Rare live performance of Tomorrow. (Photo: War 1983-05-07 Neil Morganstein) U2 initially did not perform Tomorrow. Its live debut came over halfway through the October Tour when the band performed a hometown concert on 26 January 1982 in Dublin. This debut featured Vincent Kilfuff accompanying the band on Uilleann pipes. The song was only attempted twice more on the October Tour: at a Saint Patricks Day concert in New York City and a show at the same venue the next day. For the War Tour, the band rehearsed a new live version: October segued into it and the Uilleann pipes were replaced by The Edge playing a tin whistle. The song was played at all shows on the tours first leg for which complete setlists are known. It then appeared at the first two weeks of concerts on the War Tours second leg before its final live performance in early May 1983. (Info from LastFM website)
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25 responses to U2 – Tomorrow (live) – Bourges, France 1983
its nice to clear that up, thanks for the insight!
And Bono actually wrote this song about the death of his mother who died when he 14 , she had a heart attack at her own fathers funeral ,makes the song so powerful and i guess that why its only been played live a few times maybe too personal a song for him to sing . However what fucking superb performance,with the crowd singing in on all the words,these guys were already a huge band.
I think I can clear this one up. Having got to the see 5 dates on the war tour! 3 times I heard this version with the whislte and the Edge played it. On two dates (both London) They had Uilleann pipes which were played by someone not in the band which I would guess would of been Vincent Kilduff. I actually prefer the version with the whislte.
his mother died of a brain aneurism after going to her father’s funeral/
pick this song how you like, makes the hairs on my neck go nuts,bono and larys mothers died when they were young, thats what powers this song…an the band x
Amazing tune. An old classic.
Yeah it does sound the same.
very piercing
@cookmoore heheh, no I only added those comments to my description after your question, although one guy reckons it was not Edge playing whistle but vincent kilduff (he played the uleian pipe in the studio version of tomorrow). Im trying to find that out as itd be nice to know. Either way I agree it was fine playing!
Sorry, guess I didn’t read!
The Edge is a very good tin whistler
This says The Edge was playing Tin Whistle, (from Last FM website):
“For the War Tour, the band rehearsed a new live version [of Tomorrow]: October segued into it and the Uilleann pipes were replaced by The Edge playing a tin whistle.”
Who’s whistlin?
This one is a very good version
I think this is from Glasgow 24th March 1983? If not its almost identical. A classic whereever its from.
Another lost U2 gem.
love dis song tin whistle makes it very irish
U2 as a musical outfit should really forget about pop songs and concentrate on more experimental work. They would be such a great prog rock band if they put their minds to it. They need to diversify and explore totally new territory, this is how they can age gracefully. I love this early stuff though and have only recently had the pleasure of hearing some 1984 concerts, that energy hasnt been present since zoo tv, my first u2 gig. All the same and for what its worth – Long live u2
would love to hear the bunnymen do this, and the boys to do killing moon
True men never grow up, let alone boys.
aahh very irish sound like
I used to love this song, but as most of October, it cannot age really well.
Boys are boys, they grow up.
That’s Kiltimagh’s finest, Vinnie Kilduff playing the whistle there. Went on to join In Tua Nua, alongside Steve Wickham – both played with u2 in December ’82: Vinnie on “Tomorrow” (where he also played uilleann pipes), and Steve played violin on “Sunday Bloody Sunday”.
Echo your comments wholeheartedly – ain’t U2′s fault these days that the vast majority of “U2 fans” are a world away from those who followed the band all over the place back in those great days, in the early 80s. U2 live back then……WOW! Think I’ve done well to get this far without labelling a fair percentage of “nu-U2″ fans as knobheads!
This song is one of my ultimate favourites ever… Love the kind of Irish sound!
U2 <3
The only? A lot of Bono’s songs is about his mother.. As Satur9girl says there is Lemon.. but also I Will Follow, MOFO and Out of Control
I long for early-mid 80′s u2.
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