U2 Tomorrow Show - Tom Snyder - US TV 1981

[@johntrautwein527]

I was working as a stagehand in the studio for this. Nice memory.

[@erichenderson304]

Was this there first american show?

[@johntrautwein527]

@@TheTrouserPuppetsOfficial i was there.

[@orlandovelez7386]

I remember seeing this on TV and was absolutely floored. Did some research and went to see them days later at Hitsville in Passaic, NJ. Loudest show ever...My ears are still ringing....

[@69tomasito]

lol,,,r u been serious,,,did u /

[@billthestinker]

tom snyder will be missed he had a unique personality that connected with diverse people

[@richardvtomlinson6980]

I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was about 10, a latch key kid, alone, waiting for my Mom to get home around 1am. She'd always be angry I was awake watching TV when she got home. After she yelled at me with her thick Jamaican accent, she stared at the program, remarked "Those boys have a thick brogue." I asked what a brogue was, she explained 'Irish accent, ' and made me turn off the TV. I didn't see them again until I was buying cassettes in 1987, and bought THE JOSHUA TREE. I was the only kid in my hellish Englewood neighborhood who knew and recognized this awesome talent. I really miss my Mom.

[@ibassnote]

This was what got me about U2. Youth, determination, a sound that really evoked another place, something so un-American sounding, something near the sea, something hard-won. It was Irish. I knew nothing about Ireland at the time but suddenly I was transported to something so evocative, so real yet otherworldly. They seemed convinced they could conquer the world. Bono had an incredible voice and a conviction I had never really seen before.

[@fieldcroft]

Meta: TS mimicing DA doing TS.

[@dorothysay8327]

Their first US tv appearance.

[@ling2c1993]

I was quite excited to see what they looked like after I bought the single and while watching this with my brother, he very accurately predicted "They're going to be big."

[@TheSpartan425]

Wow, he really predicted right. U2 would be one of the biggest bands of the gen Y era.

[@xennial80sxberner]

They stayed popular into like 2005, so its safe to say lots of Gen Y like them too

[@bewareofzealots]

I saw this live. Timeless.

[@eddiegalon3714]

Awesome they did Twilight. Always loved that song.

[@lisaknell1809]

I’m so glad that I got to experience U2 in their early years. What a ride it’s been. U2 has been a part of some of the best times of my life. ❤

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

unstoppable quartet...

[@skoneelove]

im so lucky that i had teen older brother that were in this scene. i was the only one in 5th grade who knew u2 was cool. Im so happy to be a NEW YORKER we always get the good music first. I wanted to see u2 in 1983 at Stonybrook but my mom said no because i was 12...lol

[@DieselDiaz]

lol! Great story

[@rmac5584]

Classic U2!

[@roadlimoster]

The ROAD that LAYED ahead of them they would not BELIEVE!

[@jerardnorgren3411]

The Joshua Tree

[@SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

I was there! :D

[@normanoro206]

I love how it seems like Tom Snyder has to look down at his card at the end to get the band's name. Just some band called U2. That's all.

[@Darrylizer1]

Wow, The Edge with hair! Adam Clayton withe blond hair! Man they look young Tom Snyder may have been something of a stiff but he had some great bands on his show.

[@gardensofthegods]

9/14/24 9:47 p.m. CST DALLAS ❤💜❤💜❤💜

[@xennial80sxberner]

Weird AF that Tom Snyder was only 44 at the time and seemed like a grandpa! Just think for a comparison, today Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is 44!

[@Bigtime1998]

Dang he seemed way older than 44!!

[@lamper2]

the shout factory DVD doesn't have this or the Clash-so make your own!

[@headman844]

Does anyone know what the song is at 6:57 when they go to commercial?

[@music130man]

The song is "A Day Without Me"

[@draoi99]

Edge sounds so Dublin there: "well... you know yourself...".

[@erichenderson304]

Was this there first american show?

[@carmenpineda2197]

I always thought The Edge had a great voice

[@davemacht2857]

Dude i was 16

[@SpikeShooter92]

U2 wrote "Miami"

[@DieselDiaz]

lol X-D

[@PeterKKraus]

Bono's son looks quite a bit like he did back then.

[@donbuck8110]

I think Bono invented the mullet, bad look, good songs

[@f.w.2054]

Irritating habit of running his fingers through his hair. The rest of the band rocked!

[@jimkerr1873]

First time on US national TV, he's nervous give the kid a break.@@f.w.2054

[@kromedome0101]

I loved the Tomorrow show. But (even as a major music buff) having an audience & live acts was the show's downfall. Snyder said so himself afterwards. NBC f**ked up.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

Back when U2 was good. After 2001's All That You Can't Leave Behind they went to shit.

[@thegeekyu2fanawesomeness571]

+Michael Youngstrom All That You Cant Leave Behind is good how dare you say it's bad even if it was a fail so think before you talk.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

+The Geeky U2 fan Awesomeness do you know what the word "after" means?

[@thegeekyu2fanawesomeness571]

+Michael Youngstrom Yes but they still are awesome after 2000. 360 TOUR BEAT TOUR EVER!

[@solcreate490]

Creative spark died with POP. Though I think Atomic Bomb was a very good album...I suppose it was a stray ember, because every album since has been DOA creatively.

[@marky1974]

Have to agree..u2 turned into Coldplay after pop..i honestly think passengers is a better record than anything they did after pop..

[@SVinNJ]

"I dunno Tom, Im not sure these guys have the stuff that it takes those dumbs kids to buy records..."

[@KMK7355]

Hey kipperfeast he never said The U2 when introducing them. Clean the shot out of your ears clown.