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U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Surpasses 2.4 Million Tickets Sold; Upcoming Dates

By: Jul. 06, 2017
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Having played to more than one million fans, the first North American leg of U2's The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 came to a triumphant close July 1st at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. With ticket sales surpassing 2.4 million across North and South America, the UK and Europe, and Mexico, The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 has reaffirmed its standing as the most commercially and critically successful tour of the year.

The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, produced by Live Nation Global Touring, opened May 12th at BC Place in Vancouver and made its U.S. debut May 14th at CenturyLink Field in Seattle-the latter kicking off some of the most enthusiastic critical notes in the history of U2's relationship with America. Rolling Stone hailed the band as "a live act simply without peer," USA Today noted "Thirty years can't dull searing music, hopeful lyrics or the captivating Irish band behind them," while The New York Times added "For the performance of The Joshua Tree... the band members took places on the full-sized stadium stage. They were ascending the way their career did... The band was dwarfed, but the music wasn't. Larry Mullen Jr. on drums, Adam Clayton on bass and the Edge on guitar tore into the urgent rhythmic flux of 'Where the Streets Have No Name.' Against the craggy postpunk groove of 'Bullet the Blue Sky,' both Bono's falsetto and the Edge's guitar leads were keening sirens."

The reviews of The Joshua Tree Tour 2017's opening weekend set a tone that intensified throughout a North American run featuring 20 sold out stadium dates and U2's first ever U.S. festival headline June 9th at Bonnaroo. Reviews for the shows have been consistently excellent.

U2's The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 heads to the UK and Europe where it kicks off with two nights in London on July 8th & 9th followed by concerts in Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. It will then relaunch in North America September 3rd with a return to Detroit - the city where U2 played its first ever headline stadium show back on April 30th, 1987 at the Silverdome on the original Joshua Tree Tour. The tour's limited return to North America will include stops in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New Orleans, St. Louis, Phoenix and San Diego. The tour will then head to Mexico City followed by concerts in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Sao Paulo.

Beck will be special guest for the upcoming North American dates. In Mexico and South America, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have been confirmed as special guest.

U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. UPS is the Official Logistics Provider of the tour.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

EUROPE:

SUPPORT:

July 8

London, UK

Twickenham

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 9

London, UK

Twickenham

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 12

Berlin, DE

Olympic Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 15

Rome, IT

Olympic Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 16

Rome, IT

Olympic Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 18

Barcelona, ES

Olympic Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 22

Dublin, IE

Croke Park

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 25

Paris, FR

Stade de France

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 26

Paris, FR

Stade de France

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 29

Amsterdam, NE

Amsterdam Arena

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

July 30

Amsterdam, NE

Amsterdam Arena

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

August 1

Brussels, BE

Stade Roi Baudouin

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

FALL TOUR:

SUPPORT:

Sept. 3

Detroit, MI

Ford Field

Beck

Sept. 5

Buffalo, NY

New Era Field

Beck

Sept. 8

Minneapolis, MN

US Bank Stadium

Beck

Sept. 10

Indianapolis, IN

Lucas Oil Stadium

Beck

Sept. 12

Kansas City, MO

Arrowhead Stadium

Beck

Sept. 14

New Orleans, LA

Mercedes Benz Superdome

Beck

Sept. 16

St. Louis, MO

The Dome At America's Center

Beck

Sept. 19

Phoenix, AZ

University of Phoenix Stadium

Beck

Sept. 22

San Diego, CA

Qualcomm Stadium

Beck

Oct. 3

Mexico City, Mexico

Foro Sol

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 4

Mexico City, Mexico

Foro Sol

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 7

Bogota, Colombia

Estadio El Campin

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 10

Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Plata

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 11

Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Plata

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 14

Santiago, Chile

Estadio Nacional

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 19

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Morumbi Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 21

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Morumbi Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Oct. 22

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Morumbi Stadium

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.u2.com & www.livenation.com



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