Setlist: cancelled Remarks: U2 was misnamed “U2s” in promotional material for the show. According to a member of The Photos, who were scheduled as the main act, this concert was cancelled at the last minute. U2 did not support The Photos until July 13, 1980 at The Marquee in London.
Read MoreDecember 11, 1979 – Canning Town, England – Bridge House
Opening Act(s): Idiot Dancers Setlist: N/A Remarks: Promotional material mislabels U2 as “UR”.
Read MoreDecember 10, 1979 – London, England – Moonlight Club
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.
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