Boy Tour
Tour by U2 | |
Associated album | Boy |
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Start date | 6 September 1980 |
End date | 9 June 1981 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 157 |
U2 concert chronology |
The Boy Tour was a concert tour by Irish rock band U2 that took place in 1980 and 1981 to support the band's first studio album, Boy, which was released in October 1980.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Leg 1: Europe | |||
6 September 1980 | Coventry | England | General Wolfe's |
7 September 1980 | London | Lyceum Ballroom | |
8 September 1980 | Marquee Club | ||
9 September 1980 | Bristol | Berkeley | |
11 September 1980 | Hull | Wellington Club | |
12 September 1980 | Scarborough | Taboo Club | |
13 September 1980 | Leeds | Queen's Hall | |
15 September 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
16 September 1980 | Plymouth | Fiesta Suite | |
17 September 1980 | Penzance | Demelza's | |
18 September 1980 | Totnes | Civic Hall | |
19 September 1980 | Stroud | Marshall Rooms | |
21 September 1980 | Wollaston | Nag's Head | |
22 September 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
22 September 1980 | London | Maida Vale Studios | |
23 September 1980 | Sheffield | Limit Club | |
24 September 1980 | Aylesbury | Friars Club | |
25 September 1980 | Liverpool | Brady's | |
26 September 1980 | Birmingham | Cedar Club | |
27 September 1980 | Coventry | Coventry University | |
29 September 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
30 September 1980 | Brighton | University of Brighton | |
2 October 1980 | Leeds | Duchess of York | |
3 October 1980 | Retford | Porterhouse | |
4 October 1980 | London | School of Economics | |
5 October 1980 | London | Half Moon Club | |
7 October 1980 | Nottingham | Boat Club | |
9 October 1980 | Manchester | Manchester Metropolitan University | |
11 October 1980 | London | Kingston University | |
14 October 1980 | Hilversum | Netherlands | KRO Studios |
15 October 1980 | Amsterdam | Milkyway | |
16 October 1980 | Groningen | Vera | |
17 October 1980 | Apeldoorn | Gigant | |
18 October 1980 | Brussels | Belgium | Klacick |
19 October 1980 | London | England | Lyceum Ballroom |
7 November 1980 | Exeter | University of Exeter | |
8 November 1980 | Southampton | University of Southampton | |
9 November 1980 | London | Moonlight Club | |
11 November 1980 | Canterbury | University of Kent | |
12 November 1980 | Bradford | Bradford University | |
13 November 1980 | Sheffield | Limit Club | |
14 November 1980 | Kidderminster | Kidderminster Town Hall | |
15 November 1980 | Bristol | University of the West of England | |
18 November 1980 | Reading | University of Reading | |
19 November 1980 | Wolverhampton | University of Wolverhampton | |
20 November 1980 | Blackpool | Blackpool and The Fylde College | |
21 November 1980 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Nite Club |
22 November 1980 | Liverpool | England | Brady's |
24 November 1980 | Coventry | Coventry University | |
26 November 1980 | Hulme | Playhouse Theatre | |
26 November 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
27 November 1980 | |||
28 November 1980 | Aston | University of Aston | |
29 November 1980 | Stoke-on-Trent | Keele University | |
30 November 1980 | Brighton | Jenkison's Cabaret Bar | |
1 December 1980 | London | Hammersmith Palais | |
2 December 1980 | London | Hammersmith Palais | |
3 December 1980 | Paris | France | Baltard Pavilon |
Leg 2: North America & Europe | |||
6 December 1980 | New York City | United States | The Ritz |
7 December 1980 | Washington, DC | Bayou Club | |
8 December 1980 | Buffalo | Stage One | |
9 December 1980 | Toronto | Canada | El Mocambo |
11 December 1980 | Washington, DC | United States | Bayou Club |
12 December 1980 | Providence | Main Event | |
13 December 1980 | Boston | The Paradise | |
14 December 1980 | New Haven | Toad's Place | |
15 December 1980 | Philadelphia | Bijou Club | |
17 December 1980 | Belfast | Ireland | Ulster Hall |
18 December 1980 | Galway | Leisureland | |
19 December 1980 | Strandhill | Baymount Entertainment Centre | |
20 December 1980 | Cork | Arcadia Ballroom | |
22 December 1980 | Dublin | TV Club | |
Leg 3: Europe | |||
23 January 1981 | Belfast | Ireland | Queen's University |
24 January 1981 | Glasgow | Scotland | Strathclyde University |
25 January 1981 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Valentino's Club |
26 January 1981 | York | England | York University |
27 January 1981 | Manchester | University of Manchester | |
28 January 1981 | Norwich | University of East Anglia | |
29 January 1981 | Northampton | Iron Horse | |
30 January 1981 | Loughborough | Loughborough University | |
31 January 1981 | Manchester | University of Manchester | |
1 February 1981 | Manchester | University of Manchester |
Setlist
The setlist varied each night throughout the tour, with all songs from Boy being performed with the exception of "Shadows and Tall Trees".[1] Content from U2 3 was played, as were "11 O'Clock Tick Tock", "Touch", and "Things to Make and Do". Towards the end of the tour, songs from the upcoming October were played, including "Fire" and "I Fall Down". "The Ocean", "11 O'Clock Tick Tock", and "I Will Follow" were often played twice due to the band's small catalogue at the time. Most shows began with "The Ocean" and closed with "11 O'Clock Tick Tock". Three unreleased songs, "Father is an Elephant", "Carry Me Home" and "The Cry" were also performed. Throughout the tour, Bono would include snippets of other songs not recorded by U2 - "Send in the Clowns" was often tagged onto the end of "The Electric Co."[2]
References
- ↑ "U2 Boy Tour - U2 on tour". U2gigs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ↑ "U2 Send In The Clowns - U2 on tour". U2gigs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.