'Tullyermeny' or somewhere like that, so that's where the confusion occurs. 

As I said, there were only about 20 people there.  What we lacked in numbers we made up for in volume. My lasting impression of the gig was the presence of Bono – even then he was the centre of attention. 

The gig was recorded at the time on a tape deck. Some copies were given to friends from time to time, and so BAD boots of the gig have appeared. 

This is from the original tape it’s now been cleaned up, and it's in flac. The quality is very good for an audience tape. 

I'm not 100% sure about the titles to the songs, but I've given it my best shot. 

I've called the CD 'Garden of Remembrance' - because it was in' The Garden of Eden' and nearly 30 years is a long time to remember back ....

U2 -  'The Garden of Eden', Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland on Sunday 2nd March 1980. 
Setlist

01 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
02 Speed of Life
03 The Blind, The Deaf and The Dumb
04 Stories For Boys
05 Trevor
06 Another Time, Another Place
07 Another Day
08 The Dream Is Over
09 Pete The Chop
10 Cartoon World
11 Jack In The Box
12 Shadows and Tall Trees
13 A Day Without Me
14 Twilight
15 Boy-Girl
16 Out Of Control

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