U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

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The year was 1987 and U2 had just released their fifth album, The Joshua Tree. Few could have anticipated the record-breaking success the album would go on to achieve, selling more than 10 million copies and catapulting the band into the international spotlight. Indeed, such was the album’s success that 30 years later, the band is taking it back on a global tour. Supported by none other than Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, the Irish band will perform all 11 of The Joshua Tree’s aching anthems—exploring themes as wide-ranging as hope, humanity and the American dream. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bono explained the driving force behind the tour: “At first, it was just to honour this album that meant so much to us. It wasn’t any grand concept.” But as the idea started to develop further, the more relevant they realised it was. Now, with a few shows checked off, Bono said, “I know from reading reviews and hearing from people that we’ve done it without being nostalgic. It’s like the album has just come out. Nobody is talking about it as an historical thing. People are talking about its relevance now.” Everyone seems to agree that while decades have passed, Bono and the boys still affect audiences the most when performing hits like ‘With or Without You’ and ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’.

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