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"Zoo Station"

My little "tribute" to the greatest band known to man!

Personal Bio's (under construction)

U2 Time Line

1960
13 March
Adam Clayton is born in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. (MY B'DAY TOO!)
6 May
U2 spy plane shot down in the Soviet Union
10 May
Paul Hewson (Bono) born in  Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
1961
8 August
Dave Evans (Edge)born in Barking Maternity Hospital, east London
31 October
Larry Mullen Jr. born in Artane, Dublin
1972
30 January
Thirteen Catholic demonstrators shot dead by British paratroopers at civil rights march in Derry ("Bloody Sunday")
1974
Autumn
Feedback play debut gig; later change name to "The Hype".
1978
20 March
The Hype changes their name to "U2";Dick Evans leaves the band.
1980
23 March
U2 sign with Island Records.
23 May
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock", U2's first release for Island, is released in Ireland & the UK.
20 October
U2's debut album, Boy, is released in Ireland and the UK; it peaked at No. 52 in British charts.
6 December
U2 play their American debut at The Ritz in New York.
1981
3 March
Boy released in America
12 October
U2's second album, October, is released; enters British charts at No. 11.
1982
21 August
Bono marries Alison Stewart in Raheny, Dublin.
1983
28 February
Their third album, War, is released and hits No. 1 in the UK.
July
The Edge marries Aislinn O'Sullivan.
November
The mini album Under a Blood Red Sky is released.
December
U2 is voted "Band of the Year" in the Rolling Stone writer's poll.
1984
1 October
The Unforgettable Fire is released world-wide.
1 December
U2 begin the American leg of The Unforgettable Fire tour.
20 December
In Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of 1984 survey, Under a Blood Red Sky ranks 48th, War is 56th, and The Unforgettable Fire comes in as 68th.
1985
February
Sales of The Unforgettable  Fire pass the million mark.
May
Wide Awake in America is released.
19 December
For the Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of 1985, The Unforgettable Fire comes in as 54th and Wide Awake In America takes 59th.
1986
27 February
In Rolling Stone's Music Awards, among the Reader's Picks as Band of the Year was U2, Best Songwriter was Bono, Best Live Performance was U2, Bono again competed for best Male Singer, while Adam Clayton ran for best Bass Player. Fellow bantam The Edge was up for best Guitarist, and Larry Mullen Jr., unsurprisingly, was up for best Drummer.  In the Critics' Picks, the Band of the Year was U2.
1987
9 March
The Joshua Tree is released and goes quickly to No.1 world-wide.
27 March
U2 perform an impromptu gig on the roof of a liquor store in Los Angeles to film the video for "Where the Streets Have No Name".
27 April
U2 become the third rock band to appear on the cover of Time magazine.
May
Sales of The Joshua Tree pass seven million.
17-31 December
U2 makes another appearance in the Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums list for 1987 with The Joshua Tree coming in at number three.
1988
February
U2 move to Los Angeles to work with Phil Joanou on the Rattle and Hum documentary.
2 March
U2 win "Best Vocal of the Year" for "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Album of the Year" for The Joshua Tree at the Grammy Awards.
10 October
Rattle and Hum album is released.
27 October
World premier of the Rattle and Hum documentary.
1989
6 August
Adam Clayton is arrested in Dublin on minor drug charges.
1990
20 June
Bono joins David Bowie on stage at a gig in Cleveland, Ohio.
1991
18 November
U2's seventh album, Achtung Baby, is released to widespread critical acclaim.
1992
29 February
The Zoo TV tour kicks off with a gig at the Lakeland Arena in Florida.
27 March
Bono orders 10,000 pizzas for the audience at a gig in Detroit; Speedy Pizzas eventually manage to deliver 100.
1993
20 January
Larry and Adam team up with REM's Michael Stipe in Washington for a performance of "One" at the MTV 1993 Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball for newly elected American President Bill Clinton.
5 July
The Zooropa album is released world-wide.
3 September
The Edge makes his first ever solo appearance at the MTV Awards in Los Angeles where he performs "Numb" in front of a mini version of the ZooTV  set.
1 October
U2 play a version of "The Boys Are Back in Town" at Gavin Friday's wedding reception at the Clarence in Dublin.
November
Bono records the vocal for his duet with Frank Sinatra "I've Got You Under My Skin" in Dublin.
1994
March
Zooropa wins "Best Alternative Album" award at the Grammy's.
1995
1 June
U2 release their first single of the year, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, a track that features in the Batman Forever soundtrack.  It goes to No.2 in the UK, No.16 in America, and No.1 in Australia and Ireland.
6 November
Passengers' Original Soundtrack 1 is released world-wide.  On the same day, Tina Turner releases "Goldeneye"-the theme to the new 007 movie, written by Bono and the Edge-on Capitol Records.
1996
Adam and Larry release their version of the Mission Impossible theme track.  It goes Top 10 in the US, the UK, and numerous other territories.
1997
4 March
U2 release their long awaited album 'Pop'
1998
3 November
U2 release 'The Best of 1980-1990'

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