When was U2 Live at Red Rocks?

5 June 1983

U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
Released 1984
Recorded 5 June 1983
Venue Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, Colorado)
Genre Rock, post-punk

Who opened for U2 at Red Rocks?

Fontaines D.C.
U2 are continuing their The Virtual Road series of concerts from the archives, on their official YouTube channel, with their celebrated show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado in 1983. The presentation, which goes live at 6.40pm PDT today (25), features a new opening guest performance by Fontaines D.C.

What was Sunday Bloody Sunday?

Bloody Sunday, demonstration in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on Sunday, January 30, 1972, by Roman Catholic civil rights supporters that turned violent when British paratroopers opened fire, killing 13 and injuring 14 others (one of the injured later died).

Where was U2 Under a Blood Red Sky filmed?

the Red Rocks Amphitheatre
The film was recorded during U2’s June 5, 1983 performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Did Pink Floyd ever play at Red Rocks?

Forming less than a decade ago, the Pink Floyd cover-band hailing from Liverpool returned to Red Rocks for another transcendent performance. The nine-part ensemble immediately entranced the crowd as the famous and haunting chords of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” enveloped the arena.

When was U2 Bloody Sunday?

“Sunday Bloody Sunday” is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album War and was released as the album’s third single on 21 March 1983 in the Netherlands and West Germany….Sunday Bloody Sunday.

“Sunday Bloody Sunday”
Length 4:40
Label Island Polystar
Songwriter(s) U2
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite

What happened on Bloody Sunday 1965?

The first march took place on March 7, 1965, organized locally by Bevel, Amelia Boynton, and others. State troopers and county possemen attacked the unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas after they passed over the county line, and the event became known as Bloody Sunday.

Where was U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday video filmed?

Red Rocks Amphitheater
Red Rocks Amphitheater were the video “Sunday Bloody Sunday” was filmed. U2 only played at Red Rocks one time. Denver is in the upper left corner of this picture.

Does U2 Live at Red Rocks still have any power?

Following the release of the DVD in 2008, Record Collector stated that “25 years on, [ U2 Live at Red Rocks has] lost none of its power”.

When did U2 Live at Red Rocks come out on DVD?

A remastered edition of U2 Live at Red Rocks was released on DVD in September 2008 with previously unreleased tracks, coinciding with a remastered edition of Under a Blood Red Sky. Rolling Stone selected the film’s performance of ” Sunday Bloody Sunday ” as one of the “50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock and Roll”.

Where did U2 perform under a blood red sky?

U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded on 5 June 1983 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States, on the group’s War Tour. Originally released in 1984 on videocassette, U2 Live at Red Rocks was the band’s first video release.

What happened to U2’s Send in the Clowns?

Initial pressings of U2 Live at Red Rocks, and the accompanying live album—which contains a different performance of the song from August 1983—featured “Send in the Clowns”. U2 were forced to pay US$50,000 in an out-of-court settlement.