The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

5 Jan 2017255

The band will be out on the road again this summer celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree and performing the album in full, every night. In July the tour brings them home to Croke Park in Dublin, 30 years after the original Joshua Tree Tour’s two memorable shows at the Dublin venue in June 1987.



U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 kicks off in Vancouver on 12th May for a run of dates across North America, and includes U2’s first ever U.S. festival headline appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

The tour then moves to Europe with the first stop in London on 8th July, finishing up in Brussels on 1st August and taking in their hometown show in Croke Park on 22nd July.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will provide support across Europe, with Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers and One Republic joining the tour through North America.

“It seems like we have come full circle from when The Joshua Tree songs were originally writtten, with global upheaval, extreme right wing politics and some fundamental human rights at risk,” reflects The Edge. “To celebrate the album - as these songs seem so relevant and prescient of these times too - we decided to do these shows, it feels right for now. We’re looking forward to it.”

“Recently I listened back to The Joshua Tree for the first time in nearly 30 years,” adds Bono. “It’s quite an opera. 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. I’m up for it, if our audience is as excited as we are… it’s gonna be a great night. Especially when we play at home. Croke Park.. it’s where the album was born, 30 years ago.”

Tickets for U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 are on sale Monday, January 16th in Ireland, the UK and Europe and on Tuesday, January 17th in the US and Canada. Ticket prices start at €35.00 / £35.00 / $35.00 with general admission floor tickets at  €70.00 / £70.00  / $70.00.

As usual, there is an exclusive priority presale for U2.com subscribers from Wednesday, January 11th (9am) through Friday, January 13th (5pm) local times. Tickets will be general admission on the floor and reserved seating in the stands. There will be a 4 ticket limit for subscriber purchases and a 6 ticket limit commencing with public sales. In North America, all floor tickets will be paperless unless otherwise noted.

Find all the dates below and keep an eye on our Tour page for the latest ticket and package information.

Released to universal acclaim on March 9th 1987 and 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 went to No. 1 in Ireland and around the world selling in excess of 25 million copies and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr “… from heroes to superstars” (Rolling Stone).

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.

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; as well as a triumphant return home with the original Joshua Tree Tour for four unforgettable shows in Belfast, Dublin and Cork in the summer of 1987.

In 1987 Hot Press called The Joshua Tree “their most influential album yet”. As for this tour? Noel Gallagher says, “It will be both a pleasure and an honour to play my part in what still remains the greatest show on earth.”

What does The Joshua Tree mean to you? Add your comments below and join the conversation in Zootopia. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

 
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 North America
 
 
 Fri. May 12 Vancouver, BC BC Place Stadium  
 
 
 Sun. May 14 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field  
 
 
 Wed. May 17 San Francisco, CA Levi's Stadium  
 
 
 Sat. May 20 Los Angeles, CA Rose Bowl  
 
 
 Wed. May 24 Houston, TX NRG Stadium  
 
 
 Fri. May 26 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium  
 
 
 Sat. June 3 Chicago, IL Soldier Field  
 
 
 Wed. June 7 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field  
 
 
 Sun. June 11 Miami, FL Hard Rock Stadium  
 
 
 Wed. June 14 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium  
 
 
 Sun. June 18 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field  
 
 
 Tue. June 20 Washington, DC FedEx Field  
 
 
 Fri. June 23 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre  
 
 
 Sun. June 25 Boston, MA Gillette Stadium  
 
 
 Wed. June 28 E. Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium  
 
 
 Sat. July 1 Cleveland, OH First Energy  
 
 
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Europe
 
 
 Sat. 8 July London, UK Twickenham Stadium  
 
 
 Wed. 12 July Berlin, DE Olympic Stadium  
 
 
 Sat., 15 July Rome, IT Olympic Stadium  
 
 
 Tue. 18 July Barcelona, ES Olympic Stadium  
 
 
 Sat. 22 July Dublin, IE Croke Park  
 
 
 Tue. 25 July Paris, FR Stade De France  
 
 
 Sat. 29 July Amsterdam, NE Amsterdam Arena  
 
 
 Tue. 1 Aug. Brussels, BE King Baudouin Stadium  
 
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simspace
So Excited!
I missed the JT tour in 1987, which I greatly regret. I won't miss this one. Thanks for doing this guys, I am thrilled!
replenished
Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry
Thank you for helping me manage years of life stress with your music. I don't know how to thank you. No matter what - your music was always there to sooth my soul and give me hope. Love to you - always.
yuyo66
The joshua tree tour 2017
we waiting for you too...we need to see you again. I´m from ARGENTINA
rickandemilee
Reunion with the Band!!!
My first U2 concert was 87' Joshua Tree Tour and now 30 years later I get to relive it all over again!!! I can't wait for June 11th!!!
judyem
Could not be more excited.
This is and always will be my favorite album of all time. I am so looking forward to seeing it played live! Especially One Tree Hill...tht song has always resonated so deeply with me.
Harwori
Great memories!
The first two concerts I ever saw (w/o parents) were David Bowie in Aug of 87 in San Jose, CA, and three months later saw the Joshua Tree Tour at Oakland/Alameda County Stadium. Great memories. This album lived on repeat in my car for two years. Thank you in advance for playing it in its entirety. Can't wait.
lisamk3
I love the Songs of Innocence
Just to comment on the tour that I heard, here say, it was not as well received...if I had been there I would have jumped and yelled out, cause it is one of my favorite albums, though I love them all!!
custom55
1987
I saw the Joshua Tree tour at the Izod Center ( forgot what it was called in '87 ) so it will be great to see it again at Metlife 30 years later.
leosmore
Red Hill Mining Town, finally!
Waiting for this moment, I can not sleep till to buy the tickets!
girze
it's been a long time coming ...
Can't belive it! Thank you guys to give me the chance to see the show live after 30 years. This is very rock and roll of you! This Album caused so much. It raised the bar of music, it changed my life - our life - U2's life and it's with me all my life. It's a pity that this tour did not stop in Vienna Austria again. Maybe there will be an opportunity to celebrate with you this 30th anniversary of the masterpice of minds and melodies. It's so exciting. Cheers Gernot from Austria
stanley_teo
Cant Wait
this will be a big highlight for me and my friends this year. so looking forward and hoping we can get the tickets....
federico_gonzalez
GREAT!!!!!
GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE JOSHUA TREE, WAITING FOR THE ACHTUNG BABY ANNIVERSARY TOUR!!!!!
NICKJOJO
NICKJOJO
The anticipation of trying to get tickets for London is making me nuts! So want to go see this! We've seen U2 in London, Paris and Cardiff. Cannot wait for the Joshua Tree in the summer.
angieone
I am Happy
Good News :) music everywhere
atlantatom
Joshua Tree market my second "coming of
I initially "came of age" in Mississippi and I learned a lot of what felt wrong, but not until leaving for California in 1981 at 17 years old and soon after seeing U2 at the US Festival, did I start a second "coming of age" - a growing understanding of what is right, good, and possible, and the need to risk it all in a fight for those things. That all peaked with Joshua Tree, the album as well as a lot of personal time in the desert, pondering. Years later, to have my daughter cast her first vote for a black man in hope, and her second for a woman in disapointment and bewilderment in the outcome, I can think of nothing better than for our 5th time seeing U2 together to be Joshua Tree (right after she returns from a semister studying in Dublin no less). We'll see you boys soon. Slainte!
Shannon387
Can't wait!!
I love that they're doing this. So looking forward to it!
curleydowling
Made my day!
Cannot wait to you guys in SF!!
Forever a Fan
Love at first listen
So excited for this tour! My all time favorite Band! I love my U2 Boys! Thanks for your wonderful music!
viet_le
Grateful for the upcoming concert of a l
I'm super excited to have this concert be in Vancouver! I hope to get good seats for my wife and I. She's been a Superfan of U2 since she was a little girl. The Joshua Tree has special meaning to her as it takes 3 loops of the album to complete each for her heart MRI scans. She survived 2 open-heart operations and 16 procedures in total, and played this album before each OR visit! She never made it to U2's concert, and I am grateful for this upcoming concert to give her this experience of lifetime! Thank you, U2, and your Joshua Tree album! You were beside her for every step of her journeys and battles!
Sfitch1
SherBearTX
Made my day finding out about this tour! Can't wait to see U2 in Houston!
dconord
Soundtrack of my Life
From the first moment I hit 'play' on my cassette player in middle school through today, this album has been a part of my life's soundtrack. Every song. Every word. See you in Philly, and hopefully in Rome as well! This time, I'll be bringing my middle school aged kids! :)
garry1960
Second chance!
Because of personal problems I missed the Joshua Tree show in Rotterdam (1987) but now I'm getting a second chance! Thanks guys!!
SherriAnn
Yippee!
Luv luv luv!
jojo03410
Paris
Yessssssssssssssssss
mariannevankimmenade
great!!!
Amsterdam, ready to go ;-)
JodyGiles
looking forward to seeing you again
Thanks for touring! all the best!
eguenthner
Sound the trumpet, polish the conch!
Bring those timeless tunes back to these worn ears of old...they need respite from worldly noise. Gentlemen, you bring us peace and solace...make it so.
johankuyt
U2 Friends Holland
We are ready for Amsterdam
Koen70
OMG! How can I describe this feeling?
Back in the days a friend asked me to buy the vinyl of 'Joshua Tree' for him. Curious I was I listened to it and I was totally overwhelmed by the lyrics, the message, the diversity, the photography and the warmth that flowed through my body. So this means also I've been a fan for 30 years. And now this news! Joshua Tree LIVE! And as a bonus Noel Gallagher!!!! WHAT A DAY it will be! A BEAUTIFUL DAY! Let's hope that the stage will be related to the album and the era! Countdown has started! Hope you all have a great show!
karel1969
charly1969belgium
part off my life
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