On this day, November 8, 1987, during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, an IRA bomb exploded near the town’s war memorial.
It killed 11 people (mostly elderly Protestant civilians) and injured more than 60 others. A 12th victim later died after years in a coma. The attack was one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles.
That same evening, U2 played in Denver, Colorado. During “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” Bono gave a raw speech condemning the bombing, saying “Fuck the revolution!”—rejecting the idea that there was any glory in killing pensioners at a memorial service for war dead.
The moment underscored the song’s anti-violence message and its call to claim “the victory Jesus won” rather than the false victories of political violence.
Bono as Mirror Ball Man on U2's Zoo TV Tour in 1992.
Zoo TV opened in Lakeland, Florida, on February 29, 1992, and turned the U2 show into a wall of TV screens, channel surfing and flashing slogans. Bono played several characters across the night. For the encore he came back as Mirror Ball Man, in a shining silver lamé suit, matching shoes and a cowboy hat, a parody of greedy American TV preachers and showmen.
Mirror Ball Man made a prank call from the stage most nights, often to the White House. For the 1993 legs, Bono swapped him out for MacPhisto.
🎸 Zoo TV was the highest-grossing North American tour of 1992. Did you catch U2 on Zoo TV? 🎸
Entrevista exclusiva de RTVE a U2 con motivo del lanzamiento de 'Carnaval de Luz' y el 50 Aniversario de la banda en Dublín
#U250#CarnavaldeLuz#Lorca#Rosalía
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U2: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour segue ampliando sua passagem pelo Brasil! Devido à alta demanda, um quarto e último show foi adicionado em São Paulo, no dia 16 de março de 2027, no Estádio MorumBIS!
Devido à alta demanda, uma data extra para U2: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour foi adicionada! Dia 14 de março de 2027, no Estádio MorumBIS!
Garanta seu ingresso na pré-venda Santander amanhã, dia 23 de outubro, das 10h. Vendas gerais partir das 15h na @TicketmasterBR
🚨 É OFICIAL: U2 vem ao Brasil! 🇧🇷
A banda se apresenta no Morumbis nos dias 10 e 12 de Março de 2027, e terá como ato de abertura o artista Beck.
— Pré-venda para clientes Santander: 21/10, às 10h, com fila exclusiva para clientes Santander Select e Santander Private Banking
— Vendas gerais: 23/10, às 10h
Vendas através da Ticketmaster.
O U2 ESTÁ DE VOLTA AO BRASIL! 🇧🇷
A banda anunciou dois shows em São Paulo, nos dias 10 e 12 de março de 2027, no MorumBIS, com abertura de Beck!
🎟️ Pré-vendas U2: https://t.co/uOf538KJfr 19/10
🎟️ Pré-Venda Santander: 21/10
🎟️ Venda geral: 22/10, pela Ticketmaster
U2 vem ao Brasil com a The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour no dia 10 e 12 de março, no Estádio MorumBIS.
🎟️ Pré-venda Assinantes https://t.co/xU8jA7ltmM (Grupo Feedback): 19/10
🎟️ Pré-venda Assinantes https://t.co/xU8jA7ltmM (Grupo The Hype): 20/10
🎟️ Pré-venda Santander Select: 21/10
🎟️ Pré-venda Santander: 21/10
🎟️ Venda geral: 22/10
Todas às 10h no site da @ticketmasterbr.
ELES VOLTARAM! É show do U2 no Brasil depois de quase 10 anos.
quem tá on na pré-venda Santander comenta aqui “tô na pré-venda Santander” pra eu saber quantos somos 👀
🎟️ Pré-venda clientes Santander: 21/10, às 10h, com fila exclusiva para clientes Santander Select e Santander Private Banking
🎫 Vendas gerais: 23/10, às 10h
💳 Pede aqui seu cartão e corre para garantir seu lugar nesse e nos próximos shows! 👀👉 https://t.co/kzANhHIi7G
U2 The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour opens in Mexico City on 23 February 2027, then São Paulo and Buenos Aires.
Presales and on-sale (local time)
•Mon 19 Oct, 10am: https://t.co/CmHXAZGoWy Feedback Presale
•Tue 20 Oct, 10am: https://t.co/CmHXAZGoWy The Hype Presale. Both close Wed 21 Oct, 10pm.
•Thu 22 Oct, 10am: TM Artist Presale, Mexico City only. Sign up by Sun 18 Oct at https://t.co/bEqkb3jf1Z
•Thu 22 Oct, 10am: General on-sale, São Paulo and Buenos Aires
•Fri 23 Oct, 10am: General on-sale, Mexico City
https://t.co/s3rDMiXdDP
CARNAVAL DE LUZ PRESENTS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WORLD TOUR 2027… For our first stops....
🇲🇽 Mexico City, 🇧🇷 São Paulo, and 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires.
Mexico City — Artist Presale sign-ups are now open to all, with presale beginning 22 October at 10am local time.