Word: u2
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While U2 rocked at Boston Garden last night and green beer flowed in profusion, at least one Harvard professor born on the Emerald Isle could only laugh at the "Irish" festivities that have become a part of the American version of St. Patrick...
Richard E. Desmond `93, president of the Harvard Irish Cultural and Historical Society, said that many of the club's members planned to celebrate the holiday by attending the U2 concert, throwing small parties, or going to see local bands perform...
Finn, who is a U2 fan, said he believes young Irish people should hear the band's message. "A lot of their songs are very much in line with peace in Northern Ireland," Finn said...
Matthew J. McDonald '92, a member of the Irish Cultural Society, said that getting tickets "is next to impossible." He recalls fondly the days when U2 was a small band. McDonald said his first cousin used to watch the band play at the now-defunct bar Metro. In those days, U2 was opening for "some faceless metal band," he said...
...England U2 promoters only sold tickets over the phone, a move designed to thwart scalpers...