![]() ![]() I’m up for it, if our audience is as excited as we are… it’s gonna be a great night. It has become clear that the entire spring / summer tour will. As the last week has progressed a number of rumours have appeared concerning this possible announcement. A lot of emotions which feel strangely current, love, loss, broken dreams, seeking oblivion, polarisation… all the greats… I’ve sung some of these songs a lot… but never all of them. On Christmas day, U2 announced that they would be doing some special shows to celebrate The Joshua Tree this year, and that Songs of Experience would also be released this year. We’re looking forward to it.”Īdded lead singer Bono: “Recently I listened back to The Joshua Tree for the first time in nearly 30 years… it’s quite an opera. “To celebrate the album – as the songs seem so relevant and prescient of these times too – we decided to do these shows, it feels right for now. “It seems like we have come full circle from when The Joshua Tree songs were originally written, with global upheaval, extreme right wing politics and some fundamental human rights at risk,” said guitarist The Edge. The 12 months that followed saw the band create now-iconic moments: the traffic-stopping Grammy Award-winning music video on the roof of a Los Angeles liquor store, winning a BRIT Award and two Grammys – including Album of the Year – their first of 22 received to date, distinguishing U2 as the most awarded rock band in Grammy history. Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming them “Rock’s Hottest Ticket” in a defining year for the band that saw their arena dates roll into stadium shows to accommodate escalating demand – setting them on course to become one of the greatest live acts in the world today. and Ireland, selling in excess of 25 million albums worldwide, and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr “… from heroes to superstars” (Rolling Stone). 1 album in the U.S., topping the charts globally including the U.K. Released to universal acclaim on Maand featuring hit singles “With Or Without You”,”I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where The Streets Have No Name”, The Joshua Tree was U2’s first No. 17 at 10 a.m.Įach show will include a performance of The Joshua Tree in its entirety, with support from one of a number of special guests including Mumford & Sons, OneRepublic and The Lumineers in North America and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in Europe. Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Leg 1: North America (21 shows) Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Leg 2: Europe (12 shows) Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Leg 3: The Americas (18 shows) We found 31 different songs played during these shows. The band will play Lincoln Financial Field June 18. Live Nation today announced U2 will return to select stadiums this year with U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the band’s classic album. ![]()
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