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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marcelu2
Scotland
No scottish date
TeddyPeeeee
Washington DC-FedEx will be rocking
Love it!!!!!
bobish
27/06/87 Days of Innocence & Experiance
I ‘d just turned 15 when U2 brought The Joshua Tree to Croke Park in June ’87. Bought a ticket for a girl I was seeing at the time but she wasn’t allowed go! Went on the Saturday with my sister and her friend, flagons on the pitch, The Pogues, The Dubliners, culchies and craic. It was epic! What a great couple of nights. I was working collecting glasses in Gibneys in Malahide at the time and one night in the days after the shows, it may actually have been the night of the Sunday gig, I was wearing my lovely white Joshua Tree Tour t-shirt, by the end of the night it was destroyed by beer stains, maps of the world imprinted by Guinness spilt all over it. Anyway we’re all sitting around in the bar after cleaning up and there’s a knock on the door. In walk the lads, I was mortified by the state of my t-shirt but sat awestruck as they enter like returning heroes. Adam pauses as he passes me, points and says ‘cool t-shirt man’. I wish I still had the shirt but the memory will stay forever. Can’t believe its thirty years, days of innocence and great experience, can’t wait for July’s homecoming.
nativejohn
JT & the B-sides
These songs were soul food. They lifted us beyond the stratosphere, and the shows...1st leg at the LA Sports Arena, we tore the roof off leading to the 3rd leg at the LA Coliseum where it was an open heaven. And as the B-sides were being released just extended and deepened on the themes of love and connectedness. That sense of a U2 community flourished out of these offerings. I may wax sentimental, but I look forward to mining this vein for what is still relevant and vital!!!!
salvissimo
A beautiful day
It's a beautiful day!!!
arzcrack
Australia?
Great to see they're playing in Australia! Oh, hang on...
adadacant
Love from Benevento!!!ITALIA
Roma!!!!15 of July....I' m shivering........
BLACKIEBHOY
Graeme
Please come to Glasgow!
Eurostan
Still shaking.....
This is like.... my youth....my early world view....my musical education......!! I may have let out a little pee there when I read this!! wooohoo!
nativejohn
LA & PHILLY!!!
Stoked yo!!!
shey78
please
Please please come to Australia with this tour
darinbhershey
June in Philly!
Woohoo!
Biggs123
Soooo Excited!
Lets be having ya!! Cant wait!! Dublin 2016
mkc
JT30
Yep
u2kite
Gracias
Muy buenas noticias.
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