War was released in early 1983, but U2 didn’t wait until the album was out to take the songs out on the road. Starting on December 1, 1982, and running until December 24, 1982, the band play 20. The tour took them through Scotland, England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands and Belgium, before returning home to Ireland with a series of shows around the Republic and one show in Northern Ireland.
Pre War Tour
- 01/12/1982 Tiffany’s, Glasgow, Scotland
- 02/12/1982 Apollo, Manchester, England
- 03/12/1982 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England
- 04/12/1982 Odeon, Birmingham, England
- 05/12/1982 Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
- 06/12/1982 Hammersmith Palais, London, England
- 08/12/1982 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland
- 09/12/1982 Martinihal Groningen, Groningen, Holland
- 10/12/1982 Zaal Volksbelang, Mechelen, Belgium
- 11/12/1982 Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
- 12/12/1982 Limburghal, Gent, Belgium
- 14/12/1982 Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 15/12/1982 Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
- 16/12/1982 Unknown, Oslo, Norway
- 18/12/1982 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
- 19/12/1982 Leisureland, Galway, Ireland
- 20/12/1982 Mayfields Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 22/12/1982 SFX Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- 23/12/1982 SFX Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- 24/12/1982 SFX Centre, Dublin, Ireland
