May 30: "Why do they call you the Edge?" / US Festival 83 / Irish and Italians / In My Life red shirt#7 / finishing Africa tour / Bono and Adam at Corbijn party in the Hague / U2 is working on Morocco-Bono sings the praises of President Bush, new AIDS spending!

"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - may 30, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Nashville Rooms. Support is "Fashion".

"Boy" tour - may 30, 1981. U2 make an appearance on NBC's "The Tomorrow Show" whose host at the time is Tom Snyder, its´ U2 debuts on U.S. TV. Bono and Edge sit down for a brief interview in between the band's performances of "I Will Follow" and "Twilight." The program is aired on June 4. Bono continuously irks the cameramen in the studio by walking out of the lights and out of camera range. Snyder: "Why do they call you the Edge?" The Edge: "Well, you know, my real name is Johnny Carson, but I just didn't think that would get me on the show."


"War" tour US Festival in San Bernardino - may 30, 1983. U2 perform in Devore, California at Glen Helen Regional Park as part of the US Festival. Other artists of note, "Berlin", Little Steven & the Disciples, "The Pretenders", Joe Walsh, Stevie Nicks and the headliner, David Bowie. During "The Electric Co.," Bono goes backstage and gets a white flag, and with it, climbs up a 100-foot-high scaffolding to the highest point of the stage, where he continues singing the song. Bono jumps into the crowd during "Surrender" and also climbs onto a crane that is carrying cameramen. He also climbs the stage scaffolding to end up 120 feet in the air above the crowd--on his way back down, the canvas starts ripping, worrying the rest of the band and their roadies. The U2 entourage will later warn Bono for "going to far" at concerts. Parts of the show are broadcast on local TV, and the entire concert is broadcast on FM radio.

"The Joshua tree" tour - may 30, 1987. U2 perform in Modena, Italy at the Stadio Comunale Braglia in front of a sold-out crowds of 40,000. The second night's "Pride(In the Name of Love)", Bono commands "Cantate! La gente Irlandese e quella Italiana hanno spirito vicino!(Sing it! Irish people and the Italians have a kindred spirit!") U2 meet Luciano Pavarotti for the first time after the second show. Support is "Lone Justice", "Big Audio Dynamite", and "The Pretenders".

"Elevation" tour - may 30, 2001. Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills - PJ Harvey. Bono sings the first verse of The Beatles' 'In My Life' as an intro to 'Stuck In a Moment.' For the first time this tour, 'Desire' is played by the entire band at the tip of the heart. As the show ends, Bono sings 'Detroit! Ohio!' - whoops. Edge wears this night red shirt#7.

"Bono and O'Neill conclude tour of Africa" - may 30, 2002. Bono and U.S Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill wrap up their 10-day, 4-nation tour of Africa today. While the two continue to have differences over the amount of foreign aid that the U.S. and Europe should send to Africa, O'Neill calls for an all-out effort to solve some of the developing world's most critical problems. "Programs are working. Aid is helping. And standards of living are improving. But more needs to be done. And it needs to be done right. And it needs to be done right now," O'Neill says.

Bono and Adam at Corbijn party in the Hague - may 30, 2005 - It's announced that Bono and Adam Clayton were at the attendance. Bono sung "Radar Love" on 50th b-day of Corbijn. source: xs4all

U2 is working on Morocco - Bono sings the praises of President Bush, new AIDS spending - may 30, 2007 - USA TODAY's Susan Page just got off the telephone with Bono. She says President Bush can count the rock star as a fan today. The Grammy winner was singing the praises of the American president for his announcement today that he would propose spending an additional $30 billion over five years to fight AIDS in Africa, doubling the U.S. commitment. “Some of my activist friends will be, you know, jumping on one leg rather than jumping on two because it’s never enough, and etc., etc.,” Bono said in a telephone interview from Fez, Morocco, where he’s recording with his band, U2. “But I am sorry, I’m standing up and I’m applauding the president and Congress.” Since 1999, the Irish-born singer has become increasingly active in raising awareness of AIDS in Africa and campaigning for debt relief in the developing world. He is co-founder of an advocacy group called DATA — an acroynym for Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa. “I remember people literally laughing in our face as we walked around Capitol Hill, knocking on doors and drumming up support on this,” he said. He cited help from key members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and said it was notable that “a conservative administration” was delivering on promises of aid. The Bush announcement also will help press leaders meeting at next week’s G-8 summit in Germany to act, he said. Bono already has met with seven of the 2008 presidential contenders — including Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republicans Rudy Giuliani and John McCain — to discuss the issue with them. He did note some disappointments with the U.S. program, including the fact that little of the money is used to finance multilateral AIDS programs. The United States also requires that some funds go to abstinence education. “Condoms are a part of the solution; they just are,” he said. “At a time when there’s very little good news coming in from foreign climes, this is great news,” he added. “And I wish I could get the smile off the face and give you more of an activist’s scowl. But how can you?” source: usatoday