16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is U2 on the roof of the Cork Country Club Hotel, before they had a record deal. It was my first job overseas for NME and I was excited. However, U2 were clean-living boys who drank in moderation, so my visions of rocking parties rapidly evaporated. Bono hero-worshipped David Bowie and often referred to him in conversation. Even then, the 19-year-old lead singer was very vocal with his opinions and was the band’s spokesman.
There were two shows in Dublin and Cork where U2 were the main attraction. Between those dates, the band went on a small tour of the southern Irish counties, supporting Irish show bands who played the current top ten hits. In the village hall venues, the largest audiences were generally about 50 people. Very few had come to see U2, but the band easily won the audiences over, and just a few years later were selling out stadiums.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“This is U2 on the roof of the Cork Country Club Hotel, before they had a record deal. It was my first job overseas for NME and I was excited. However, U2 were clean-living boys who drank in moderation, so my visions of rocking parties rapidly evaporated. Bono hero-worshipped David Bowie and often referred to him in conversation. Even then, the 19-year-old lead singer was very vocal with his opinions and was the band’s spokesman.
There were two shows in Dublin and Cork where U2 were the main attraction. Between those dates, the band went on a small tour of the southern Irish counties, supporting Irish show bands who played the current top ten hits. In the village hall venues, the largest audiences were generally about 50 people. Very few had come to see U2, but the band easily won the audiences over, and just a few years later were selling out stadiums.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
