Past Gigs

March 27, 1987 - Los Angeles, California
U2's legendary performance atop a liquor store in which footage was taken to create the "Where the Streets Have No Name" video. Unbeknownst to most, moments prior to that performance, a crowd had gathered to watch a group of men (then-unknown) called Harp & Eagle drunkenly belt out four songs from inside the liquor store. The LAPD, who famously later pulled the plug on U2's performance, was initially called to the scene on reports that the store was robbed for $600 worth of booze. Harp & Eagle was acquitted of all charges.

April 13, 1990 - Chiba City, Japan
Madonna Blonde Ambition World Tour
In perhaps the most notable billing flub in history, Harp & Eagle took the stage to warm up the crowd for the biggest artist on the planet, Madonna. An unlikely pairing, Harp & Eagle did not sway from their hooligan roots and eventually won over the crowds, so much that Madonna herself added a H&E cover to her set. However, the band did not continue the world tour outside of Japan due an unintentionally offensive comment towards Emperor Akihito resulting in an 18 month stint in the Tokyo Detention House. The bands comment upon their release was simply "We thought everyone liked Pat Morita."

July 25, 1999 - Rome, New York
Woodstock 99
Woodstock '99 has been marred by accounts of violence, looting, arson, and sexual assault, allegedly incited during Limp Bizkit's performance on Saturday night. Harp & Eagle, however, brought a rare message of peace to their audience a day after, including a more cerebral incitement of urging the crowd to stop listening to Limp Bizkit. That band has since slipped into obscurity.

September 13-15, 2003
The Rolling Stones at Wembley, Wembley Arena, England
Though critics often praise the aging Rolling Stones performance at the 40th anniversary of Wembley, those that were there will tell you that Harp & Eagle stole the show. However, the band's brilliant set is often negatively over-shadowed by the crowd's near-riotous reaction to the 20 minute heckling they received from the band regarding the outcome of the Revolutionary War.