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In the fall of 1976, a Dublin schoolboy put up a flyer in the main hall of his school: “Drummer seeks musicians to form a band”. Similar notes have been posted in schools around the world for decades, but this particular call for young rockers would end up selling out stadiums, not garages. It all began on September 25, 1976, when some kids gathered to start a band eventually called U2 . Ivan McCormick, who would soon be kicked out of the band, described his admittedly hazy memories of that first rehearsal to the Irish Times . His guitar, bought for £55, was the most advanced instrument among them as they all crammed into a kitchen so small the door had to stay open to make room for the drums. Although drummer Larry Mullen had put up the note in school, singer Paul Hewson—better known as Bono —quickly established himself as the band’s leader. McCormick left after a few weeks, and the band went through multiple names, including Feedback and Th...