THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY - JANUARY 27

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 walk in the red-light district of Hamburg / U2 play at first time in Brazil / Bono at WEF / Pics of the video to Get On Your Boots / 'Hope for Haiti Now' CD debuts at No. 1 on Billboard chart; 1st digital-only album to hit spot / Brazil night club fire kills 242 in Santa Maria / Videos: Mensch and Stuck In A Moment from DVD: "Herbert Grönemeyer: I Walk Live"!

"Boy" tour - january 27, 1981 - U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Polytechnic School.

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - january 27, 1985 - U2 walk through the heart of Hamburg, Germany and stop in the Reeperbahn, the central part of the red-light district. Bono meets a few street walkers and talks to them about their lives. Bono will dedicate the next two nights performances of "Bad" to them.

"POPMart" tour

- january 27, 1998 - U2 play in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The usual 30 minute ride to the stadium takes 3 hours due to a massive traffic jam; almost a tragedy, the organization of Rio´s concert was very very bad, but the band haven´t guilt (fans are still arriving as U2 start the encore). Edge and Bono take their guitars to play "Desire," when the guys of Salgueiro (samba's club) join them at the stage. In an interview to MTV after the show, Edge explained: "We had only one first contact

with the the guys of Salgueiro and we did not have time to the rehearsal. The guys arrived only one hour before the show, and we decided play with them." The band wear yellow shirt #10 (Brazilian soccer team)* Listen to the show: HERE.

Bono attends the World Economic Forum - january 27, 2005. Bono attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today. He takes part in the "G8 and Africa" panel discussion with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo . 

Pics of the video to Get On Your Boots

 - January 27, 2009 photos: interference.com







'Hope for Haiti Now' CD debuts at No. 1 on Billboard chart; 1st digital-only album to hit spot - Associated Press - Last update: January 27, 2010 - 12:01 PM - NEW YORK - The all-star "Hope for Haiti Now" album has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first digital-only album to hit the top spot. Nielsen SoundScan says the compilation CD of performances from last week's charity telethon sold 171,000 units over the weekend. The CD features performances by U2, Beyonce and Madonna, among others. More than 80 million people tuned in for Friday's telethon, which organizers have said raised $57 million. The event, which also streamed live online, featured appearances by former President Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Brad Pitt and other stars who encouraged donations for Haiti, hit by a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. On the Net: http://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/ - startribunestartribune

Brazil night club fire kills 242 in Santa Maria - January 27, 2013

(this pic was taken few minutes before the tragedy) - Gary Duffy reports: ''It seems that they had great difficulty getting out'' - At least 242 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say. Local media say the fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Many victims reportedly inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape. Bereaved families have gathered at the scene where the fire is out and bodies are being removed. President Dilma Rousseff, who cut short a visit to Chile, has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital along with government ministers. She said earlier that everything possible would be done to help the injured and the families of the victims. ... bbc.co.uk

Videos: Mensch and Stuck In A Moment from DVD: "Herbert Grönemeyer: I Walk Live" - The concert happened on August 21,2012 - Postdam, Germany - source: noticierou2