Boy Tour

Boy Tour var U2:s första turné. Den genomfördes 1980-1981.

Under de första åren efter att bandet bildades 1976, turnerade U2 på mindre klubbar i Dublin och andra städer på Irland. I december 1979 åkte de till London på turné med sin första EP Three i ryggen. I början gick det inget vidare; vid en konsert dök nio åskådare upp. Men genom en intensiv marknadsföring spreds ryktet om bandet och i februari 1980 fick U2 sitt efterlängtade skivkontrakt av Island Records.

Innan albumet Boy ens var utgivet turnerade man i Storbritannien, vilket var lyckat då mycket branschfolk såg dem och blev positivt överraskade. Under vintern 1980 åkte U2 över till USA och spelade, ibland som förband. Där var det oftast bussresor som gällde, vilket gjorde att bandet lärde känna USA:s natur och landsbygd. Detta skulle senare påverka dem mycket under musikskrivandet. U2 återvände därefter till Europa och spelade då för första gången i Sverige. När bandet under våren 1981 gjorde 60 spelningar i USA hade publikskaran ökat markant.

Låtlista på konserten i Stockholm 9 februari 1981

The Ocean
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Touch
An Cat Dubh
Into The Heart

¤Another Time, Another Place

The Cry
The Electric Co.
Things To Make And Do
Stories For Boys
I Will Follow

Spelningar

1980-09-06 Coventry, England, General Woolfe
1980-09-07 London, England, Lyceum Ballroom
1980-09-08 London, England, Marquee Club
1980-09-09 Bristol, England, Berkeley
1980-09-11 Hull, England, Wellington Club
1980-09-12 Scarborough, England, Taboo Club
1980-09-13 Leeds, England, Queen's Hall
1980-09-15 London, England, Marquee Club
1980-09-16 Plymouth, England, Fiesta Suite
1980-09-17 Penzance, England, Demelzas
1980-09-18 Totnes, England, Civic Hall
1980-09-19 Stroud, England, Marshall Rooms
1980-09-21 Wollaston, England, Nag's Head
1980-09-22 London, England, Marquee Club
1980-09-23 Sheffield, England, Limit Club
1980-09-24 Birmingham, England, Bogart's
1980-09-25 Liverpool, England, Brady's
1980-09-26 Birmingham, England, Cedar Ballroom
1980-09-27 Coventry, England, Polytechnic
1980-09-29 London, England, Marquee Club
1980-09-30 Brighton, England, Polytechnic
1980-10-02 Leeds, England, Fan Club
1980-10-03 Retford, England, Porterhouse
1980-10-04 London, England, School of Economics
1980-10-05 London, England, Half Moon Club
1980-10-07 Nottingham, England, Boat Club
1980-10-09 Manchester, England, Polytechnic
1980-10-11 London, England, Kingston Polytechnic
1980-10-14 Hilversum, Nederländerna, KRO Studios
1980-10-15 Amsterdam, Nederländerna, The Milkyway
1980-10-16 Groningen, Nederländerna, Vera
1980-10-17 Apeldoorn, Nederländerna, Gigant
1980-10-18 Bryssel, Belgien, Klarick
1980-10-19 London, England, Lyceum Ballroom
1980-11-07 Exeter, England, University
1980-11-08 Southampton, England, University
1980-11-09 London, England, Moonlight Club
1980-11-11 Canterbury, England, Kent University
1980-11-13 Sheffield, England, Limit Club
1980-11-14 Kidderminster, England, Town Hall
1980-11-15 Bristol, England, Polytechnic
1980-11-18 Reading, England, University
1980-11-19 Wolverhampton, England, Polytechnic
1980-11-20 Blackpool, England, Polytechnic
1980-11-21 Edinburgh, Skottland, Nite Club
1980-11-22 Liverpool, England, Brady's
1980-11-24 Coventry, England, Polytechnic
1980-11-26 Hulme, England, Old Playhouse Theatre
1980-11-26 London, England, Marquee Club
1980-11-28 Birmingham, England, Aston University
1980-11-29 Stoke, England, Keele University
1980-11-30 Brighton, England, Jenkinson's
1980-12-02 London, England, Hammersmith Palais
1980-12-03 Paris, Frankrike, Pavillon Baltard
1980-12-06 New York, NY, USA, The Ritz
1980-12-07 Washington, DC, USA, Bayou Club
1980-12-08 Buffalo, NY, USA, Stage One
1980-12-09 Toronto, Kanada, El Mocambo
1980-12-11 New York, NY, USA, Mudd Club
1980-12-12 Providence, RI, USA, Main Event
1980-12-13 Boston, MA, USA, Paradise Theater
1980-12-14 New Haven, CT, USA, Toad's Place
1980-12-15 Philadelphia, PA, USA, Bijou Cafe
1980-12-17 Belfast, Nordirland, Ulster Hall
1980-12-18 Galway, Irland, Leisureland
1980-12-19 Sligo, Irland, Baymount
1980-12-20 Cork, Irland, Downtown Kampus
1980-12-22 Dublin, Irland, TV Club
1981-01-23 Belfast, Nordirland,
1981-01-24 Glasgow, Skottland, Strathclyde University
1981-01-25 Edinburgh, Skottland, Valentino's Club
1981-01-26 York, England, University York
1981-01-27 Manchester, England, Polytechnic
1981-01-28 Norwich, England, University of East Anglia
1981-01-29 Northampton, England, Iron Horse
1981-01-30 Loughborough, England, Loughborough University
1981-01-31 St Albans, England, City Hall
1981-02-01 London, England, Lyceum Ballroom
1981-02-09 Stockholm, Sverige, Underground
1981-02-10 Bryssel, Belgien, Beursschouwburg
1981-02-11 Amsterdam, Nederländerna, Paradiso
1981-02-12 Haag, Nederländerna, Paard Van Troje
1981-02-13 Rotterdam, Nederländerna, De Lantaarn
1981-02-14 Sittard, Nederländerna, Stadsschouwburg
1981-02-15 Hamburg, Tyskland, Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall
1981-02-17 Berlin, Tyskland, Kantkino
1981-02-18 München, Tyskland, Sugar Shack
1981-02-19 Genève, Schweiz, Salle du Fauburg
1981-02-20 Paris, Frankrike, École National Des Travaux
1981-02-21 Paris, Frankrike, Le Palace
1981-03-03 Washington, DC, USA, Bayou Club
1981-03-04 Philadelphia, PA, USA, Bijou Cafe
1981-03-05 Albany, NY, USA, J.B. Scott's
1981-03-06 Boston, MA, USA, Paradise Theater
1981-03-07 New York, NY, USA, The Ritz
1981-03-09 Montréal, Kanada, Le Club
1981-03-10 Ottawa, Kanada, Barrymore's
1981-03-11 Toronto, Kanada, Maple Leaf Ballroom
1981-03-14 San Diego, CA, USA, Globe Theatre
1981-03-15 Reseda, CA, USA, Country Club
1981-03-16 Anaheim, CA, USA, Woodstock
1981-03-18 San José, CA, USA, State College Auditorium
1981-03-19 San Francisco, CA, USA, The Old Waldorf
1981-03-20 San Francisco, CA, USA, The Old Waldorf
1981-03-22 Portland, OR, USA, Fog Horn
1981-03-23 Seattle, WA, USA, Astor Park
1981-03-24 Vancouver, Kanada, Commodore Ballroom
1981-03-26 Salt Lake City, UT, USA, New Faces Club
1981-03-28 Denver, CO, USA, Rainbow Music Hall
1981-03-30 Lubbock, TX, USA, The Rox
1981-03-31 Austin, TX, USA, The Club Foot
1981-04-01 Houston, TX, USA, Cardi's
1981-04-02 Dallas, TX, USA, Bijou Cafe
1981-04-03 Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Quicksilver's
1981-04-04 Tulsa, OK, USA, Caine's Ballroom
1981-04-06 Kansas City, MO, USA, Uptown Theater
1981-04-07 St. Louis, MO, USA, Washington University Graham Chapel
1981-04-09 Minneapolis, MN, USA, Uncle Sam's
1981-04-10 Ames, IA, USA, Fillmore
1981-04-11 Chicago, IL, USA, University Of Chicago International House
1981-04-12 Chicago, IL, USA, Park West
1981-04-14 Madision, WI, USA, Merling's
1981-04-15 Milwaukee, WI, USA, Palm's
1981-04-17 Cincinnati, OH, USA, Bogart's Club
1981-04-18 Detroit, MI, USA, Harpo's
1981-04-19 Columbus, OH, USA, The Agora
1981-04-20 Cleveland, OH, USA, The Agora
1981-04-21 Pittsburgh, PA, USA, The Decade
1981-05-02 Gainesville, FL, USA, University Of Florida
1981-05-03 Tampa, FL, USA, End Zone
1981-05-04 Hallendale, FL, USA, The Agora
1981-05-06 Atlanta, GA, USA, The Agora
1981-05-08 New Orleans, LA, USA, Ol' Man Rivers
1981-05-09 Memphis, TN, USA, Poets
1981-05-11 Denver, CO, USA, Rainbow Music Hall
1981-05-13 Santa Monica, CA, USA, Civic Center
1981-05-15 San Francisco, CA, USA, California Hall
1981-05-19 Toronto, Kanada, Ryerson Theatre
1981-05-20 Rochester, NY, USA, Red Creek
1981-05-21 Buffalo, NY, USA, Uncle Sam's
1981-05-22 Syracuse, NY, USA, City Limits
1981-05-23 Albany, NY, USA, J.B. Scott's
1981-05-24 Hampton Beach, NH, USA, Club Casino
1981-05-25 Providence, RI, USA, Center Stage
1981-05-27 New Haven, CT, USA, Toad's Place
1981-05-28 Boston, MA, USA, Metro
1981-05-29 New York, NY, USA, Palladium
1981-05-31 Asbury Park, NJ, USA, Fast Lane
1981-06-04 Salford, England, University
1981-06-06 Aylesbury, England, Friars Club
1981-06-08 Geleen, Nederländerna, Sportpark
1981-06-09 London, England, Hammersmith Palais

Låtar som spelades

De mest spelade låtarna under "Boy Tour" (ej komplett då statistik saknas):

11 O'Clock Tick Tock 99 gånger
I Will Follow 86
The Ocean 73
Into The Heart 58
An Cat Dubh 58
The Electric Co. 58
Stories For Boys 53
Another Time, Another Place 50
Things To Make And Do 49
Out Of Control 48
The Cry 48
Twilight 48
Boy/Girl 32
Touch 30
A Day Without Me 29

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