The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by Irish rock band U2, which ran for 1987, to support their album The Joshua Tree. The tour was portrayed by live video and live albums from Paris and in the movie and part-live album Rattle and Hum.
Video The Joshua Tree Tour
Itinerary
The opening night of this tour is April 2 at the Arizona University Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona. The day before the opening night, Bono fell into the spotlight he brought while performing the song "Bullet the Blue Sky", cut off his chin. Bono lost some of his voice as a result. He asks the audience to help him sing most of the sets, which they are happy to do. At that time, it was explained by their publicist in a press release that it was due to the band's training week being held at the U.S. Activity Center and he was more than training his voice. He has completely regained his voice for the second of two performances in the arena on April 4th.
The first leg takes place in the indoor American arena during April and May. 29 concerts earned US $ 7,501,329 with a total of 465,452 tickets sold. 1,063 tickets from Las Vegas remain unsold equivalent to 99.77% sales for the first American foot. The first leg finished with 5 concerts at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford between 11 and 16 May.
The second leg in the European arena and outdoor stadium takes place from late May to early August, starting at Stadio Flaminio in Rome on 27 May. The last show of European legs was at PÃÆ'¡irc UÃÆ' Chaoimh in Cork on 8 August.
The third leg returned to the arena of America and Canada and stadium in the fall. The tour ends on December 20 again where it started in Tempe, Arizona, but this time at Sun Devil Stadium.
On April 30, the band played Pontiac Silverdome, their first stadium headlining show in the United States. While the show's reviews were positive, they said that a video screen is needed for the people behind. U2's production manager, Willie Williams, remembers the debate within the band about the use of the screen and whether they will share the audience's attention between the stage and the screen. A video screen mounted behind the light tower at the September 20 show at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. so the back of the stadium could be better viewing the band, and the screen is used in most stadium performances for the rest of the tour.
The Joshua Tree Tour sold out stadiums around the world, the first time the band consistently played a place that size. The Joshua Tree and his single has become a huge hit and the band has reached new heights in their popularity. Tickets for performances are often very hard to come by, especially on the first American foot when they are just playing in the arena.
The first leg was also organized at several night spots at U2 fandom centers along two US beaches, with only a few dates in the middle of the country. This multiple night stand also features an unusual set list twist. All but last night will begin by way of a conventional concert with the couple "Where Streets Have No Name" becomes "I Will Follow", but the last night in every city will start with the house light completely and the band performs the early 1960s classic "Stand By Me ", with The Edge singing a stanza, all meant to be a friendly and informal opening. The house lights will remain lit for "Pride (In the Name of Love)", just go at the end; the rest of the set list will result from the norm.
The level of fame, exposure and the nature of the new tour put the U2 organization under great pressure.
The 79 North American performances on the tour sold 2,035,539 tickets and earned US $ 35 million. In total, the tour grossed US $ 40 million and attracted 3 million participants.
Maps The Joshua Tree Tour
Close the show
At Wembley Stadium in London, Bono sang "Help!" The Beatles, dedicating it to those present in the audience who feared five years from the recently re-elected Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. As a sign of the rest of the group, they also cover The Beatles' until now untouched "Helter Skelter", stating "This is the song of Charles Manson who was stolen from the Beatles; we stole it back." Other famous covers from the tour include Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody", Peggy Seeger's "The Ballad of Springhill", Neil Young's "Southern Man", Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" (as Bono will invite fans to play guitar on the song ) and many of Bob Dylan's covers include "Maggie Farm" and "I Be Be Be Released." On April 20, after the show I Shall Be Released in Los Angeles, the band shocked the audience by removing Dylan himself for Knockin 'appearance at Heaven's Door. During the show, Bono jokingly said, "I usually make my own words for Bob Dylan's songs. He said he did not mind." Dylan responds politely, saying, "Me too." Bono will often sing footnotes from other songs, especially by The Rolling Stones and Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, near the end of the Bad song as he did during the Live Aid show and will be on tour.
U2 covered Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" on September 25th, the '87 show at the old JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, accompanied by guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen.
The band performed "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" at their last concert in Tempe, Arizona on December 20, 1987. The band has recorded songs for the previous month's A Very Special Christmas compilation album on European Foot from their tour.
Create a movie for Rattle and Hum documentary
The band filmed and recorded events from the tour for the Rattle and Hum documentary and album Rattle and Hum . The band filmed a black and white recording at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver on November 7 and 8, 1987. They chose the city following the success of their Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky video, which was filmed in Red Rocks Amphitheater in 1983. "We thought lightning might strike twice", says The Edge guitarist. Seven songs from the second show used in the movie, none of the first. A few hours before the second Denver show, an IRA bomb killed eleven people at a Memorial Day ceremony in the northern Irish city of Enniskillen (see Memorial Day Warning). Bono overcame the event angrily during the Sunday Sunday Sunday band performance, which was included in the film. Bono's reference to the number of people killed in the incident was later edited for the film to reflect actual figures.
The band also gave a short, free show in San Francisco, California three days later on November 11, 1987, billed as a "Save the Yuppies" concert, from which the "All Along the Watchtower" performance was taken for the film and the album.. During the "Sunday Bloody Sunday" show, Bono observes a fan holding a sign with the letters "SF" and "U2" on it. Believing "SF" in the sign to refer Sinn FÃÆ'Â © in, Bono reacted angrily to fans and sign, apparently unaware that "SF" is more likely to stand for San Francisco. Also during the show, Bono spray painted "Stop Traffic, Rock and Roll" at Vaillancourt Fountain at Justin Herman Plaza, who was captured in the film. The action angered some people, including the mayor Dianne Feinstein.
At least part of the band's second concert in Fort Worth, Texas was filmed and featured in the film, as the band performed an early version of the song which has not yet been released "When Love Comes to Town" with a blues performer B.B. King. The band will continue their tour with the King on their Lovetown Tour two years later.
The color of outdoor concert footage was taken from the band Tempe, Arizona showcase on December 19, 1987 and December 20, 1987. The original plan was that outdoor color footage would be taken for 2 shows in Buenos Aires, but during this tour planning it became impossible. because it is expensive to transport all equipment. The show was the last two tours, held in the same city where the tour opened.
Support actions
A number of opening acts are used for the tour. Lone Justice is still emphasized in this role, as they have been on the Unforgettable Fire Tour, but that is not enough to give them a successful career. Other entries include The Pretenders, Big Audio Dynamite, UB40, Little Steven, The BoDeans, Mason Ruffner, World Party, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fate Spear, The Waterboys, Hore !, Los Lobos, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Pogues, The Alarms, The Silencers, and Lou Reed.
On November 1st in Indianapolis, U2 performed as their own support act, posing as "The Dalton Brothers", playing between sets by Bodeans and Los Lobos. They wore Western clothes and wigs while Bono spoke with a pointy southern accent. Playing a song influenced by their own country, "Lucille", and "Lost Highway" Hank Williams, only a few spectators in the front row recognize them. "The Dalton Brothers" also appeared in concerts in Los Angeles and Hampton, Virginia.
B.B. King was the opening act for the last two performances of the tour on December 19 and 20 at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, and in Fort Worth that same year.
Injuries
During practice on April 1, 1987, the day before the opening ceremony in Tempe, Arizona, Bono fell into the spotlight he was carrying while carrying the "Blue Sky Bullet", cut off his chin. He was taken to the hospital and his wound was stitched. Bono then said, "I get lost in music and at the beginning of any tour you just know the physical stage of the stage... and you exaggerate your own physique.You think you are made of metal, and you are not. Pieces and bruises, that's what I remember from The Joshua Tree . "
Bono suffered a second injury on September 20, 1987 at a concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on the third leg of the tour. He fell off a rain-tamed stage and dislocated his arm. He finishes the show and his arm returns to its place after it's done. His arms were in a sling for twelve shows between September 22 and October 20, which were spotted at some point during the 1988 Rattle and Hum film.
Tour dates
See also
- The most attended concert list
- List of top-selling concert tours
References
- Foot Records
- References
External links
- U2.com
- Joshua Tree Tour at U2Gigs
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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