Boy Tour

Boy Tour

Tour by U2
Location	Europe, North America
Associated album	Boy
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". 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."