FLASHBACK: U2’s Live Aid Performance of “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
U2’s third studio album War was released 36 years ago today (February 28.) It was the band’s first true breakthrough thanks to the rallying cry and setlist mainstay “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
The song was part of U2’s now iconic set at 1985’s Live Aid. While their emotional performance of “Bad” gets a lot of attention, it was their powerful charge of “Sunday Bloody Sunday” that whipped the packed Wembley Stadium crowd into a frenzy.
35 years on, the song is still a highlight of every U2 gig. Talk about staying power. Thankfully, the same can’t be said for Bono’s epic mullet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCKcULlEydo/
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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