October Tour
- Europe
- North America
- Boy Tour
(1980–81) - October Tour
(1981–82) - War Tour
(1982–83)
The October Tour was a concert tour by Irish rock band U2 that took place in 1981 and 1982 to support the band's second studio album, October, which was released in October 1981.
Itinerary
The tour followed a similar pattern to the previous tour and consisted of five legs, three in Europe and two in North America. The first leg began in Ireland in the August 1981 and ended in Berlin at the start of November, in total, 33 concerts were held. Soon after the first European leg, U2 travelled to North America to play 23 shows over the course of a month. Another European leg was held between December 1981 and February 1982 before heading back to the USA to fulfill the longest leg of the tour. The fourth leg ran from February through to April and was made up of 32 shows, considerably less than the European and American legs of the Boy tour. After a short break, the tour finished with a final 9 shows in Europe.[1]
Setlist
The setlist varied each night throughout the tour, with eight songs from October and ten from Boy being played.[1] Songs such as "Rejoice", "Another Time, Another Place", "With a Shout (Jerusalem)", and "Fire" were dropped from the setlist towards the end of the tour. "Gloria" was used as the opener at almost every show, whilst "The Ocean" (used as the opener for the previous tour) was played predominantly as the closing song.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Leg 1: Europe[2] | |||
16 August 1981 | County Meath | Ireland | Slane Castle |
23 August 1981 | London | England | Paris Theater |
29 August 1981 | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | |
30 August 1981 | Odell | Odell Castle | |
31 August 1981 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Coasters |
2 September 1981 | Stockholm | Sweden | Underground |
1 October 1981 | Norwich | England | University of East Anglia |
2 October 1981 | Nottingham | Rock City | |
3 October 1981 | Salford | Salford University | |
4 October 1981 | Glasgow | Scotland | Tiffany's |
6 October 1981 | Coventry | England | Warwick University |
7 October 1981 | Leicester | Leicester Polytechnic Arena | |
8 October 1981 | Sheffield | Lyceum | |
9 October 1981 | Newcastle | Mayfair Ballroom | |
10 October 1981 | Liverpool | Royal Court Theatre | |
12 October 1981 | Brighton | Top Rank | |
13 October 1981 | Portsmouth | Mecca Locarno | |
14 October 1981 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank |
16 October 1981 | Stoke-on-Trent | England | Kings Hall |
17 October 1981 | Bracknell | Bracknell Sports Centre | |
18 October 1981 | Bristol | Locarno | |
19 October 1981 | Birmingham | Locarno | |
20 October 1981 | Leeds | Tiffany's | |
21 October 1981 | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead Pavilion | |
23 October 1981 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique |
24 October 1981 | Deinze | Brielpoort | |
25 October 1981 | Herenthout | Zaal Lux | |
26 October 1981 | Paris | France | Élysée Montmartre |
28 October 1981 | Leiden | Netherlands | Stadsgehoorzaal |
29 October 1981 | Tilburg | De Harmonie | |
30 October 1981 | Amsterdam | Paradiso | |
31 October 1981 | Arnhem | Stokvishal | |
1 November 1981 | Rotterdam | De Lantaarn | |
3 November 1981 | Hamburg | West Germany | Fabrik |
4 November 1981 | West Berlin | Metropol | |
Leg 2: North America and Europe[3] | |||
13 November 1981 | Albany | United States | J.B. Scott's |
14 November 1981 | Boston | Orpheum Theatre | |
15 November 1981 | New Haven | Toad's Place | |
17 November 1981 | Providence | Center Stage | |
18 November 1981 | Philadelphia | Ripley's Music Hall | |
20 November 1981 | New York City | The Ritz Club | |
21 November 1981 | |||
22 November 1981 | |||
24 November 1981 | Passaic | Hitsville North Nightclub | |
25 November 1981 | Asbury Park | Hitsville South Nightclub | |
28 November 1981 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | |
29 November 1981 | San Francisco | The Warfield Theatre | |
1 December 1981 | Atlanta | The Agora | |
2 December 1981 | Nashville | Underwood Auditorium | |
4 December 1981 | Royal Oak | Royal Oak Music Theatre | |
5 December 1981 | Grand Rapids | Fountain Street Church | |
6 December 1981 | Chicago | Park West | |
7 December 1981 | Lansing | Dooley's | |
8 December 1981 | Cleveland | Agora Theatre | |
10 December 1981 | Buffalo | Uncle Sam's | |
11 December 1981 | Washington, D.C. | Ontario Theater | |
12 December 1981 | Hartford | Stage West | |
13 December 1981 | Lido Beach | Malibu Dance Club | |
20 December 1981 | London | England | Lyceum Ballroom |
21 December 1981 | |||
23 January 1982 | Galway | Ireland | Leisureland |
24 January 1982 | Cork | Cork City Hall | |
26 January 1982 | Dublin | RDS Main Hall | |
Leg 3: North America[4] | |||
11 February 1982 | New Orleans | United States | SS President Riverboat |
13 February 1982 | Austin | The Opry House | |
14 February 1982 | San Antonio | Cardi's | |
15 February 1982 | Houston | Cardi's | |
16 February 1982 | Dallas | Cardi's | |
17 February 1982 | Oklahoma City | Jammy's | |
19 February 1982 | St. Louis | Night Moves | |
21 February 1982[5] | Minneapolis | First Avenue | |
22 February 1982 | Madison | Headliners | |
23 February 1982 | Champaign | University of Illinois | |
25 February 1982 | Kansas City | Uptown Theater | |
27 February 1982 | Denver | Rainbow Music Hall | |
28 February 1982 | Lincoln | Colorado State University | |
3 March 1982 | Fort Myers | Lee County Civic Center | |
4 March 1982 | West Palm Beach | Civic Auditorium | |
5 March 1982 | Tampa | Curtis Hixon Hall | |
6 March 1982 | Tallahassee | Leon County Arena | |
Jacksonville | Jacksonville University | ||
10 March 1982 | Knoxville | University of Tennessee | |
11 March 1982 | Atlanta | Atlanta Civic Center | |
12 March 1982 | Memphis | North Hall Auditorium | |
14 March 1982 | Indianapolis | Indiana Convention Center | |
16 March 1982 | Amherst | Bowker Auditorium | |
17 March 1982 | New York City | The Ritz Club | |
18 March 1982 | |||
19 March 1982 | Garden City | Nassau County Community College Ballroom | |
20 March 1982 | Providence | Alumnae Hall | |
21 March 1982 | Phoenix | Nightclub | |
25 March 1982 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
26 March 1982 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
27 March 1982 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Sports Arena | |
29 March 1982 | San Francisco | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | |
30 March 1982 |
References
- ^ a b "U2 October Tour". U2Gigs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "U2 > Tours > October > Leg 1: 1981, Europe". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "U2 > Tours > October > Leg 2: 1981/82, North America/Europe". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "U2 > Tours > October > Leg 3: 1982, America". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Gabler, Jay. "Here's the contract for U2's 1982 show at First Avenue". Local Current Blog | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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