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U2 October Tour 1981 Leg I
Europe

10/23/1981 Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium
setlist not available

10/24/1981 Brielport - Deinze, Belgium
setlist not available

10/25/1981 Zaal Lux - Herenthout, Belgium
Gloria, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, October
comment: Setlist is incomplete. There are also claims that the setlist featured A Day Without Me and Tomorrow, which we regard with some skepticism: A Day Without Me is not believed to have debuted on the October Tour until the next month in North America, and Tomorrow's debut is understood to have been 26 January 1982. Of course, it is possible the A Day Without Me/Tomorrow claims are correct, but for now, they have been omitted from the set. If you can verify/deny these claims, or can provide any other additional information about this concert's setlist, please do not hesitate to contact us.

10/26/1981 Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Rejoice, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control
encores: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, The Ocean, Fire

10/28/1981 Stadsgehoorzaal - Leiden, Netherlands
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, Rejoice, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control

10/29/1981 De Harmonie - Tilburg, Netherlands
setlist not available

10/30/1981 Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Rejoice, The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send in the Clowns (snippet), I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control
encores: Fire / Happy Birthday (snippet), 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, The Ocean
comment: Larry's 20th birthday. After the show Bono gives him a remote control truck.

10/31/1981 Stokvishal - Arnhem, Netherlands
Gloria, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Will Follow
comment: Setlist largely unknown. Gloria was the opener.

11/01/1981 De Lantaren - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Rejoice, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control

11/03/1981 Fabrik - Hamburg, Germany
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Rejoice, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control
comment: This is a notorious concert in U2's history. The Psychedelic Furs were originally meant to perform at the concert but did not play for reasons that are uncertain. Most of the crowd had shown up to see the Furs and became hostile when they learnt they will only see U2. U2 tried their hardest to break down the tension but do not succeed, with brawls breaking out in the crowd. This is particularly apparent during I Will Follow, which is plagued by false starts as Bono rebukes those causing trouble and urges calm. The band did not perform an encore for obvious reasons.

11/04/1981 Metropol - Berlin, Germany
Gloria, Another Time, Another Place, I Threw a Brick Through a Window, An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart, Rejoice, The Cry / The Electric Co., I Fall Down, October, Stories for Boys, I Will Follow, Twilight, Out of Control
encores: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, The Ocean, I Will Follow
comment: This show is filmed for the German TV show Rockpalast and broadcast in March 1982. During 11 O'clock Tick Tock, a number of crowd members climb onstage.


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