Opening Act(s): Idiot Dancers Setlist: N/A Remarks: Promotional material mislabels U2 as “UR”.
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Opening Act(s): Medium Medium Setlist: N/A
Read MoreDecember 8, 1979 – Camden, England – Electric Ballroom
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 play in support of the Talking Heads and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Read MoreDecember 7, 1979 – Camden, England – Electric Ballroom
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 play in support of the Talking Heads and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Read MoreDecember 5, 1979 – Covent Garden, England – Rock Garden
Setlist: Twilight, Shadows And Tall Trees, Boy-Girl. (incomplete setlist) Remarks: Promotional material refers to U2 as “V2” and the setlist is incomplete. A report on this show in Record Mirror mentions the set included a song called Boy Meets Man – and although this may initially seem to be a mistaken title for Twilight, Twilight […]
Read MoreDecember 4, 1979 – Islington, England – Hope & Anchor
Setlist: N/A Remarks: U2 are misnamed as “The U2’s” in promotional material. A significant number of media and record company representatives are in attendance along with only nine paying customers, but when Edge breaks a string, the band leaves the stage and does not return.
Read MoreDecember 3, 1979 – Clapham, England – 100 Club
Opening Act(s): Setlist: N/A
Read MoreDecember 2, 1979 – London, England – Nashville Rooms
Opening Act(s): Back to Zero, Secret Affair Setlist: N/A
Read MoreDecember 1, 1979 – West Hampstead, England – Moonlight Club
Setlist: Concentration Cramp, The Dream Is Over, Inside Out, Shadows And Tall Trees, Boy-Girl, Out Of Control. (incomplete setlist) Remarks: U2 begins its first tour outside Ireland by opening up for the Dolly Mixtures.
Read MoreOctober 5, 1979 – Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House
U2 Live At Cork Opera House October 5 1979. Earliest recording of a U2 gig. Still, this is U2’s very first TV appearance, live on irish channel RTE. Setlist: Stories For Boys, The Speed Of Life, Cartoon World, The King’s New Clothes, Inside Out, Another Time, Another Place, Boy-Girl, Out Of Control. Encore(s): Glad To […]
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