U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert
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The U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert was a landmark live performance by the Irish rock band in Dublin that marked the end of their 1980s era and was broadcast internationally.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert Context triple: [Point Depot, Dublin, notableEvent, U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert]
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A.
U2 360° Tour
The U2 360° Tour was a record-breaking global concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, notable for its innovative 360-degree stage design that allowed audiences to surround the band in stadiums.
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B.
Woodstock '99
Woodstock '99 was a controversial music festival held in 1999 that attempted to revive the spirit of the original 1969 Woodstock but became infamous for its poor organization, commercialism, and outbreaks of violence and unrest.
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C.
One Love Peace Concert
The One Love Peace Concert was a historic 1978 reggae event in Kingston, Jamaica, remembered for Bob Marley’s onstage call for political unity amid intense civil unrest.
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D.
In Concert
"In Concert" is a celebrated live album by the American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, capturing their harmonies and socially conscious repertoire during the 1960s folk revival.
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E.
Woodstock '94
Woodstock '94 was a large-scale music festival held in 1994 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock, featuring major rock and alternative acts and drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert Target entity description: The U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert was a landmark live performance by the Irish rock band in Dublin that marked the end of their 1980s era and was broadcast internationally.
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A.
U2 360° Tour
The U2 360° Tour was a record-breaking global concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, notable for its innovative 360-degree stage design that allowed audiences to surround the band in stadiums.
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B.
Woodstock '99
Woodstock '99 was a controversial music festival held in 1999 that attempted to revive the spirit of the original 1969 Woodstock but became infamous for its poor organization, commercialism, and outbreaks of violence and unrest.
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C.
One Love Peace Concert
The One Love Peace Concert was a historic 1978 reggae event in Kingston, Jamaica, remembered for Bob Marley’s onstage call for political unity amid intense civil unrest.
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D.
In Concert
"In Concert" is a celebrated live album by the American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, capturing their harmonies and socially conscious repertoire during the 1960s folk revival.
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E.
Woodstock '94
Woodstock '94 was a large-scale music festival held in 1994 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock, featuring major rock and alternative acts and drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert
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rock concert ⓘ |
| associatedBandNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| audienceScope | international audience ⓘ |
| broadcast | international television broadcast ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
radio
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | end-of-decade U2 concert ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late 20th century rock music ⓘ |
| date |
1989-12-31
ⓘ
1990-01-01 ⓘ |
| decadeContext | end of the 1980s ⓘ |
| eventName | U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert ⓘ |
| eventType | New Year’s Eve celebration ⓘ |
| genre | rock ⓘ |
| hasSubject | U2’s career transition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Dublin ⓘ |
| mainArtist | U2 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being broadcast beyond Ireland
ⓘ
symbolically closing U2’s 1980s period ⓘ |
| performedBy | Irish rock band U2 ⓘ |
| performer | U2 ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a landmark U2 performance
ⓘ
marked the end of U2’s 1980s era ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
New Year’s Eve 1989–1990
ⓘ
linked to:
New Year’s Eve
|
| transitionTo | U2’s 1990s phase ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert Description of subject: The U2 New Year’s Eve 1989–1990 concert was a landmark live performance by the Irish rock band in Dublin that marked the end of their 1980s era and was broadcast internationally.
Referenced by (2)
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