U2 - 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Leixlip Castle - Ireland 1980)

[@jimg2086]

I was there. Just before my 19th birthday. They were supporting the Police. It was the first big gig in Ireland, around 30,000 if I remember and about £6 a ticket , how times and prices have changed. Squeeze also played and were amazing. I agree with one of the other comments that this is live film spliced with studio sound but who cares. This is the only video I've seen of the entire concert. There is audio of the police , especially when someone threw a bottle at sting during Roxanne and he went mental. It's amazing in hindsight that the event wasn't officially filmed. If only they'd known what was to come. As they say, everything's great in hindsight 😋

[@briankavo]

Was there, great first gig and what a lineup. Was an early U2 fan and was obsessed with the Police at the time.

[@MsHoneybee69]

From 1976-1981, Leixlip castle was my local castle/music venue, i sold band merchandise, specifically "U2" pencil cases to get a free ticket into this gig!..gotta love you tube!

[@MartyMolloy]

Not forgetting the legendary John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett who also played their classics "Cor Baby that's really free" and "Look out for the flowers, coz I'm sure they're gonna get you, yeah"

[@filippansa]

it was maybe 28 years ago, for me is a long time but i like very much u2. In my High School i write sometimes a article of u2, the name of the newspaper is Mameli Magazine. P.S u2 are the best in the world!!

[@enopfa]

When I hear/watch the old U2 I get the impression they were more like a band back then. Nowadays it all seems to be about Bono and The Edge

[@jem3911]

its unbelievable that they only formed the band 4 years before and edge had to learn how to play.you could say he learnt pretty fast. easily the best live band ever

[@martinbenner417]

saw U2 First 1981 in Berlin.After the Last encord i speak to my friend "in 30years and more we will remember this evening" Fucking awesome

[@URWetahdid]

FANTASTIC old school U2...The Edge still plays that guitar at present shows for songs like I will Follow and Beautiful Day amongst others.

[@MARYLYON85]

J'y étais .......venue voir POLICE.....On a 15 ans on est des petits français venus apprendre l'anglais à Dublin . Non loin de moi Fabrice Sarracino enthousiasmé craque complétement pour ce petit groupe inconnu qui dégage une belle énergie rock ,il achète leur album sur le champ..... Je ne suis pas forcément une fan U2 mais avoir vu ce moment précis où la sauce prend est quelquechose de fort, d'unique qui ne s'oublie pas . Merci FB .

[@Shuggie656]

love this very rare..thanks 2 ever that put this on you tube...nice one.

[@NikkiKavanagh68]

U lucky sod! My mum wouldn't let me go even though my cousin played with the Virgin prunes around then so we sorta knew them - and I was a MASSIVE Police fan! (He said they would never play Ireland again after that bottle incident - and they didn't until the reunion tour!) I did see them in the Dandelion market in 1979 though!

[@HarmonicsExplorer]

ColmEFC, this is the 'as is overdub' the way this video was released by the U2 camp, or some other body, way back in the 1980's. I've had this recording as is since 1992 which I got from a world class U2 collector.

[@ComfyNumb1989]

great day. Brings me back to the good old days........

[@fanofaestallings]

Thanks for posting this on youtube. I have articles from this period in my scrapbook. I was a kid with a younger brother who LOVED new music and introduced me to the band. I didn't get to see them live until 1983. But met them and Sting at the press conference for Conspiracy of hope. I knew they had something no other band had at the time, plus I have Irish roots so... I was hooked. Bono kissed me on the cheek. I also met Coretta Scott King that day. Thanks for bringing back the memories....

[@peelandstick]

I was at this gig! Aged 10 with my bbest mate Ferris. Fantastic.

[@fanofaestallings]

That is so cool! I was a young kid too when I first heard them on college radio in the states. They came to my city in 1981 (I have a casette copy of that show) but i missed the show. They came back in 83 and I caught the show and then for the next several tours I went. I knew then they were really special. I just had no idea they would still be doing amazing concerts. I met them in 1986 actually with Sting for the Amnesty International show. Fun memoris.

[@3rdusername]

If someone has an mp3 of the bootleg they can easily replace the studio dub in this video with the actual live audio...

[@MsHoneybee69]

@daraghcassells , we probably raced each other on our bikes at some stage, i was 10, i fell in love with sting and the police that day, and ive never looked back!

[@Horizon344]

The music here is from the single, overdubbed onto the gig footage.

[@MartyMolloy]

Well it was 27 years ago so imagine what they'd look like now. I can't believe it's so long ago. I was there. It was just after Borg had beaten McEnroe in the greatest Wimbledon final ever. Today the Police are pensioners, Paul Young appears on celebrity chef shows, Bono is an honorary English knight, there's a motorway running through where that concert took place, and some of those hot chicks could be grandmothers. Makes you think.

[@massivebeatzz]

whoaatt? in 1980 already...they must have been kids..that was 28 years ago..OMG..already the voice and stage presence perfect.... true talent...

[@mcguireshepherd]

massivebeatzz they were adults!

[@brennickler]

Grumpy Flyweight Barley, they were 14-16 in 1976 when they formed!

[@davidbegan]

Yes - I was there also: If you look closely behind Larry and the drum set, you will see piping in the shape of U2 - That was the full extent of their "promo" and who they were. I came to see 'The Police" who sounded terrible and went away wondering who was this great group from North Dublin. They had a group of fans right down close to the stage cheering them, but by the 2nd or 3rd song they had won over the whole audience. My pereception was that concert made them a popular group in Ireland and outsid eof North Dublin. David

[@yostycuevas509]

Qué bellos 🤩🤩🤩, pero si eran unos chibolos, y ya sonaban recontra bien, gracias por este video!!!!

[@yvonnemulder9038]

Favo song

[@LegendSSS3]

Great post!

[@StormAutoAdventures]

Actually, I was in Ireland that year during the summer with my parents to see my relatives > I've gone every summer my entire life and I'll be there this coming July as well. I can't wait ;)

[@kimvicio]

lol foi este bono que fez amar esta banda ate hoje ja la vao 26 anos quesaudades que tempos amo u2 dd 1981

[@HarmonicsExplorer]

Global5325, wow, after all these years, this is first I've realized that thanks to you. I've seen this video since 1992.

[@kathleenirish]

They are probably even closer than then as they have been together for so long without a break-up: What an achievement in and of itself! I don't think they would agree with you.

[@haightbum]

The best U2 is early U2....thanks for sharing this :) Anything from Boy backwards is the shiiiiit

[@sonicvietrianto8890]

I Like this song..great song Bono ;-)

[@MrMemi1]

they're now the best band in the world ;)

[@crashj71]

very cool

[@alanmangan424]

27 July 1980 Sunday This is Not a live recording but studio version as previous comment indicates I was also there Squeez played second last then Police Sound was very poor for police but Squeeze were great Jools wore boating gear I think all the band did

[@keithrafferty]

In an interview with the Hon. Desmond Guinness, he informed me that following the Police concert in 1980 some people broke into the residential property and sprayed graffiti on the walls and that is the main reason he decided to stop allowing Leixlip Castle as a venue for outdoor concerts, thus the birth of Slane as the number two outdoor concert venue in the World Keith_Leixlip © KmR_c0pyright 2o11

[@juancanos4819]

I was there. I was sixteen. I also remember the incident with Sting.

[@eileenmcmahon1245]

I was there too. 16 as well. A kid on summer vacation from the states. I remember Sting shouting about the guy with ginger hair. Incredible day.

[@kathleenirish]

Edge is singing, "Memories..." when he watches video from this time- memories of his full head of hair.

[@colpetne]

i have this on audio with the real concert audio

[@donegalbrennan]

It was in the fields

[@Laurent75017]

I think that they opened for The Police for this concert.

[@StormAutoAdventures]

Wish I could have been there but I was only 1 year old ha ha ;)

[@ultanbeare]

the edge with hair those were the days lol

[@mrmchpisto]

Achtung baby and zooropa yes indeed !

[@helmar1a]

Does anyone have this without the studio recording??

[@karlaanne]

anybody got a time machine??? coooor....... so great :)

[@tulllguy]

which version got radio play in the States? It wasn't the Red Rocks version either, but it was live and the best version I heard.

[@sexylady255]

anyone know where i can get better quailty of this video?

[@gogunn]

Are there any earlier clips anyone knows of?

[@Dubliner812]

@skrason Yeah right, them or the back up band they have under their stage set up???

[@TerryODowd]

With your name carved into trees up the Black Avenue.

[@msmusic4evr]

Well, now I know why Edge said "Uncool name-Sting"!!!

[@enopfa]

I agree partially with you. They probably are good friends but, musically speaking, it seems that Adam and Larry had more influence at the beginning then they have now (especially their first three records). I don't mean to be nostalgic, though, as I still prefer them in the nineties.

[@MIGUELANGELMixes]

AT THAT SHOW WAS PRECISELY WHERE YOU RELEASED A BOTTLE THE POLICE WHEN YOU PLAYED VERY ANNOYING TO STING AND ANDY SUMMERS

[@TheShagDiesel]

@skrason Sorry The Who will always be the best live band in rock and roll history. Don't get me wrong though, I love U2

[@JohnJones-uh6kx]

was there aged 10

[@albarto]

man i hate bono , this my home town , they should reallly start playin gigs there again

[@Jenzemannen]

Hey! The music isn´t live! It´s from the record.

[@pryin]

What's with the audio edit into the studio version? That's a bit shoddy!

[@KenfromDublin]

@khunopie Which band? U-2?

[@kathleenirish]

come on, folks, you KNOW Edge has a sense of humor! It's a joke!

[@smunera]

Actually, I think that U2 has always been a great band (the greatest, for me). Bono is a excellent singer, performer and he's full of charisma. However, Boy, War, Achtung Baby and Zooropa, are, for me, superior...

[@khunopie]

What ever happened to this band?

[@ontheup1]

the police headlined this concert and he introuced u2 as an avareage band from ireland

[@seameybeag]

Ha!, what was thrown at bono at 19 ses...

[@FadedRoseStoriesFairyTales]

soda. ;)

[@EmptyMindlessSpectre]

neil peart just died on stage of a massive coronary 2012 /watch?v=qbFgtic-IBk&feature=related i was just talking to

[@HumGuitar]

This clip is a fraud! The audio is from a studio recording, except at the very beginning and at the very end. At 3:02 you can see Bono yelling into the microphone and you don't even hear him. There are numerous times that you hear backing vocals but no one is singing into the microphones. It sounds like someone spliced a studio audio recording on top of a live video. Also, it sounds like someone put crowd noises(cheering) on top of it. Someone really tried hard to deceive everyone but it failed.

[@ardeeculchie]

U2 kinda sucked that day, no one was impressed except for the 100 fans up front who then threw bottles at the Police. The hit Stuart kit and he stopped the show saying its those U2 fans down there. He came to the front of the stage and pointed them out ! Squeeze played also and I forget who else. This is NOT the original audio.

[@kathleenirish]

sounds rather less than 'luscious'...