Bono
born 1960
8 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Bono across 7 places, from 1989 to 2023. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Bono was documented, and when
30 December 1989exact date
Dublinattested
“With the band feeling a sense of musical stagnation towards the end of the Lovetown Tour, Bono hinted at changes to come during a 30 December 1989 concert; before a hometown crowd in Dublin, he said on stage that it was "the end of somet…”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2001year
New York Cityattested
“Bono's paintings, which were inspired by the 2001 death of his father, were auctioned at Christie's in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
March 2002month
White Houseattested
“During a March 2002 visit to the White House, Bono lobbied Bush to provide financial assistance to developing countries.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
November 2007month
Irelandattested
“Revenue from the Vertigo tour is funnelled through companies that are mostly registered in Ireland and structured to minimise taxes." Further criticism came in November 2007, when Bono's various charity campaigns were targeted by Jobs Se…”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
May 2010month
Munichattested
“In May 2010, while rehearsing for a North American leg of the U2 360° Tour, Bono suffered a herniated disk and severe compression of the sciatic nerve, and he was taken to a clinic in Munich for emergency neurosurgery.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
November 2022month
North Americaattested
“In November 2022, Bono embarked on a 14-date book tour across North America and Europe called "Stories of Surrender" to promote his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
May 2023month
Beacon Theatre (New York City)attested
“Bono continued the tour with a residency of 11 shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City from April to May 2023, which grossed $6.8 million.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
May 2023month
New York Cityattested
“Bono continued the tour with a residency of 11 shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City from April to May 2023, which grossed $6.8 million.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
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Places Bono is documented in
New York City2 presences · 2001 to 2023Dublin1 presence · 1989Ireland1 presence · 2007Munich1 presence · 2010North America1 presence · 2022White House1 presence · 2002
Beacon Theatre (New York City)1 presence · 2023
Other places tied to Bono in the record
In each of these, a source puts Bono and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Bono was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
10 May 1960exact date
Dublinmentioned
“Paul David Hewson was born in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on 10 May 1960, the second child of Iris (née Rankin) and Brendan Robert "Bob" Hewson, then living in Stillorgan on Dublin's Southside.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
10 May 1960exact date
Stillorganmentioned
“Paul David Hewson was born in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on 10 May 1960, the second child of Iris (née Rankin) and Brendan Robert "Bob" Hewson, then living in Stillorgan on Dublin's Southside.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
31 August 1982exact date
All Saints Church, Rahenymentioned
“Stewart and Bono married on 31 August 1982 in a Church of Ireland ceremony at All Saints Church in her home area, Raheny.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
11 November 1987exact date
Justin Herman Plazamentioned
“The film also contains footage of the band's 11 November 1987 free "Save the Yuppies" concert at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco, during which Bono spray-painted "Rock N Roll Stops the Traffic" on the Vaillancourt Fountain sculpture.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
11 November 1987exact date
San Franciscomentioned
“The film also contains footage of the band's 11 November 1987 free "Save the Yuppies" concert at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco, during which Bono spray-painted "Rock N Roll Stops the Traffic" on the Vaillancourt Fountain sculpture.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
1992year
White Housementioned
“He loved cash and in his mind success was God's blessing." Mirror Ball Man appeared during encores of concerts in 1992 and made prank calls from the stage, often to the White House in an attempt to reach U.S.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
1993year
Siege of Sarajevomentioned
“Carter had previously enlisted U2's help in bringing attention to the Siege of Sarajevo during their 1993 concerts on the Zoo TV Tour.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
1993year
Èze-sur-Mermentioned
“In 1993, Bono and the Edge co-purchased a seafront house in Èze-sur-Mer in the south of France.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2004year
University of Pennsylvaniamentioned
“In 2004, Bono was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2005year
Chicagomentioned
“In 2005, during U2's Vertigo Tour stop in Chicago, he pulled a boy onto the stage during the song "An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart".”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2005year
Rock and Roll Hall of Famementioned
“In 2005, Bono was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of U2, in the group's first year of eligibility.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
15 December 2005exact date
New York Citymentioned
“On 15 December 2005, Paul Theroux published an op-ed in The New York Times called "The Rock Star's Burden" (cf.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2007year
Amsterdammentioned
“U2 were criticised in 2007 for moving part of their multimillion-euro song catalogue from Ireland to Amsterdam six months before Ireland ended a tax exemption on musicians' royalties.”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2007 to 2017period
Lithuaniamentioned
“Bono was among those named in the 2017 Paradise Papers after he was identified as an investor in Nude Estates, which bought a shopping mall in Lithuania in 2007 and transferred ownership to Nude Estates 1 in Guernsey, in an apparent atte…”
source: Wikipedia: Bono
2007 to 2017period
October 2007month
11 December 2008exact date
16 November 2014exact date
17 March 2022exact date
8 May 2022exact date
January 2025month
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How to read this page
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Sources
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