Dates with a listed show
Within the 277-day first-to-last recorded span.
U2 · TOUR REFERENCE
Boy Tour
Worldwide database tour record
6 September 1980 – 9 June 1981
Explore this route on the map
- Listed performances
- 149
- Cities in the record
- 101
- Countries
- 10
- Recorded span
- 277 days
149 dated database listings, 0 matched across multiple databases. Imported source records are not independently verified performances. Flagged listings are held for review.
THE ARTIST, ON THE ROAD
The story behind this itinerary
This chapter brings together dated concert listings for U2, with each database source preserved.
The database supplies this tour grouping.
Database agreement is shown separately from independent historical verification. Financial figures and crew sizes are not inferred.
THE ROUTE
From Coventry (GB) to London (GB)
- Coventry (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 2 listed
- Bristol (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Scarborough (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Leeds (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Plymouth (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Birmingham (GB)GB · 1 listed
Continue through 136 more city runs
- Stroud (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Wollaston (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Sheffield (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Aylesbury (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Liverpool (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Birmingham (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Coventry (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Brighton (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Leeds (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Retford (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Nottingham (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Manchester (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Hilversum (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Amsterdam (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Groningen (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Apeldoorn (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Brussels (BE)BE · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Dublin (IE)IE · 1 listed
- Exeter (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Southampton (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Canterbury (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Bradford (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Sheffield (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Kidderminster (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Bristol (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Reading (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Wolverhampton (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Blackpool (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Edinburgh (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Liverpool (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Coventry (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 2 listed
- Birmingham (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Newcastle (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Brighton (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 2 listed
- Paris (FR)FR · 1 listed
- Nogent-sur-Marne (FR)FR · 1 listed
- New York City (US)US · 1 listed
- Washington (US)US · 1 listed
- Buffalo (US)US · 1 listed
- Toronto (CA)CA · 1 listed
- New York City (US)US · 1 listed
- Providence (US)US · 1 listed
- Boston (US)US · 1 listed
- New Haven (US)US · 1 listed
- Philadelphia (US)US · 1 listed
- Belfast (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Galway (IE)IE · 1 listed
- Strandhill (IE)IE · 1 listed
- Cork (IE)IE · 1 listed
- Dublin (IE)IE · 1 listed
- Belfast (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Glasgow (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Edinburgh (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Manchester (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Norwich (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Northampton (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Loughborough (GB)GB · 1 listed
- St Albans (GB)GB · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Stockholm (SE)SE · 1 listed
- Brussels (BE)BE · 1 listed
- Amsterdam (NL)NL · 1 listed
- The Hague (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Rotterdam (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Sittard (NL)NL · 1 listed
- Hamburg (DE)DE · 1 listed
- Berlin (DE)DE · 1 listed
- Munich (DE)DE · 1 listed
- Geneva (CH)CH · 1 listed
- Vaulx-en-Velin (FR)FR · 1 listed
- Paris (FR)FR · 1 listed
- Washington (US)US · 1 listed
- Philadelphia (US)US · 1 listed
- Albany (US)US · 1 listed
- Boston (US)US · 1 listed
- New York City (US)US · 1 listed
- Montréal (CA)CA · 1 listed
- Ottawa (CA)CA · 1 listed
- Toronto (CA)CA · 1 listed
- San Diego (US)US · 1 listed
- Reseda (US)US · 1 listed
- Anaheim (US)US · 1 listed
- San Jose (US)US · 1 listed
- San Francisco (US)US · 2 listed
- Portland (US)US · 1 listed
- Seattle (US)US · 1 listed
- Vancouver (CA)CA · 1 listed
- Salt Lake City (US)US · 1 listed
- Denver (US)US · 1 listed
- Lubbock (US)US · 1 listed
- Austin (US)US · 1 listed
- Houston (US)US · 1 listed
- Dallas (US)US · 1 listed
- Oklahoma City (US)US · 1 listed
- Tulsa (US)US · 1 listed
- Kansas City (US)US · 1 listed
- St. Louis (US)US · 1 listed
- Minneapolis (US)US · 1 listed
- Ames (US)US · 1 listed
- Chicago (US)US · 2 listed
- Madison (US)US · 1 listed
- Milwaukee (US)US · 1 listed
- Cincinnati (US)US · 1 listed
- Detroit (US)US · 1 listed
- Columbus (US)US · 1 listed
- Cleveland (US)US · 1 listed
- Pittsburgh (US)US · 1 listed
- Gainesville (US)US · 1 listed
- Tampa (US)US · 1 listed
- Atlanta (US)US · 1 listed
- New Orleans (US)US · 1 listed
- Memphis (US)US · 1 listed
- Denver (US)US · 1 listed
- Santa Monica (US)US · 1 listed
- San Francisco (US)US · 1 listed
- Toronto (CA)CA · 1 listed
- Buffalo (US)US · 1 listed
- Syracuse (US)US · 1 listed
- Albany (US)US · 1 listed
- Hampton Beach (US)US · 1 listed
- Providence (US)US · 1 listed
- New Haven (US)US · 1 listed
- Boston (US)US · 1 listed
- New York City (US)US · 1 listed
- Asbury Park (US)US · 1 listed
- Aylesbury (GB)GB · 1 listed
- Geleen (NL)NL · 1 listed
- London (GB)GB · 1 listed
Sequence of listed performances. Connections illustrate the itinerary; they do not establish actual travel or days off.
READ THE RHYTHM
How the dates fit together
Consecutive listed show days
The longest unbroken run of calendar dates represented here.
Performances in one city run
Consecutive entries in one city, before the next listed city.
Days between listed dates
The longest date interval. Missing dates do not establish rest or travel.
THE DATED RECORD
U2 · Boy Tour dates & venues
| Date | City | Venue | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source-listed | Coventry (GB)United Kingdom | General Wolfe | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Bristol (GB)United Kingdom | Berkeley | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Scarborough (GB)United Kingdom | Taboo Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Leeds (GB)United Kingdom | Queen's Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Plymouth (GB)United Kingdom | Fiesta Suite | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Birmingham (GB)United Kingdom | The Golden Eagle | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Stroud (GB)United Kingdom | Marshall Rooms | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Wollaston (GB)United Kingdom | Nag's Head | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Sheffield (GB)United Kingdom | Limit Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Aylesbury (GB)United Kingdom | Friars Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Liverpool (GB)United Kingdom | Brady's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Birmingham (GB)United Kingdom | Cedar Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Coventry (GB)United Kingdom | Lanchester Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Brighton (GB)United Kingdom | Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Leeds (GB)United Kingdom | Brannigans | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Retford (GB)United Kingdom | Porterhouse | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | School Of Economics | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Nottingham (GB)United Kingdom | Boat Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Manchester (GB)United Kingdom | Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Kingston Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Hilversum (NL)The Netherlands | KRO Studios | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Amsterdam (NL)The Netherlands | The Milkyway | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Groningen (NL)The Netherlands | Vera | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Apeldoorn (NL)The Netherlands | Gigant | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Brussels (BE)Belgium | Claridge | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Dublin (IE)Ireland | Project Arts Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Exeter (GB)United Kingdom | University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Southampton (GB)United Kingdom | University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Moonlight Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Canterbury (GB)United Kingdom | Kent University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Bradford (GB)United Kingdom | University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Sheffield (GB)United Kingdom | Limit Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Kidderminster (GB)United Kingdom | Town Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Bristol (GB)United Kingdom | Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Reading (GB)United Kingdom | Reading University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Wolverhampton (GB)United Kingdom | Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Blackpool (GB)United Kingdom | Gaiety Bar | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Edinburgh (GB)United Kingdom | Nite Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Liverpool (GB)United Kingdom | Brady's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Coventry (GB)United Kingdom | Lanchester Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Marquee Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Birmingham (GB)United Kingdom | Aston University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Newcastle (GB)United Kingdom | Keele University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Brighton (GB)United Kingdom | Jenkinson's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Hammersmith Palais | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Hammersmith Odeon | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Paris (FR)France | Théâtre Mogador | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Nogent-sur-Marne (FR)France | Pavillon Baltard | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New York City (US)United States | The Ritz | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Washington (US)United States | Bayou Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Buffalo (US)United States | Stage One | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Toronto (CA)Canada | El Mocambo | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New York City (US)United States | Mudd Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Providence (US)United States | Main Event | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Boston (US)United States | The Paradise | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New Haven (US)United States | Toad's Place | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Philadelphia (US)United States | Bijou Cafe | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Belfast (GB)United Kingdom | Ulster Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Galway (IE)Ireland | Leisureland | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Strandhill (IE)Ireland | Baymount Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Cork (IE)Ireland | Arcadia Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Dublin (IE)Ireland | TV Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Belfast (GB)United Kingdom | McMordie Hall Queen's University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Glasgow (GB)United Kingdom | Strathclyde University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Edinburgh (GB)United Kingdom | Valentino's Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Manchester (GB)United Kingdom | Polytechnic | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Norwich (GB)United Kingdom | University of East Anglia, Lower Common Room | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Northampton (GB)United Kingdom | Iron Horse | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Loughborough (GB)United Kingdom | Loughborough University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | St Albans (GB)United Kingdom | City Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Lyceum Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Stockholm (SE)Sweden | Underground | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Brussels (BE)Belgium | Beursschouwburg | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Amsterdam (NL)The Netherlands | Paradiso | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | The Hague (NL)The Netherlands | Paard Van Troje | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Rotterdam (NL)The Netherlands | Eksit | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Sittard (NL)The Netherlands | Donkiesjot | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Hamburg (DE)Germany | Onkel Pös Carnegie Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Berlin (DE)Germany | Kant Kino | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Munich (DE)Germany | Sugar Shack | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Geneva (CH)Switzerland | Salle Du Fauburg | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Vaulx-en-Velin (FR)France | Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Paris (FR)France | Théâtre Le Palace | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Washington (US)United States | Bayou Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Philadelphia (US)United States | Bijou Cafe | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Albany (US)United States | J.B. Scott's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Boston (US)United States | The Paradise | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New York City (US)United States | The Ritz | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Montréal (CA)Canada | Le Club Montreal | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Ottawa (CA)Canada | Barrymore's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Toronto (CA)Canada | Maple Leaf Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | San Diego (US)United States | Backdoor | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Reseda (US)United States | Wolf and Rissmiller's Country Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Anaheim (US)United States | The Woodstock Concert Theater | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | San Jose (US)United States | San Jose State Student Union Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | San Francisco (US)United States | The Old Waldorf | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | San Francisco (US)United States | The Old Waldorf | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Portland (US)United States | Fog Horn | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Seattle (US)United States | Astor Park | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Vancouver (CA)Canada | Commodore Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Salt Lake City (US)United States | New Faces Roadhouse | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Denver (US)United States | Rainbow Music Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Lubbock (US)United States | The Rox | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Austin (US)United States | The Club Foot | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Houston (US)United States | Cardi's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Dallas (US)United States | Bijou | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Oklahoma City (US)United States | Quicksilver's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Tulsa (US)United States | Cain's Ballroom | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Kansas City (US)United States | Uptown Theater | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | St. Louis (US)United States | Graham Chapel - Washington University | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Minneapolis (US)United States | Uncle Sam's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Ames (US)United States | Filmore | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Chicago (US)United States | International House - U. of Chicago | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Chicago (US)United States | Park West | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Madison (US)United States | Merlyn's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Milwaukee (US)United States | The Palms | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Cincinnati (US)United States | Bogart's Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Detroit (US)United States | Harpo's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Columbus (US)United States | The Agora | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Cleveland (US)United States | The Agora | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Pittsburgh (US)United States | The Decade | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Gainesville (US)United States | Rathskeller University of Florida | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Tampa (US)United States | End Zone | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Atlanta (US)United States | The Agora | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New Orleans (US)United States | Ol' Man River's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Memphis (US)United States | Poets | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Denver (US)United States | Rainbow Music Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Santa Monica (US)United States | Santa Monica Civic Center | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | San Francisco (US)United States | California Hall | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Toronto (CA)Canada | Ryerson Theater | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Buffalo (US)United States | Uncle Sam's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Syracuse (US)United States | City Limits | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Albany (US)United States | J.B. Scott's | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Hampton Beach (US)United States | Club Casino | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Providence (US)United States | Center Stage | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New Haven (US)United States | Toad's Place | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Boston (US)United States | The Metro | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | New York City (US)United States | Palladium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Asbury Park (US)United States | Fast Lane | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Aylesbury (GB)United Kingdom | Friars Club | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Geleen (NL)The Netherlands | Sportpark | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | London (GB)United Kingdom | Hammersmith Palais | Source ↗ |
Future records marked “Planned listing” retain source status. A past listing alone is not proof that a performance took place.
PROVENANCE
Where this record comes from
Bulk imported from U2gigs. Venue/date disagreements and unresolved locations are held out; matching listings do not constitute independent verification.
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