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Joshua Tree Tour 2017
 Legs (3): Leg 1 - North America, Leg 2 - Europe, Leg 3 - The Americas
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  1. Oh, by the way...I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of a "Joshua-Tree"-Anniversary tour at all...every U2 tour I witnessed since 1987 offered something new and I looked forward it with a lot of excitement...this time, it seems to be about looking back - something I am usually not interested in...

    Does anybody feel the same?
  2. Originally posted by Papo:Oh, by the way...I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of a "Joshua-Tree"-Anniversary tour at all...every U2 tour I witnessed since 1987 offered something new and I looked forward it with a lot of excitement...this time, it seems to be about looking back - something I am usually not interested in...

    Does anybody feel the same?
    Yes, I'm looking forward to new songs.
  3. Originally posted by Papo:Oh, by the way...I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of a "Joshua-Tree"-Anniversary tour at all...every U2 tour I witnessed since 1987 offered something new and I looked forward it with a lot of excitement...this time, it seems to be about looking back - something I am usually not interested in...

    Does anybody feel the same?
    It definitely is something different for them, seeing as they pride themselves on looking and moving forward. At the same time, JT was the record that really pushed them over the top. I'm really interested to see how this goes over at Bonnaroo... the Bonnaroo crowd is the target demographic in the endless quest for relevance, and while JT is forever relevant to all of us, is this the right concept for this audience? I don't know... it seems like this is for a more targeted, hardcore fan audience, and with festival restrictions on playing markets, it seems they'll skip a lot of viable and in demand markets to play to a short attention span crowd...
  4. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
    It definitely is something different for them, seeing as they pride themselves on looking and moving forward. At the same time, JT was the record that really pushed them over the top. I'm really interested to see how this goes over at Bonnaroo... the Bonnaroo crowd is the target demographic in the endless quest for relevance, and while JT is forever relevant to all of us, is this the right concept for this audience? I don't know... it seems like this is for a more targeted, hardcore fan audience, and with festival restrictions on playing markets, it seems they'll skip a lot of viable and in demand markets to play to a short attention span crowd...
    I guess it will be more a greatest hits show, with some extra Joshua Tree songs.
  5. Originally posted by Papo:Oh, by the way...I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of a "Joshua-Tree"-Anniversary tour at all...every U2 tour I witnessed since 1987 offered something new and I looked forward it with a lot of excitement...this time, it seems to be about looking back - something I am usually not interested in...

    Does anybody feel the same?
    Feeling the same way. A one off show would be cool but to do a whole tour around The Joshua Tree? Some say it may have the feeling of a Greatest Hits show which I agree with. I loved that fact that they played over 8 new songs a night on the i and e tour!
  6. Originally posted by Papo:Oh, by the way...I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of a "Joshua-Tree"-Anniversary tour at all...every U2 tour I witnessed since 1987 offered something new and I looked forward it with a lot of excitement...this time, it seems to be about looking back - something I am usually not interested in...

    Does anybody feel the same?
    I'm on the fence. I always liked that they took pride in the fact that they want to tour new material. That being said it's The Joshua Tree. Plus we shouldn't complain. Who knows how much longer we have left with the band touring?
  7. Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
    I'm on the fence. I always liked that they took pride in the fact that they want to tour new material. That being said it's The Joshua Tree. Plus we shouldn't complain. Who knows how much longer we have left with the band touring?
    Yes, but I always liked how U2 reinvent themselves. And that is not happening anymore.
  8. I would say more than likely here with this gig. I know that even though this is less than a 3-hour drive for me, it's not worth $300 ticket price, endless lines to get into the grounds to park and the Tennessee summer heat. My guess is that I'm not the only "old faithful" who feels the same.

    For the Reverend Martin Luther King... sing! "no more Atlanta in the name of love!" Twice dissed.
  9. Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
    I would say more than likely here with this gig. I know that even though this is less than a 3-hour drive for me, it's not worth $300 ticket price, endless lines to get into the grounds to park and the Tennessee summer heat. My guess is that I'm not the only "old faithful" who feels the same.

    For the Reverend Martin Luther King... sing! "no more Atlanta in the name of love!" Twice dissed.
    No, you're not the only one who feels this way.
  10. Any on European shows? Well............news is going fast now anyway. If Bonnaroo is on the agenda, i quess that rules out Pinkpop in Holland.
  11. Originally posted by deanallison:There was a rumour about a reworked version of a song from the Joshua tree being a single I wonder if it's going to be red hill mining town in a way it could be done live maybe acoustically on piano. That way the whole album would be playable live.

    Good call. It was supposed to be a single 30 years ago so, as they say, better late than never.

  12. I hope that I am wrong Nick but I think you might have to get on a plane to see Pearl Jam this year (aside from a RR HoF induction ceremony, of course).
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