MAY 1ST: Dandelion Market / UK TV / 'Wide Awake In America' / 7 millions / 'Rattle And Hum" / "White Christmas" / "Mission: Impossible" / snow and cold temperatures / cellphone / Bono in Dublin - 'A voice is music too...' (There’s no me without you ) / A conference call: Bono in Ireland to Washington.

"Legendary afternoon gigs" - may 1979. U2 play the first of six now legendary afternoon gigs at the Dandelion Market in Dublin. Organized in a disused car park next to what was known then as the Gaiety Green (beside Stephen's Green), these gigs are intended to expand the band's young fan base, enabling them to reach a crowd often prohibited from other U2 gigs because of Ireland's strict liquor liscencing laws.

"UK TV" - may 01, 1982 / UK TV - 'Get Set For Summer' - Gloria, A Celebration, Rejoice.

"War" tour - may 1, 1983. U2 perform in Stony Brook, New York. At the soundcheck, Bono performs Bing Crosby's "White Christmas".

"in America" - may 1985. "Wide Awake in America" is released.

"pass 7 million" - may 1987. Worldwide sales of "The Joshua Tree" pass 7 million.

'Rattle And Hum" - may 1988. U2 record some extra material for "Rattle and Hum" at Dublin's Point Depot.

"Mission Impossible" - may 1, 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.


"POPMart" tour - may 1, 1997 U2 perform in Denver, Colorado. With snow in the forecast and very cold temperatures in the high altitude of Denver, less than 30,000 fans show up for U2's show at Mile High Stadium.

"Elevation" tour - may 01, 2001 / Minneapolis, MN - Target Center. PJ Harvey. During 'With or Without You', Bono takes a cellphone from a fan and sings a line to the person on the other end of the call. Edge wears "MN Timberwolves" shirt, this night.

Bono in Dublin - 'A voice is music too...' (There’s no me without you ) - May 1, 2007
Bono turned to poetry this morning, presenting the Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders to Gégé Katana from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Gégé, one of five women nominated for the annual Front Line Award award, works on behalf of victims of sexual violence and founded the Solidarity Movement of Women Human Rights Activists in Uvira, eastern DRC. She is often under surveillance, was banned from travelling for seven years, has been arrested several times and regularly receives death threats. 'Winning the award is a recognition of my work as a woman human rights defender.' she said. 'It gives me the strength and encouragement to pursue my struggle.' Presenting the award at City Hall in Dublin, before an audience of politicians, business leaders and human rights activists, Bono paid tribute to Gege’s work with a poem. Here it is: 'There’s a woman here amongst us / A girl we cannot know / Eyes from the frontline / Eyes that can overthrow / Eyes that see what is / But more what might be / Eyes with vision over visibility / There’s a woman in our midst / That we can never know / A voice from the frontline / A voice that can overthrow / A voice is more than language / A voice is music too / Her voice is whispering, ‘Ubuntu, Ubuntu’ / Ubuntu, a spell in Swahili / There’s no me without you / No you without me / I am because we are / We are what we can do / There’s no you without me / There’s no me without you / The voice says love thy neighbour is not advice, It’s a command / The voice says, Africa is your neighbour land / The voice says the sun rises on our great shore first / The voice sayd dig your neighbours well / And you will quench your own thirst / And if we dig a well together / We will strike a spring of stories / And discover we can’t stand up if she is on her knees / I am because we are / That’s the word ubuntu / I learned this lesson from Africa / There’s no me without you / GEGE, GEGE, iron woman smile / We will walk in your footsteps / And follow your mile / May the dreams you’ve had in darkness / Not leave you when you wake / And like The Morning Tree of CONGO / May you bend and never break / There’s a woman here amongst us / A girl we cannot know / She’s been to the frontline / But today’s she’s home.' Front Line was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the specific aim of protecting Human Rights Defenders, people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). More on Frontline and the other nominees here - source: U2.com * Bono to present human rights awards * U2 frontman Bono arrives with the Jordan's Queen Rania, for the 2007 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk presentation ceremony at City Hall, Dublin, Tuesday May 1, 2007 * Great photos: Interference

A conference call: Bono in Ireland to Washington - May 1, 2007 - The lead singer of the Irish group U2 — and perennial advocate for anti-poverty programs — on Tuesday joined with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and other lawmakers seeking to expand basic education around the world. "I can't vote for any of them, but I'm thankful for what they're doing," Bono said from Ireland during a conference call with legislators. "This is why I'm a fan — and an annoying fan at times — of America." iht * A conference call with Bono * usatoday