U2 Tomorrow Show - Tom Snyder - US TV 1981 

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

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....

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

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.

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.

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."

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. ❤

Awesome they did Twilight. Always loved that song.

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

Their first US tv appearance.

Classic U2!

I was there! :D

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

unstoppable quartet...

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

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.

Meta: TS mimicing DA doing TS.

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.

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

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!

I always thought The Edge had a great voice

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

Dude i was 16

Was this there first american show?

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

U2 wrote "Miami"

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

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

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.

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

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

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