#U2 the joshua tree tour plus#
#U2 the joshua tree tour series#

The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, produced by Live Nation Global Touring, opened to rave reviews on May 12 th at BC Place in Vancouver and made its U.S.

#U2 the joshua tree tour series#

The innovative staging included a new series of haunting and evocative films from Dutch photographer and film-maker Anton Corbijn вЂ“ whose iconic photography accompanied the original recording - in brilliant 8k resolution on a 200 x 45 foot cinematic screen, the largest high-res LED screen every used in a touring show, behind the group in live performance.

#U2 the joshua tree tour plus#

Thanks to U2, they were already in musical heaven.The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, a celebration of the original album and tour of the same name undertaken by U2 in 1987, featured the complete Joshua Tree album played in sequence plus a selection of highlights from U2's extensive catalogue of songs. Later, вЂњBeautiful Day,вЂќ вЂњElevationвЂќ and вЂњVertigoвЂќ brought the house down with pure and raw rock вЂ™nвЂ™ roll - with the propulsive вЂњElevationвЂќ sending the capacity crowd into a jumping frenzy.Д®arlier, opening act Beck basked in the beauty of the evening, saying: вЂњItвЂ™s a perfect night sky - I feel like I can touch it.вЂќДЇriday night, during a magnificently guided grand tour of вЂњThe Joshua Tree,вЂќ fans didnвЂ™t need to touch the sky. He spoke of faith and hope and dreams and the idea of a perfect America - themes laid out in вЂњThe Joshua Tree,вЂќ circa 1987. On Friday night, Bono - leading the charge - preached like it was Sunday morning, touching on topics from war and womenвЂ™s rights to immigration and the plight of refugees. Known for its activism as much as its music, U2 didnвЂ™t shy away from politics. In the annals of rock history, U2 - much like The Rolling Stones and The Beatles - has earned its place, and deservedly so. Standing in front of the massive high-resolution video screen - itвЂ™s 200 feet long and 45 feet tall - the members of U2 were dwarfed by such immensity, almost making them seem inconsequential. The stadium soon became awash in red light, the giant screen revealing the silhouette of a Joshua Tree on a red background.

A gigantic screen on the main stage remained dark while the foursome performed вЂњSunday Bloody Sunday,вЂќ вЂњNew YearвЂ™s Day,вЂќ вЂњBadвЂќ and вЂњPride (In the Name of Love).вЂќДЄs the last notes of вЂњPride (In the Name of Love)вЂќ faded into the crisp San Diego night, the first notes of вЂњWhere the Streets Have No NameвЂќ began to swell. The band launched the evening from a tree-shaped B stage. Visually, the evening unfurled like a beautiful story, set against the backdrop of stunning images of America, its mountains and valleys and desert streets with no names. U2, after all, is all about the narrative. вЂњThe Joshua TreeвЂќ is top-heavy with familiar hits like вЂњI Still HavenвЂ™t Found What IвЂ™m Looking ForвЂќ and вЂњWith or Without You,вЂќ and playing them out of order may have created better pacing, but it wouldвЂ™ve ruined the narrative. BonoвЂ™s voice is as strong as ever, melodies sung with a great deal of deftness. still plays and performs with the potency its fans have come to know and love.

Musically, the band - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. The concert, which unfolded chronologically until the seven-song encore, proved powerful on many levels. The 11 songs from вЂњThe Joshua TreeвЂќ sat in the middle of the eveningвЂ™s set, book-ended by four songs released before 1987 and seven after it. вЂњWhether you crossed the street, crossed the state or crossed the border, thank you and welcome!вЂќ Bono declared after opening the 22-song concert with вЂњSunday Bloody Sunday,вЂќ the bandвЂ™s debut single from 1983вЂ™s вЂњWarвЂќ album.Д®arly on, Bono promised вЂњan epic night of rock вЂ™nвЂ™ roll,вЂќ and U2 delivered. Instead, it put forth an argument - a declaration, really - that we are better than this. The band, which hadnвЂ™t performed in San Diego since 2005, could have easily fallen into a rote recitation of its songs, devoid of purpose and merely resplendent in spectacle. leg of the bandвЂ™s вЂњThe Joshua Tree Tour 2017.вЂќ It begins the next leg in Mexico City on Oct. And therein lies the majesty of Friday nightвЂ™s SDCCU Stadium concert, which ended the second and final U.S.