U2: The Electric Co. (London 1980)

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Uploaded by on Jun 12, 2009

One of the band's earliest performances of The Electric Co., from their debut album Boy.

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  • jeez. hunting a load of old faves tonight and found this.

    I was at this gig! - hung around outside for about 3 hrs, and managed to get into the sound check, and the Edge got me and a mate on the guest list. Cracking memories. 1st time I saw em live.

    I'm hunting now for a BBC live session, form late 79/early 80...it was from Ireland, and Stiff Little Fingers played on the same programme. had it on vhs but can't find it anywhere.

    cheers for putting this up

  • Bits of that BBC Session are up already, take a look at my faves, one should be there.

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  • This is fuckin apeshit!. Wow .Still one of the best live acts in the world but I only wish Bono had 1/5 that energy these days..

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  • @offthelinegt that's what he did, it's clear enough, look, but since you say 'wrong', explain what Bono did with his belt from what you know. Belt-gate drama.

  • @ToolsnFire wrong

  • @SOUPY2500 dude, for fuck sakes he was like 20 here and is now like 50 ... lets see if you have the energy that you did when you were 20 at 50 .. moron

  • Bonos pants ripped!

  • @louisorleans he undid his belt to have it not going through the loops to make fun of some London fashion

  • @ValleysOfSaturn this is a speeded up video, their notes are higher pitch than they played at that time

  • I can't believe i've found this. I was 17, crushed against the barrier stage right to see "MY" band! Can still clearly picture the girl in a blue sailor oufit I couldn't nerve myself up to talk to, and feel the bruise developing as my chest worked against the scaffold pole to keep me breathing. Thank you Mr Weirdo!

  • Awesome. Right on the edge of punk. I had to wait until 1984 to see them in San Francisco...with The Waterboys.

  • Is Bono sneezing at 1:17 ?

  • great song. but because of this bad video coding/"jerking effect", they look like they're on speed. :) lol

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