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{{short description|Concert tours by U2 in 2017 and 2019}}
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| concert_tour_name = The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019
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| artist            = [[U2]]
| location          = {{hlist|North America|Europe|South America (2017)}}<br>{{hlist|Oceania|Asia (2019)}}
| type              = World
| album             = ''[[The Joshua Tree]]'' (30th anniversary)
| start_date        = {{Start date|2017|05|12|df=y}} <br /> {{Start date|2019|11|08|df=y}}
| end_date          = {{End date|2017|10|25|df=y}} <br /> {{End date|2019|12|15|df=y}}
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*4 (2017)
*1 (2019)}}
| number_of_shows   = {{plain list|
*51 (2017)
*15 (2019)
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| gross             = $390.8&nbsp;million
| attendance        = 3,279,712
| last_tour         = [[Innocence + Experience Tour]]<br>(2015)
| this_tour         = '''The Joshua Tree Tour 2017'''<br>(2017)
| next_tour         = [[Experience + Innocence Tour]]<br>(2018)
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| Last tour = [[Experience + Innocence Tour]]<br>(2018)
| This tour = '''The Joshua Tree Tour 2019'''<br>(2019)
| Next tour = [[U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere|U2:UV ''Achtung Baby'' Live at Sphere]]<br>(2023–24)
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'''The Joshua Tree Tour 2017''' and '''The Joshua Tree Tour 2019''' were two worldwide [[concert tour]]s by [[rock music|rock]] band [[U2]] commemorating the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album ''[[The Joshua Tree]]''. The 2017 tour visited stadiums over four legs: North America from May to July and in September, Europe from July to August, and Latin America in October. The 2019 tour visited Oceania and Asia in November and December, marking the band's first ever concerts in South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, and India. The band played the whole ''Joshua Tree'' album during the concerts, which included their first live performances of the song "[[Red Hill Mining Town]]".<ref name="edge-breakdown">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-edge-breaks-down-u2s-upcoming-joshua-tree-tour-111050/|title=The Edge Breaks Down U2's Upcoming 'Joshua Tree' Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=9 January 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> It was the first time the group toured in promotion of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release. As part of the tour, U2 headlined the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], in June 2017.
U2 originally wanted to play a set of one-off shows in the US and Europe to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''The Joshua Tree'', but ultimately decided to stage a full concert tour instead. The band cited world events, such as the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election]], for what they perceived to be renewed resonance of the album's subject matter and a reason to revisit it. The stage featured a [[8K resolution|7.6K resolution]] video screen measuring {{convert|200|x|45|ft|m|abbr=on}}, making it the largest and highest resolution video screen of any concert tour, according to ''[[The Guardian]]''. A silhouette of the [[Joshua tree]] from the album sleeve was painted on the screen, while a Joshua tree–shaped [[B-stage]] represented the plant's shadow. Photographer [[Anton Corbijn]], who photographed the album sleeve, provided films that accompanied performances of the album's songs.
Initially, some critics interpreted the announcement of an anniversary tour to be an acknowledgment by U2 that they had become a legacy act, although the band rejected any characterisations of nostalgia. They instead strove to make the shows feel forward-looking and debuted two new songs that would later be released on their album ''[[Songs of Experience (U2 album)|Songs of Experience]]'' in December 2017. The tours received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances, production, and setlist. The 2017 tour grossed $317&nbsp;million, making it the year's highest-grossing tour globally, and it sold more than 2.71&nbsp;million tickets to its 51 shows. In 2019, the band grossed $73.8&nbsp;million and sold 567,000&nbsp;tickets from 15 shows, bringing the two tours' cumulative gross to $390.8&nbsp;million from 3.3&nbsp;million tickets sold.
==Conception==
The inspiration for the tour came in August 2016, during show production rehearsals for U2's headlining appearances at the [[iHeartRadio Music Festival]] and [[Salesforce.com]]'s Dreamforce conference.<ref name="willie-rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/u2s-longtime-stage-designer-talks-joshua-tree-tour-2017-128983/|title=U2's Longtime Stage Designer Talks 'Joshua Tree' Tour 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=26 January 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="willie-atu2">{{cite web|url=https://www.atu2.com/news/the-u2-interview-willie-williams-talks-about-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017.html|title=The @U2 Interview: Willie Williams Talks About The Joshua Tree Tour 2017|work=atU2.com|first=Matt|last=McGee|date=8 June 2017|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201026151113/https://www.atu2.com/news/the-u2-interview-willie-williams-talks-about-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017.html|archive-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> Initially, the band were interested in marking the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album, ''[[The Joshua Tree]]'', with one show in the United States and Europe each, but they eventually decided to expand it into a full tour.<ref name="willie-rs"/> The band members gave various reasons for the tour. Lead vocalist [[Bono]] said, "it was just to honor this album that meant so much to us" and that at first there was no "grand concept". However, once they realised the record was still relevant thematically, "the thing just ran away with itself".<ref name="rs-bono">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bono-talks-joshua-tree-tour-trump-status-of-u2s-next-album-121562/|title=Bono Talks 'Joshua Tree' Tour, Trump, Status of U2's Next Album|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=30 May 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> Guitarist [[the Edge]] cited the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election]] and other world events for what he judged to be renewed resonance of ''The Joshua Tree''{{'}}s subject matter. He said, "things have kind of come full circle, if you want. That record was written in the mid-Eighties, during the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]–[[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] era of British and U.S. politics. It was a period when there was a lot of unrest. Thatcher was in the throes of trying to put down [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|the miners' strike]]; there was all kinds of shenanigans going on in Central America. It feels like we're right back there in a way. I don't think any of our work has ever come full circle to that extent. It just felt like, 'Wow, these songs have a new meaning and a new resonance today that they didn't have three years ago, four years ago.'"<ref name="edge-breakdown"/>
[[File:Joshua Tree Tour 2017 stage prior to Berlin show 7-12-17.jpg|thumb|The stage as seen prior to a 12 July 2017 show in Berlin. It was designed using the stage from the band's original [[The Joshua Tree Tour|Joshua Tree Tour]] as a reference point.]]
Longtime U2 set designer [[Willie Williams (set designer)|Willie Williams]] said that there was a misconception that "because of the nature of the show, the staging could be very simple, which meant it would be achievable with a reduced lead time". He rejected the notion that the stage would be simple but did realise that much of the lead time required for U2 tours is spent defining the ideas behind them. With ''The Joshua Tree''{{'}}s anniversary as the idea, the development process was simplified, as the band and their creative team were able to begin with several assumptions: that half of the concerts' [[set list]] would consist of ''The Joshua Tree'' songs; that they could use the original [[The Joshua Tree Tour|Joshua Tree Tour]] stage as a reference point; and that photographer [[Anton Corbijn]], who shot the photographs from the album sleeve, would create video content.<ref name="willie-atu2"/> In October 2016, the band began initial conversations with Stufish Entertainment Architects, the firm behind the set design.<ref name="mint">{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/wUhp9YxYzwY3LoxpqBhDJL/Stufish-Architects-of-entertainment.html|title=Stufish: Architects of entertainment|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|LiveMint]]|first=Arun|last=Janardhan|date=25 August 2017|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>
Williams said, "After talking over many possible approaches, we looked at the original Joshua Tree stadium stage and then allowed its bold, simple aesthetic to guide the design."<ref name="ewprev">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/05/10/u2-joshua-tree-world-tour-behind-scenes/|title=Behind the scenes of U2's Joshua Tree world tour|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Kevin|last=O'Donnell|date=10 May 2017|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref> On [[The Joshua Tree Tour|the original 1987 Joshua Tree Tour]], the stadium stage was built on one end of the venue as a large [[proscenium]], flanked on the sides by the [[public address system|sound system]] covered by gold [[Scrim (material)|scrims]] depicting black branches of a [[Joshua tree]].<ref name="willie-rs"/><ref name="it-spirit">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/u2-joshua-tree-live-expect-the-spirit-of-the-1987-shows-1.3156857|title=U2 Joshua Tree live: expect the spirit of the 1987 shows|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Tony|last=Clayton-Lea|date=20 July 2017|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="lsa17">{{cite magazine|title=Return Engagement|magazine=[[Lighting & Sound America]]|first=Sharon|last=Stancavage|date=September 2017|pages=47–57}}</ref> Only at the largest North American stadiums was [[IMAG|video reinforcement]] used, behind the [[Live sound mixing#Front of house mixing|front of house sound mixing station]], but it was visible to only half the audience. Williams called the design "maximal minimalism". With concert production values having advanced since the original Joshua Tree Tour, he was initially drawn to returning to the simplicity of a "traditional festival stage",<ref name="willie-rs"/> saying, "A proscenium stage is so out of fashion now that part of me wondered if U2 could do something interesting to reinvent it for the 21st century."<ref name="lsa17"/> However, he ultimately decided against that design for the anniversary tour, as it offers limited [[sightline]]s of 150–160 degrees within stadium seating. Instead, he said, "We took the spirit of that kind of minimal [[CinemaScope]] idea where the look was a huge stretched image of the Joshua Tree... and ran with it."<ref name="willie-rs"/> Williams said using the original tour's stage for inspiration was a "[[Get Out of Jail Free card|get out of jail free card]]" for him, as he was not sure how he could follow up the extravagance of the stage he designed for the band's previous stadium tour, the [[U2 360° Tour]] of 2009–2011. Williams called the creative process "pedal to the metal for six months".<ref name="willie-atu2"/>
The first designs for the stage were presented by Stufish in December 2016.<ref name="mint"/> U2 expressed their preference for a large video screen similar to the one that Stufish and Williams built for the band's performance at the Dreamforce conference in October; that screen was an homage to the Geneva [[Drive-in theater|Drive-In Theater]] that previously stood on the site of the [[Cow Palace]], where the conference was held.<ref name="lsa17"/><ref name="inside-lititz">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tait-towers-amish-music-concerts-stage|title=Inside the Amish town that builds U2, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift's live shows|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired UK]]|first=Stephen|last=Armstrong|date=5 January 2018|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref> The band's creative team, which included stage designer [[Es Devlin]] initially as a creative consultant, were not excited by the idea of building a standard rectangular screen so the possibility of "exploding the frame was appealing", according to Williams. Their first ideas were to make the outer edges of the screen irregular.<ref name="lsa17"/> While reviewing design proposals in one of the band's creative meetings with Stufish and Williams in December, Bono drew an outline of a Joshua tree breaking through the top of the video screen. Lipson said, "At that point, we didn't know what the kit would be, beyond the hope that technology just on the cusp of being possible would be invented in time for the start of the tour in May." To see their ideas through to fruition, the band and the creative team traveled to [[Lititz, Pennsylvania]], the site of the corporate campus of Tait Towers, the architectural engineering company behind many music tours.<ref name="inside-lititz"/> Ultimately, the tour concept was finalized in February 2017.<ref name="mint"/>
Corbijn enlisted cinematographer Sebastian Wintero to film video content for the tour. The duo used [[Arri]] Rental's [[Arri Alexa#Alexa 65|Alexa 65]] camera, since it captured resolutions higher than 6K but was easy enough to operate that it did not interfere in the creative process. The duo shot in a special 4.5:1 wide [[Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]], filming mostly single [[take]]s of limited action that could play during concerts for 5–6 minutes. Due to Corbijn's experience with black-and-white photography and the camera's features, the duo were able to instantaneously [[color grading|color grade]] and design [[lookup table]]s, allowing them to experiment with various looks for the footage as they shot.<ref name="arri"/>
[[File:U2 Where the Streets Have No Name pose on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in Kansas City 9-12-17.jpg|thumb|U2 preparing to play "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]", commencing a sequential performance of ''The Joshua Tree'' in Kansas City on 12 September 2017. The band felt challenged in structuring the set list for the tour.]]
Despite knowing they would be performing songs from ''The Joshua Tree'', U2 felt challenged in structuring the set list. Bassist [[Adam Clayton]] said, "People react a little differently when they know what's coming next, and they also react a little differently when they're having an internal relationship with that particular running order".<ref name="mojo-aug17">{{cite magazine|title=Back in God's Country|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|first=Danny|last=Eccleston|date=August 2017|issue=285|pages=12–14}}</ref> Early in the creative process, Williams presented eight set list options to the band. These included: playing ''The Joshua Tree'' songs first; playing them last; playing them in the middle; playing songs in chronological order of their release; and grouping songs thematically. According to Williams, there were never internal discussions of breaking up the album into sections.<ref name="willie-atu2"/> The group considered starting shows with the album, but this would have meant leading with the song "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]", which is usually the climax of a U2 concert. Williams also noted that it would still be daylight at the beginning of shows in Europe. Another challenge in structuring the set list was that the second half of ''The Joshua Tree'' is "relatively downbeat". Ultimately, the band chose a three-act format, with the album in the middle.<ref name="mojo-aug17"/>
Despite honouring a 30-year-old album with the tour, U2 and their creative team rejected characterisations of the venture as "nostalgic", as they wanted it to feel forward looking and the band wanted to perform at least one new song.<ref name="willie-atu2"/><ref name="rs-bono"/> To aid in this, the team decided against showing archival footage of the band from their younger days in the visuals. They also decided that due to the older age of the band members and the size of the video screen, close-up shots of them would be limited.<ref name="it-spirit"/>
==Planning, itinerary, and ticketing==
===2017 concerts===
[[File:U2 at Bonnaroo on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 6-9-17.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|The tour's itinerary included a performance at the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] in June 2017.]]
The tour was announced on 9 January 2017,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u2-detail-the-joshua-tree-summer-tour-113172/|title=U2 Detail 'The Joshua Tree' Summer Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=9 January 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> initially consisting of a North American leg from May to July and a European leg from July to August. It was the first time the group toured in promotion of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/u2-to-outline-tour-dates-for-the-joshua-tree-on-monday-1.2929263|title=U2 to outline tour dates for The Joshua Tree on Monday|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Brian|last=Boyd|date=8 January 2017|access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref> Kyle McGovern of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' interpreted the tour announcement to be an admission by U2 that they were entering the "nostalgia act" phase of their career. He said, "this tour announcement feels like it's coming from a U2 that's ready to put their work behind glass, as so many of their peers did far earlier... And there's no shame in that..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1406-u2-are-finally-acting-their-age/|title=U2 Are Finally Acting Their Age|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=10 January 2017|access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> Pre-sale tickets were first offered to U2.com subscribers starting on 11 January before going on sale to the general public on 16 January (for European shows) and 17 January (for North American shows).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/01/u2-announce-the-joshua-tree-30th-anniversary-tour/|title=U2 Announce The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Winston|last=Cook-Wilson|date=9 January 2017|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/arts/music/u2-joshua-tree-anniversary-tour.html|title=U2 Tour Will Revisit 'The Joshua Tree'|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Joe|last=Coscarelli|date=10 January 2017|access-date=9 June 2017|page=C3|edition=New York}}</ref> Approximately 1.1&nbsp;million tickets were sold in the first 24 hours of being on sale. After tickets for the tour sold out quickly, second shows were added in London, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, East Rutherford, Pasadena, and Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-u2-joshua-tree-second-rose-bowl-20170118-story.html|title=Shut out of U2's Rose Bowl gig? Good news: A second show has been added|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Randall|last=Roberts|date=18 January 2017|access-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> As part of the tour's itinerary, U2 headlined the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]], in June.<ref name="U2Bonnaroo">{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/music/spin/article/20864286/u2-turns-great-stage-park-into-joshua-tree-friday-night-at-bonnaroo|title=U2 Turns Great Stage Park Into Joshua Tree Friday Night at Bonnaroo|work=[[Nashville Scene]]|author=The Spin|date=10 June 2017|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
[[File:U2 on tree stage on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in Kansas City 9-12-17.jpg|thumb|U2 performing in Kansas City in September 2017, one of several North American dates that was added due to the success of the tour.]]
Additional dates for the tour were announced on 6 June 2017, halfway through the opening leg; a second North American leg was added to the itinerary for September 2017, initially consisting of seven dates, while a Latin American leg initially consisting of five dates was added for October. Tickets for these legs were offered to U2.com subscribers in a pre-sale starting 8 June, while public sales began on 12 June for North America and 14 June for Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-u2-tourexpands-20170605-story.html|title=U2 extends 'The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' with 12 new concerts, adds a San Diego show|work=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|first=George|last=Varga|date=6 June 2017|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> In the weeks after the tour's extension was announced, the band added a show in New Orleans scheduled for 14 September,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2017/06/u2_new_orleans_september_14_20.html|title=U2 blazes into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sept. 14|work=[[NOLA.com]]|first=Doug|last=MacCash|date=12 June 2017|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref> a show in Glendale scheduled for 19 September,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/u2-phoenix-joshua-tree-tour-2017-9428399|title=U2 Will Bring Joshua Tree Tour to Phoenix|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|first=Jason P.|last=Woodbury|date=19 June 2017|access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> and extra shows in Mexico City, La Plata, and São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web|title=U2 abre segunda fecha en la CDMX|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/musica/2017/06/14/u2-abre-segunda-fecha-en-la-cdmx|website=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|access-date=15 June 2017|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=U2 agrega una nueva fecha en La Plata|url=https://www.rollingstone.com.ar/2034220-u2-agrega-una-nueva-fecha-en-la-plata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621035455/http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/2034220-u2-agrega-una-nueva-fecha-en-la-plata|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=16 June 2017|access-date=17 June 2017|location=Argentina|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Após ingressos esgotarem, U2 confirma segundo show em São Paulo|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2017/06/1893442-apos-ingressos-esgotarem-u2-confirma-segundo-show-em-sao-paulo.shtml|website=[[Folha de S.Paulo]]|access-date=17 June 2017|language=pt|date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Após ter ingressos esgotados para dois shows, U2 anuncia terceira data em SP|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2017/06/1895519-apos-ter-ingressos-esgotados-para-dois-shows-u2-anuncia-terceira-data-em-sp.shtml|website=[[Folha de S.Paulo]]|access-date=24 June 2017|language=pt|date=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U2 confirma quarto show da turnê 'The Joshua Tree' em São Paulo|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2017/07/1903808-u2-confirma-quarto-show-da-turne-the-joshua-tree-no-brasil.shtml|website=Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=3 August 2017|language=pt|date=24 July 2017}}</ref> Tour production director Jake Berry said the second North American leg was not originally planned and that the group were scheduled to have a two-month break between the European leg and the Latin American leg. However, since the tour was a "success... beyond everybody's wildest dreams", the group added North American dates in September and shortened their break to four weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950076/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017|title=U2 Welcomes Patti Smith on Stage, Praises Detroit as 'Joshua Tree' Tour Returns to U.S|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=4 September 2017|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>
In North America and Europe, the tour used a "[[Electronic ticket|paperless ticket]]" system requiring concert attendees to present the credit card they used to purchase tickets as well as a photo ID upon entry at the venue. The measures were meant to combat [[Ticket resale|ticket resellers]]. However, on the tour's opening night in Vancouver on 12 May 2017, attendees faced long queues to enter [[BC Place]]; some fans missed the performance of opening act [[Mumford & Sons]].<ref name="bb-van-delay">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7800921/u2-joshua-tree-tour-paperless-ticket-issues|title=After Rocky Start, U2 Sorts Out Paperless Ticket Issues on Joshua Tree Tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Dave|last=Brooks|date=18 May 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3448790/mayhem-surrounding-bc-place-as-thousands-left-outside-u2-concert/|title=Mayhem surrounding BC Place as thousands left outside U2 concert|work=[[Global News]]|first=Jill|last=Slattery|date=13 May 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> Live Nation officials blamed the delays on a mix-up regarding which gates at the stadium would accept paperless tickets.<ref name="bb-van-delay"/> To recompense affected concertgoers, [[Ticketmaster]] offered $50 gift cards for use against future events, while BC Place offered free attendance to a [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] or [[BC Lions]] sporting event with a $20 food/beverage voucher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/u2mumford-sons-ticket-holders-offered-compensation-for-b-c-place-lineup-fiasco|title=U2/Mumford & Sons ticket-holders offered compensation for B.C. Place lineup fiasco|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|first=Derrick|last=Penner|date=5 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
According to Music Generation, an Irish music education programme for children, some of U2's earnings from the tour benefited the programme, allowing it to expand to nine new areas in the country within five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/news/U2s-iJoshua-Treei-Tour-will-help-fund-musical-tuition-for-young-people-across-Ireland/20388371.html|title=U2's Joshua Tree Tour will help fund musical tuition for young people across Ireland.|work=[[Hot Press]]|first=Mark|last=Conroy|date=19 July 2017|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> The band also donated a portion of its Mexico City earnings to a relief fund benefiting victims of the [[2017 Central Mexico earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/u2-donating-part-mexico-concert-proceeds-earthquake-relief-efforts-1045196|title=U2 Donating Part of Mexico Concert Proceeds to Earthquake Relief Efforts|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=John|last=Hecht|date=3 October 2017|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
In the wake of terrorist attacks across Europe, Ireland's police force deployed its [[Garda Armed Support Unit|Armed Support Units]] to act as "terrorist spotters" at U2's show in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/armed-gardai-for-u2-and-coldplay-croker-gigs-in-wake-of-terror-attacks-in-britain-35897125.html|title=Armed gardai for U2 and Coldplay Croker gigs in wake of terror attacks in Britain|work=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Melanie|last=Flinn|date=5 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017| quote = The Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) will patrol the Coldplay and U2 concerts at Croke Park in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Britain }}</ref>
Due to safety concerns caused by the [[2017 St. Louis protests]], the tour's 16 September show in St. Louis was canceled earlier that day.<ref name="stl-rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/u2-cancel-st-louis-concert-over-safety-concerns-due-to-protests-129307/|title=U2 Cancel St. Louis Concert Over Safety Concerns Due to Protests|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=16 September 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> In a joint statement, U2 and Live Nation said, "We have been informed by the St. Louis Police Department that they are not in a position to provide the standard protection for our audience as would be expected for an event of this size."<ref name="stl-u2">{{cite web|url=http://www.u2.com/news/title/st-louis-show-cancelled|title=Tonight's St. Louis show cancelled|work=U2.com|publisher=[[Live Nation Entertainment]]|date=16 September 2017|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref>
===2019 concerts===
[[File:U2 in Sydney (49121965382).jpg|thumb|right|U2 performing in Sydney in November 2019. The leg of the tour was the band's first visit to Australia since 2010.]]
On 31 May 2019, U2 announced an extension to the tour with an Oceanian and Asian leg later in the year. It commenced with concerts in Australia and New Zealand in November, the band's first time performing in either country since the 360° Tour in 2010. From late November through December, the tour travelled to Asia. The group's initial announcement confirmed their first ever performances in South Korea and Singapore, and included nine concert dates;<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8514077/u2-sets-joshua-tree-tour-australia-nz-asia|title=U2 Sets 'Joshua Tree' Tour of Australia, NZ and Asia|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Lars|last=Brandle|date=3 June 2019|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/u2-is-bringing-the-joshua-tree-tour-2019-to-tokyo-060519|title=U2 is bringing The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 to Tokyo|website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|first=Taryn|last=Siegel|date=5 June 2019|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> the date and venue for their visit to Singapore were not finalised until 14 June, when it was announced U2 would perform on 30 November at the [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/the-joshua-tree-tour-u2-concert-to-be-at-national-stadium-on-nov-30|title=The Joshua Tree Tour: U2 concert to be at National Stadium on Nov 30|website=[[The Straits Times]]|first=Eddino Abdul|last=Hadi|date=14 June 2019|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> After tickets for the Sydney, Auckland, and Singapore shows went on sale, second concerts were announced for each city due to high demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/music/u2-confirms-joshua-tree-2019-tour-for-australian-stadiums-in-november-ng-9beeb8b43d6bbfe4a71cc66bf9fed750|title=U2 confirms Joshua Tree 2019 tour for Australian stadiums in November|website=[[Perth Now]]|first=Kathy|last=McCabe|date=11 June 2019|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12239487|title=U2 announce second concert for New Zealand|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=11 June 2019|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/u2-to-play-second-singapore-show|title=U2 to play second Singapore show|website=[[The Straits Times]]|first=Eddino Abdul|last=Hadi|date=20 June 2019|access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
On 30 July, the band announced the addition of a 11 December concert in the Philippines, their first ever show in the country. Ticket pre-sales for that concert were available to U2.com subscribers from 1–3 September and [[Smart Communications]] subscribers on 4 September, before general public sales began on 5 September through SM Tickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/236702-u2-joshua-tree-tour-manila-concert-december-2019|title=U2 is coming to the Philippines in December|website=[[Rappler]]|date=31 July 2019|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
On 18 September, U2 announced the addition of a 15 December concert in [[Mumbai]] to conclude the tour, marking their first ever show in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/u2-set-play-india-first-time-22789552|title=U2 set to play in India for the first time|website=[[Hot Press]]|first=Selina|last=Juengling|date=18 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> Ticket pre-sales for that concert were available to U2.com subscribers from 24 to 25 September and [[PhonePe]] subscribers from 26 to 29 September, before general public sales began on 1 October. Tickets were offered for purchase by BookMyShow, which partnered with Live Nation Global Touring to bring the band to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/u2-plays-mumbai-in-december-ticket-prices-concert-plan-everything-you-need-to-know-2102919|title=U2 Plays Mumbai In December: Ticket Prices, Concert Plan - Everything You Need To Know|website=[[NDTV]]|first=Nilanjana|last=Basu|date=18 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that securing a U2 concert in India was a signifier of the country's growing appeal as a touring destination for high-profile [[Western culture|Western]] acts. U2 had long wanted to perform in India but were never able to due to "logistical and infrastructure challenges" and prohibitive production costs. According to ''Billboard'', top international acts usually only performed in India if they were already touring in the region, as standalone concerts were not financially feasible. [[Arthur Fogel]] of Live Nation said that one of the factors in finally bringing U2 to India was that they were already "going to Southeast Asia, and there was the ability to add on a week at the end to accommodate Mumbai".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8530284/u2-india-concert-mumbai-touring-turning-point|title=U2 to Make India Concert Debut, Marking Turning Point for Country as Global Touring Destination|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Amit|last=Gurbaxani|date=17 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> On 22 November, the band released a new single, "Ahimsa", with Indian musician [[A.R. Rahman]] to promote their concert in India.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-a-r-rahman-and-u2-collaborate-on-new-single-ahimsa/ |title=Exclusive: A.R. Rahman and U2 Collaborate on New Single 'Ahimsa'|last=Chakraborty |first=Riddhi |date=22 November 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] India |access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
During their 4 December concert in Saitama, the band announced "U2X Radio", a dedicated U2 radio channel that launched for [[Sirius XM]] subscribers and [[Pandora Radio]] users in 2020. The announcement preceded a performance of "[[Elevation (song)|Elevation]]", which was [[streaming media|streamed]] on [[Facebook Live]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8545365/u2-siriusxm-pandora-channel-u2x-radio|title=U2 Launching SiriusXM and Pandora Channel U2X Radio|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=4 December 2019|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref>
==Stage design and show production==
[[File:Joshua Tree Tour 2017 stage preshow in Miami 6-11-17.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Set design of Joshua Tree Tour 2017 seen at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida prior to a show.|The stage prior to a show at the [[Hard Rock Stadium]] in [[Miami Gardens, Florida]] on 11 June 2017]]
The set was designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects and built by Tait Towers. Willie Williams provided creative direction for the firms and served as the tour's lighting director.<ref name="ld-render">{{cite web|url=https://www.livedesignonline.com/special-report/u2-joshua-tree-tour-stage-design-renderings-by-stufish|title=U2 Joshua Tree Tour Stage Design Renderings By Stufish|work=[[Live Design]]|first=Marian|last=Sandberg|date=18 May 2017|access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> The {{convert|192|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} stage was fabricated by Tait and supported by a {{convert|900|mm|abbr=on}} sub-deck built by [[Stageco]].<ref name="lsa17"/> A {{convert|120|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[thrust stage|thrust]] extended from the main stage and connected to a {{convert|55|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} [[B-stage]] shaped like a Joshua tree;<ref name="lsa17"/> it represented the shadow of a tree that appeared on the video screen.<ref name="willie-rs"/><ref name="ld-june17">{{cite web|url=https://www.livedesignonline.com/special-report/tait-s-massive-stage-for-u2-s-joshua-tree-tour|title=Tait's Massive Stage For U2's Joshua Tree Tour|work=[[Live Design]]|first=Meghan|last=Perkins|date=30 June 2017|access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> The B-stage featured two [[Theatre platform|lifts]] that could lower a keyboard and drum kit below the stage for better sightlines of the band when they performed on the main stage.<ref name="lsa17"/><ref name="ld-june17" />
It utilised a touring frame design called "SPACEFRAME" that was created by Production Resource Group (PRG), which has been involved in each U2 tour since their [[Zoo TV Tour]] in 1992. The SPACEFRAME system was made of [[carbon fibre]] and was designed to be lightweight, collapsible, and fully wind braced. U2 were PRG's first client for the product, which was delivered from prototype to final product in 17 weeks.<ref name="prg-pr">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prg-launches-new-technology-solutions-as-concert-firsts-on-u2-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017-300458468.html|title=PRG Launches New Technology Solutions as Concert Firsts on U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017|publisher=Production Resource Group LLC|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=16 May 2017|access-date=16 May 2017}}</ref> As a result of the system's smaller profile, the band were able to reduce the number of trucks required to transport the framing system; a PRG press release claimed a reduction from seven to three trucks,<ref name="prg-pr"/> while a ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'' article said the final tally of trucks was four, saving $225,000.<ref name="popmech">{{cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/audio/a27913/u2-tour-every-night-perfect/|title=Every Night Perfect|work=[[Popular Mechanics]]|first1=Kevin|last1=Dupzyk|first2=James|last2=Lynch|date=5 September 2017|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref>
[[File:U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 video screen in red for Streets in Rome 7-16-17.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The video screen, seen during the band's 16 July 2017 performance in Rome. It measured 200 feet wide by 45 feet high and had a resolution of 7,200 by 1,560 pixels, making it the largest and highest resolution video screen of any concert tour.]]
The SPACEFRAME system was used to build an [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] video screen measuring {{convert|200|ft}} wide by {{convert|45|ft}} high.<ref name="Tyaransen">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/features/interviews/On-The-Road-With-U2-Tales-from-The-Joshua-Tree-Tour/20380255.html|title=On The Road With U2: Tales from The Joshua Tree Tour|work=[[Hot Press]]|first=Olaf|last=Tyaransen|author-link=Olaf Tyaransen|date=4 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> The screen comprised 1,040 individual ROE Visual CB8 LED video panels with an {{convert|8|mm|abbr=on}} [[Dot pitch|pixel pitch]].<ref name="Tyaransen"/><ref name="intheframe">{{cite magazine|title=In the Frame|magazine=[[Lighting & Sound International|Lighting & Sound America]]|first=Sharon|last=Stancavage|date=September 2017|pages=58–59}}</ref> The screen had a resolution of 7,200 × 1,560 pixels.<ref name="arri">{{cite web|url=http://arrirentalgroup.com/news/news_12_2017_01.html|title=ALEXA 65 shoots huge backdrops for U2 concert tour|work=[[Arri]] Rental|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109121909/http://arrirentalgroup.com/news/news_12_2017_01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', it was the largest and highest resolution video screen used on a concert tour.<ref name="guardianrev">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/may/15/u2-joshua-tree-tour-anton-corbijn-america-trump|title=U2's Joshua Tree tour: stuck in the past, or a new sense of purpose?|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Barry|last=Nicolson|date=15 May 2017|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> Williams said it was similar in size to the one used on the band's 1997–1998 [[PopMart Tour]] but 400 times the resolution.<ref name="willie-atu2"/> A "delicate curve" in the screen gave what he described as the illusion of the visuals appearing [[3D film|3D]].<ref name="it-spirit"/>
For the 2017 shows, the video screen was painted gold with a silver silhouette of a Joshua tree, tying it to the colour schemes of ''The Joshua Tree'' album sleeve and the original tour's stage design.<ref name="ld-render"/><ref name="lsa17"/><ref name="prg-pr"/> The creative team also chose the colour scheme because they wanted to eschew the standard black colour of an LED screen and instead "own this slab of video as an object, not just a screen", according to Ric Lipson of Stufish.<ref name="lsa17"/> A {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} scenic header extended from the top of the video screen, completing the plant's silhouette. Lipson said that the screen "look[ed] like a piece of golden cardboard with a sprayed on silver tree".<ref name="ld-render"/> To paint the screen, extensive effort was required to first disassemble the video panels. Each one comprised eight smaller tiles, each of which was covered by a black "shader", which Lipson described as a "[[louver]]ed plastic piece" that shielded the LED panel from sunlight to help with [[Display contrast|contrast]]. The shaders were removed and replaced with custom gray ones that had been painted gold and silver. To replace the shaders, about 1.5&nbsp;million screws were removed and re-inserted, a process that had to be repeated after the tour to reinstall the original black shaders so the rented video panels could be put back into storage. Shaders were also installed on the scenic header above the video screen to give the tree silhouette a consistent appearance.<ref name="lsa17"/> For the 2019 shows, the crew opted instead to render the tree silhouette through video, as it would not have been cost effective to reinstall the painted shaders on rented equipment for a shorter tour  halfway across the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/artist-of-the-decade-u2s-experience-dominance-142820|title=Artist Of The Decade: U2's Experience + Dominance|website=[[Pollstar]]|first=Ryan|last=Borba|date=22 November 2019|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref>
PRG provided the tour's [[4K resolution|4K (UHD)]] Broadcast Camera System, the first time it was used on a concert tour. A combination of several products, it connected cameras and LED wall processors via [[optical fibre cable]], a necessity due to the large amount of data transferred and the long distance over which it needed to travel. Designed to operate at the highest broadcast standards, the system provided video at 60 [[Frame rate|frames per second]] at a resolution of 3,840 × 2,160 pixels. The broadcast system could be assembled in an hour and be operated by a single video engineer.<ref name="prg-pr"/> A [[terabyte]] of video was broadcast on the video screen every minute.<ref name="popmech"/>
[[File:U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 stage in Sao Paulo 10-19-17.jpg|thumb|left|The lighting and sound systems were cantilivered over the video screen to eliminate any obstructions in front of it.]]
The [[Stage lighting|lighting]] and [[public address system|sound system]]s were [[cantilever]]ed over the video screen from behind on four towers custom built by Stageco, removing any obstructions in front of the screen. The design was suggested by production manager Jake Berry and [[sound design]]er Joe O'Herlihy.<ref name="willie-atu2"/><ref name="ld-render"/> Lipson said, "We wanted to create a vast background behind the band that would be completely unobscured and pure."<ref name="ld-render"/> For the sound system, 16 [[Clair Global]] Cohesion CO-12 [[Loudspeaker enclosure|speaker cabinets]] were hung from each cantilever for a total of 64 cabinets. The lowest cabinet was {{convert|53|ft}} from the stage, and the left and right channel speakers were {{convert|84|ft}} apart. For front fill, 16 Cohesion CO-8 speakers were hung from the front elevation of the stage and B-stage ramp, while 32 Cohesion CP-218 [[subwoofer]]s were located at ground level for bass. Four towers of [[Loudspeaker time alignment|time-delayed speakers]] were built behind the front of house mixing station in an arc formation, two with eight CO-12 speakers each, and two with six CO-12 speakers each. O'Herlihy operated a [[DiGiCo]] SD7 [[digital mixing console]] at the front of house.<ref name="lsa17"/>
[[File:U2 in Auckland (49041711281).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Clayton lit by one of the cantilevered trusses of Bad Boy lighting fixtures]]
Due to the decision to keep the video screen unobstructed, the amount of possible lighting positions was reduced. All of the moving lighting fixtures were PRG Bad Boy [[Spotlight (theatre lighting)|spotlights]], most of the high-powered variety; the fixture was chosen for its high throw distance and was made as bright as possible. Each of the four cantilevers held 16 Bad Boys, arranged on ladder-like trusses in a 4×4 arrangement, while a full row of Bad Boys was built into the top and bottom of the video screen. The four delay towers featured lighting, as did six platforms in the highest stadium seats.<ref name="lsa17"/> In total, 218 Bad Boys were used.<ref name="plsn">{{cite magazine|url=http://plsn.com/articles/wide-focus/u2-joshua-tree-tour-2017/|title=U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017|magazine=Projection Lights and Staging News|first=Steve|last=Jennings|date=June 2017|pages=52–54|volume=18|issue=5|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> The fixture was integrated into a spotlight control system called PRG GroundControl.<ref name="lsa17"/> Developed by Williams with PRG, the system outfitted the spotlights with video cameras, allowing an operator using a control unit at ground level to see the fixtures' point-of-view on a video monitor. This enabled them to operate more than one spotlight. The lights could be placed in locations where a person would not fit, thus negating the need for [[Rigger (entertainment)|riggers]], or in Williams's words, "the need to hoist burly men in yellow T-shirts high into the air".<ref name="willie-atu2"/> The GroundControl system comprised 11 high-output Bad Boys and 9 Longthrow Bad Boys, managed by 17 operators.<ref name="lsa17"/> The static lighting fixtures included: 56 [[Martin Professional|Martin by Harman]] Atomic [[strobe light]]s with scrollers;<ref name="plsn"/> 8 [[Hubbell Incorporated|Hubbell]] [[sodium-vapor lamp]]s; 6 HungaroFlash T-Light Pro 85K fixtures on the stage floor; 400 DWE bulbs in TMB ProCan units; and 48 overhead Chroma-Q Color Force 48 LED [[Batten#lighting|battens]].<ref name="lsa17"/> Lighting director Mark "Sparky" Risk operated three MA Lighting grandMA2 full [[Lighting control console|control consoles]] and one grandMA2 light console.<ref name="lsa17"/>
To accommodate the time required to transport the steel framework between cities and the two-and-a-half days required to build it, three separate sets of steel were used on tour, each one travelling on 16 trucks. As a result, while one structure was in use for a concert, another one was being erected elsewhere while a third was being disassembled. The lighting, sound, and video systems traveled on 30 trucks and required about eight hours to assemble. Tour director Craig Evans estimated that approximately 196 people were employed on tour, including 84 crew members and 42 entourage members who traveled on nine buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2017/09/u2_superdome_new_orleans.html|title=For U2 freaks only: Tour director shares staggering stats|work=[[NOLA.com]]|first=Doug|last=MacCash|date=15 September 2017|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>
Several environmentally-friendly initiatives were encouraged amongst tour personnel and concertgoers in an attempt to reduce the band's [[carbon footprint]]. Some of the efforts included: encouraging fans to use public transportation; offering compostable merchandise bags; requesting venues to offer paper straws (instead of plastic ones) and reusable beverage cups; offering vegan and vegetarian meals to tour personnel; providing reusable water bottles to tour crew and making water stations available to attendees; recycling guitar strings; and using [[hydrogen vehicle]]s. Tour environmental advisor Michael Martin tracked the model of each tour vehicle and the mileage they accrued in an attempt to calculate the tour's total [[Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere|carbon dioxide emissions]]. All of the tour's [[carbon offset]]s were validated to meet the [[CDM Gold Standard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u2.com/news/title/the-little-things|title='The Little Things...'|work=U2.com|publisher=[[Live Nation Entertainment]]|first=Cathleen|last=Falsani|date=10 September 2017|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref>
==Concert synopsis==
[[File:U2 - Twickenham Stadium - Sunday 9th July 2017 U2Twick090717-14 (35946845695).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|U2 opened shows on the tour by performing on the Joshua tree-shaped B-stage.]]
===2017 concerts===
During the pre-show, the video screen displayed various poems. The band chose specific poetry "that expresses the experience of the country" in which they were performing so the audience members could reflect on it before the concerts.<ref name="filip-poems">{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/12/12/19/behind-the-poem-about-filipino-maids-used-in-the-u2-concert-at-philippine-arena|title=Behind the poem about Filipino maids used in the U2 concert at Philippine Arena|website=[[ABS-CBN News Channel|ANCX]]|date=12 December 2019|access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref> Selected works included: "The Border: A Double Sonnet" by [[Alberto Ríos]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/u2-joshua-tree-tour-2017-alberto-rios-poetry-arizona-state-university-9415465|title=Why Alberto Rios Is Totally Cool with U2 Using His Poetry on The Joshua Tree Tour|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|first=Lynn|last=Trimble|date=15 June 2017|access-date=15 June 2017}}</ref> "Kaddish for Leonard Cohen" and "Ain't You Scared of the Sacred" by [[George Elliott Clarke]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/10/u2s-joshua-tree-anniversary-tour-kicks-off-in-vancouver-five-things-you-need-to-know|title=U2's 'Joshua Tree' anniversary tour kicks off in Vancouver: Five things you need to know|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|first=David|last=Friend|date=10 May 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> "I Hear America Singing" by [[Walt Whitman]]; "Ghazal for White Hen Pantry" by [[Jamila Woods]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/concert-review-u2-raises-social-consciousness-fede/|title=U2 goes for 'elevation' in consciousness-raising FedEx Field show|work=[[The Washington Times]]|first=Erica|last=Bruce|date=21 June 2017|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> "[[One Today]]" by [[Richard Blanco]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.u2songs.com/news/the_joshua_tree_tour_poetry|title=The Joshua Tree Tour Poetry|last=Sams|first=Aaron|date=10 October 2017|website=U2Songs.com|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> "Filipineza" by [[Bino Realuyo]];<ref name="filip-poems"/> and works by [[Pedro Pietri]], [[Lucille Clifton]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/music/article153029754.html|title=Bono led U2 in a musical and poli sci masters class at AT&T Stadium|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|first=Matthew|last=Martinez|date=27 May 2017|access-date=15 June 2017}}</ref> and [[Langston Hughes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/u2-joshua-tree-phoenix-2017-review-setlist-9708086|title=U2 Brought The Joshua Tree Back to the Desert|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|first=Jason|last=Keil|date=20 September 2017|access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> The first ten concerts featured [[the Pogues]]' song "[[A Rainy Night in Soho]]" as introduction music to accompany U2 taking the stage;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/04/27/news/will-ireland-s-favourite-folk-song-be-a-jacobite-rebel-ballad-scottish-drinking-ditty-or-1980s-pop-song--1607221/|title=Will Ireland's favourite folk song be a Jacobite rebel ballad, Scottish drinking ditty or 1980s pop song?|website=[[The Irish News]]|first=Bimpe|last=Archer|date=27 April 2019|access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> starting with their performance at the [[2017 Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo Music Festival]], [[the Waterboys]]' song "[[The Whole of the Moon]]" was used instead for the remaining of the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2019921/waterboys-fishermans-blues-30th-anniversary/franchises/sounding-board/|title=Out On Open Seas: The Enduring Mystique Of The Waterboys' ''Fisherman's Blues'' 30 Years Later|website=[[Stereogum]]|first=Ryan|last=Leas|date=25 October 2018|access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>
U2 began the concerts on the B-stage by playing some of their earliest hits, including "[[Sunday Bloody Sunday]]", "[[New Year's Day (U2 song)|New Year's Day]]", and "[[Pride (In the Name of Love)]]".<ref name="nyt">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/arts/music/u2-joshua-tree-30th-anniversary-tour-review.html|title=Review: U2 Revisits 'The Joshua Tree' in the Here and Now|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jon|last=Pareles|author-link=jon Pareles|date=15 May 2017|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref> The third verse of "New Year's Day" was performed for the first time.<ref name="rs-seattle" /> Bono said this act of the show comprised "songs that got [the band] to ''The Joshua Tree''". No video reinforcement was used during this segment, as the group wanted their fans to concentrate on the music. Bono said he was forced to "make the singing be the connective tissue", adding, "It's nice being ants for a few songs since you've just got to focus on the music since there's nowhere else to look."<ref name="rs-bono"/> Williams described this part of the show as "U2 [[opening act|opening]] for U2", much like how they performed at music festivals with a lower billing earlier in their career.<ref name="willie-atu2"/>
[[File:Where the Streets Have No Name during Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in Pasadena 5-21-17.jpg|thumb|left|The video screen displayed UHD visuals, beginning with a performance of "Where the Streets Have No Name", which was accompanied by a film of a desert highway.]]
For ''The Joshua Tree'' segment of the concerts, the band performed on the main stage against a backdrop of visuals on the video screen.<ref name="nyt"/> Many of the songs were accompanied by short films depicting desert landscapes that were created by Corbijn.<ref name="ewprev"/> The photographer said his objective was "putting ''The Joshua Tree'' into America now".<ref name="mojo-aug17" /> The album's opening song "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]" was accompanied by a slow tracking shot of a desert highway featuring migrants walking.<ref name="mojo-aug17" /><ref name="guardianrev"/> For "[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]", a forest of trees was depicted;<ref name="sofl">{{cite web|url=http://www.southflorida.com/events/go-guide-blog/sf-u2-miami-hard-rock-review-20170612-story.html|title=Review: A group hug with U2 at Hard Rock Stadium|work=[[Sun-Sentinel|SouthFlorida.com]]|first=Ben|last=Crandell|date=12 June 2017|access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref> many of the trees were burnt, which to Corbijn represented a "burnt [[American dream]]".<ref name="mojo-aug17" /> During "[[With or Without You]]", images of [[Zabriskie Point]] were displayed.<ref name="willie-atu2"/> For "[[Bullet the Blue Sky]]", the visuals showed men and women of various ages and ethnicities putting on army helmets while standing in front of a shed painted with the American flag.<ref name="smh19">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/first-look-at-the-joshua-tree-live-as-u2-finally-bring-tour-down-under-20191108-p538w1.html|title=First look at The Joshua Tree live as U2 finally bring tour Down Under|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Karl|last=Quinn|date=8 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> During the song's performance, Bono shone a handheld spotlight on the Edge, evoking the cover image of the band's 1988 album, ''[[Rattle and Hum]]''.<ref name="rs-seattle">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/u2-resurrect-the-joshua-tree-preview-new-album-at-u-s-tour-opener-193350/|title=U2 Resurrect 'The Joshua Tree,' Preview New Album at U.S. Tour Opener|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=15 May 2017|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> For "[[Red Hill Mining Town]]", the [[Salvation Army brass band]] was depicted on screen, with their pre-recorded brass section accompanying the band's performance.<ref name="smh19"/> "[[Trip Through Your Wires]]" was accompanied by visuals of the Edge's wife, choreographer [[Morleigh Steinberg]], dressed as a cowgirl while an American flag was painted on a wooden shack.<ref name="willie-atu2"/><ref name="guardianrev"/> The video that played during "[[One Tree Hill (song)|One Tree Hill]]" featured images of a blood red-coloured moon that faded into footage of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].<ref name="stuff">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/117293444/u2-in-auckland-tribute-paid-to-kiwi-friend-and-roadie-greg-carroll|title=U2 in Auckland: tribute paid to Kiwi friend and roadie Greg Carroll|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|date=9 November 2019|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atu2.com/news/column-off-the-record--vol-17-761.html|title=Column: Off the Record... Vol. 17-761|first=Sherry|last=Lawrence|website=atU2.com|date=13 May 2017|access-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201026151440/https://www.atu2.com/news/column-off-the-record--vol-17-761.html|archive-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> It was directed by Corbijn and filmed in [[Lancaster, California]], over a 14-hour film shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atu2.com/news/meet-the-navajo-woman-in-u2s-one-tree-hill-joshua-tree-tour-video.html|title=Meet the Navajo woman in U2's 'One Tree Hill' Joshua Tree Tour video|first=Karen|last=Lindell|website=atu2.com|date=31 May 2017|access-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201026151837/https://www.atu2.com/news/meet-the-navajo-woman-in-u2s-one-tree-hill-joshua-tree-tour-video.html|archive-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> For concerts in Auckland on the 2019 tour, the band used "One Tree Hill" to pay tribute to the late New Zealander Greg Carroll, for whom the song was written; Carroll's likeness appeared on the screen at the end of these performances.<ref name="stuff"/>
[[File:Bono as Shadow Man in Santa Clara on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 5-17-17.jpg|thumb|upright|Bono portraying a character called the "Shadow Man" during a performance of "[[Exit (U2 song)|Exit]]"]]
Prior to "[[Exit (U2 song)|Exit]]", a clip from the 1950s [[Western (genre)|Western]] TV series ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]'' was shown; in the clip, a con man named Trump visits a town and promises he can build a wall around them to protect them from a supposed apocalypse.<ref name="mojo-aug17" /> The band were pleased when Bono discovered it, as they wanted to make a reference to US President [[Donald Trump]] during the show without belabouring their point.<ref name="willie-atu2"/> The clip was followed by an image of hands tattooed "LOVE" and "HATE", inspired by the fanatic preacher/killer character in the film ''[[The Night of the Hunter (film)|The Night of the Hunter]]''.<ref name="nyt"/> During the performance of "Exit", Bono wore a black suit and preacher hat and adopted the persona of the "Shadow Man".<ref name="rs-bono"/><ref name="nyt"/> Taking influence from author [[Flannery O'Connor]], whose works originally inspired the writing of the song, Bono used the Shadow Man to recite lines from O'Connor's novel ''[[Wise Blood]]'' and the "[[Eeny, meeny, miny, moe]]" rhyme.<ref name="rs-bono"/>
The encore was described by Bono as a "denouement" intended as an ode to women. Speaking about the inspiration behind the idea, Williams said, "The thought was that we are currently living in a time when we could really use a more feminine spirit in our leadership and a way to illustrate this might be to celebrate some of the great female pioneers of the past."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u2.com/news/title/herstory/news/|title=Herstory|work=U2.com|publisher=[[Live Nation Entertainment]]|first=Cathleen|last=Falsani|date=29 June 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> Bono wanted to find "the sort of women that aren't welcome, that President Trump doesn't want in America" and commissioned French artist [[JR (artist)|JR]] to find such a person.<ref name="rs-bono"/> After traveling to the [[Zaatari refugee camp]] in Jordan, he found a 15-year-old [[Refugees of the Syrian Civil War|Syrian refugee]] named Omaima.<ref name="rs-bono"/><ref name="nyt"/> Performances of "[[Miss Sarajevo]]" were preceded by a clip of her speaking about America as a dreamland,<ref name="nyt"/> which Bono said "gives you a kick in the balls, but in the most velvet way".<ref name="rs-bono"/> The song was accompanied by footage of the camp's bleak conditions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/aande/music/12377544-74/u2s-bono-we-dont-agonize-we-organize-thats-how-change-comes-about|title=U2's Bono: 'We don't agonize; we organize. That's how change comes about.'|work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|TribLive.com]]|first=Natasha|last=Lindstrom|date=8 June 2017|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> while audience members passed a large sheet of fabric printed with Omaima's passport photo around the venue.<ref name="sofl"/> For "[[Ultraviolet (Light My Way)]]", the video screen displayed images of historical female figures and achievers. Prior to "[[One (U2 song)|One]]", Bono promoted the [[ONE Campaign]] by discussing the fight against [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="nyt"/> Many concerts concluded with a performance of the new song "The Little Things That Give You Away", which was included on the group's 2017 album ''[[Songs of Experience (U2 album)|Songs of Experience]]''.<ref name="rs-bono"/> Another song from the album, the lead single "[[You're the Best Thing About Me]]", was also performed during the encore.<ref name="New Orleans">{{cite web |url=http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/by-the-way/article173484026.html |title=U2 lift up women, the Saints and Steve Scalise 'in the name of love' at New Orleans show |last=Clark |first=Clark |date=15 September 2017 |website=[[Sun Herald]]|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref> Some concerts closed with "[[I Will Follow]]", from the band's first album, ''[[Boy (album)|Boy]]'' (1980).<ref name="New Orleans" />
=== 2019 concerts ===
Whilst the majority of the show for the 2019 concerts stayed faithful to the 2017 shows, a few changes were made to the setlist. "I Will Follow", which was played sporadically at the 2017 shows was given a regular slot between "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day" from the Melbourne show onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jenke|first=Tyler|title=Live Review: U2 are still one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time|date=15 November 2019 |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/live-review-u2-marvel-stadium-2019/}}</ref> Two exceptions to this were the second Tokyo show and the Manila show, where "[[Gloria (U2 song)|Gloria]]" was played instead, making its tour debut.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=U2gigs.com|url=https://www.u2gigs.com/Joshua_Tree_Tour_2019.html}}</ref> The third verse of "New Year's Day" was dropped from the Adelaide show onwards, with the song ending after the final chorus similar to previous tours.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U2 - New Years Day / Pride @ Adelaide Oval 19/11/19 the Joshua tree tour| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI5jt_lohNk}}</ref> The ''Joshua Tree'' segment of the show remained the same as the 2017 shows, with the exception being the end of the main set. Instead of ending the main set with "[[Mothers of the Disappeared]]", as they did at the 2017 shows, the band would walk down to the B-stage as the song ended, would then bow to the audience and then end the main set with a performance of either "[[Angel of Harlem]]" or "[[Desire (U2 song)|Desire]]", both of which did not appear at any of the 2017 shows.<ref name=":0" /> The band would then walk back up towards the main stage as either song concluded, ending the main set.
[[File:U2 in Perth (49146543987).jpg|thumb|Bono in his MacPhisto costume during a performance of "[[Even Better Than the Real Thing]]" in [[Perth|Perth, Australia]].]]
The encore was changed quite substantially from the 2017 shows, taking a number of influences from their recent [[Experience + Innocence Tour]] as well as incorporating more songs from their recent studio albums. The encore would open with the Influx Remix of "[[Elevation (song)|Elevation]]" playing over the PA, whilst also using the same video that the band used walking out of the "barricage" on the Experience + Innocence Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elevation - U2 - Philippines 2019| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kglZ943-Ho}}</ref> The band then performed "Elevation", "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]" and "[[Even Better Than the Real Thing]]", which was also the same sequence of songs that were used on the second act of the "Experience + Innocence Tour", including incorporating similar visual elements and Bono reprising his [[MacPhisto]]/Showman costume from the same tour.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Chris|date=11 November 2019|title=U2 Auckland 2019: The story behind Bono's mid-set meltdown|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/117327025/u2-auckland-2019-the-story-behind-bonos-midset-meltdown}}</ref> The band would then perform a stripped-down version of either "[[Every Breaking Wave]]" in a similar performance to the [[Innocence + Experience Tour]], or "You're the Best Thing About Me" in a similar performance to the Experience + Innocence Tour.<ref name=":0" /> After this, "[[Beautiful Day]]" and "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" would be played similar to how they were performed at the 2017 shows. "[[Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way]]" was typically played next, although it was replaced by "[[Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of]]" at both Sydney shows and "Ahimsa" at the Mumbai show.<ref name=":0" /> Every concert at the 2019 shows concluded with "One".<ref name=":0" />
===Guest appearances===
During the 14 May 2017 show in Seattle, [[Eddie Vedder]] and [[Mumford & Sons]] accompanied U2 on-stage for a performance of "Mothers of the Disappeared".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-u2-perform-with-eddie-vedder-mumford-sons-in-seattle-w482258|title=Watch U2 Perform With Eddie Vedder, Mumford & Sons in Seattle|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=15 May 2017|access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref> [[Patti Smith]] joined U2 for a performance of the same song during their 26 July 2017 concert in Saint-Denis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/07/patti-smith-joins-u2-in-paris-to-perform-mothers-of-the-disappeared-watch/|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|title=Patti Smith joins U2 in Paris to perform 'Mothers of the Disappeared{{'-}}|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|date=26 July 2017|access-date=30 December 2019}}</ref> She joined them again for a performance of the same song during their 3 September 2017 concert in Detroit. <ref> https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/u2-patti-smith-detroit-joshua-tree-tour-2017-7950076/</ref> During the band's 15 December 2019 concert in Mumbai, they were accompanied by several guest performers: [[A.R. Rahman]], his daughters Khatija and Raheema, and singer Rianjali Bhowmick joined the band for a rendition of "Ahimsa",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-u2-team-up-with-ar-rahman-for-new-track-ahimsa-at-first-ever-show-in-india-2588039|title=Watch U2 team up with AR Rahman for new track 'Ahimsa' at first ever show in India|website=[[NME]]|first=Damian|last=Jones|date=16 December 2019|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> which Rahman and U2 had released as a single the month prior; [[Noel Gallagher]] joined the band for a performance of "[[Desire (U2 song)|Desire]]"; and at the end of the show, both Rahman and Gallagher accompanied U2 for "One".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2068104/watch-u2-debut-ahimsa-with-a-r-rahman-play-desire-and-one-with-noel-gallagher-in-mumbai/news/|title=Watch U2 Debut 'Ahimsa' With A.R. Rahman, Play 'Desire' And 'One' With Noel Gallagher In Mumbai|website=[[Stereogum]]|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=16 December 2019|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
==Reception==
[[File:U2 - Twickenham Stadium - Sunday 9th July 2017 U2Twick090717-19 (35137521003).jpg|thumb|U2 performing at [[Twickenham Stadium]] in London in July 2017]]
===Critical response===
The tour received critical acclaim from critics, many of whom praised the band's performances, the production, and setlist. [[Greg Kot]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' said that ''The Joshua Tree'' "still held sway" three decades after its release, adding: "Most compelling was that U2 made it sound less like a finished work, a monument from a long-lost decade, than a series of songs still in search of answers."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-u2-soldier-field-review-20170603-column.html|title=Still looking for answers|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|first=Greg|last=Kot|author-link=Greg Kot|date=5 June 2017|at=sec. Arts+Entertainment, pp. 1, 4|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' complimented the group for keeping older material contemporaneous through lyrical changes and thematic reinterpretations. He said, "But more striking still is how commanding and confident their performance seems, particularly given that it's not without risks." He concluded his review by describing them as "totally in their element".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/09/u2-review-bono-twickenham-stadium-joshua-tree-heritage-larry-mullen|title=U2 review – this may be a heritage act, but it sure isn't history|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|date=9 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Evening Standard]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]'' also gave five star reviews,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/u2-review-bono-and-co-give-london-what-it-was-looking-for-a3584001.html|work=Evening Standard |title=U2 review: Bono and co give London what it was looking for |first=Rick |last=Pearson|date=9 July 2017 |access-date= 10 July 2017}}</ref> with the latter calling it "a triumphant experience".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/u2-twickenham-stadium-review-the-joshua-tree-is-unfurled-in-its-full-glory-a7833196.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/u2-twickenham-stadium-review-the-joshua-tree-is-unfurled-in-its-full-glory-a7833196.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=U2, Twickenham Stadium review, The Joshua Tree is unfurled in its full glory|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Ben|last=Walsh|date=9 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
===Accolades===
At the 2017 [[Billboard Touring Awards|''Billboard'' Touring Awards]], the tour won for Top Boxscore (at [[Stade de France]] on 25–26 July), while receiving nominations for Top Tour and Top Draw.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/8013918/billboard-touring-conference-awards-2017-panelists-honorees|title=Tim McGraw & Faith Hill to Receive Legends of Live Honor at Billboard Touring Conference & Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Bryan|last=Rolli|date=24 October 2017|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/8038427/touring-conference-awards-winners-list-2017|title=Billboard's Touring Awards: See the Full Winners List|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Tatiana|last=Cirisano|date=15 November 2017|access-date=16 November 2017}}</ref> It also won for Top Boxscore at the following year's awards ceremony (for concerts at [[Estádio do Morumbi]] on 19, 21–22, and 25 October).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bb-touring-conference/8485296/john-mayer-receives-legend-of-live-award-ed-sheeran|title=John Mayer Receives Legend of Live Award; Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift & More Win at Billboard Live Music Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Josh|last=Glicksman|date=15 November 2018|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> At the [[LOS40 Music Awards 2017]], U2 won the Tour of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://los40.com/los40/2017/11/11/videos/1510398084_961898.html|title=U2 gana la Mejor Gira del Ano en LOS40 Music Awards 2017|work=[[Los 40]]|author=LuisMi|date=11 November 2017|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> At the [[2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards]], they won the award for Best Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-2018-iHeartRadio-Music-Awards-Winners-Complete-List-20180312|title=The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners - Complete List!|work=Broadway World|date=12 March 2018|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> The group won two awards at the [[2018 Billboard Music Awards|2018 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]]: [[Billboard Music Award for Top Touring Artist|Top Touring Artist]] and Top Rock Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/billboard-music-awards-reveals-non-televised-award-winners-1202394971/|title=Billboard Music Awards Reveals Non-Televised Award Winners|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=20 May 2018|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> The band were nominated in three categories at the 20th Annual [[Pollstar]] Awards: Major Tour of the Year, Rock Tour of the Year, and Most Creative Stage Production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/News/pollstar-awards-nominees-unveiled-133736|title=Pollstar Awards Nominees Unveiled|website=[[Pollstar]]|date=17 November 2017|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> The tour also received nominations for Tour of the Year at the [[American Music Awards of 2017]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/7997612/ama-nominations-2017-full-list|title=Here Is the Full List of 2017 AMAs Nominations|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Ashley|last=Iasimone|date=12 October 2017|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> Live Performance of the Year at the 2017 [[BBC Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42063723|title=Ed Sheeran and Stormzy nominated for scaled-back BBC Music Awards|work=[[BBC News]]|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=21 November 2017|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> and top Tour/Event Sound Production at the 33rd Annual [[TEC Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-best-in-pro-audio-and-sound-production-to-be-honored-at-the-33rd-annual-namm-tec-awards-300522442.html|title=The Best in Pro Audio and Sound Production to be Honored at the 33rd Annual NAMM TEC Awards|publisher=[[NAMM Show|NAMM]]|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=19 September 2017|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
===Commercial performance===
On the opening leg of the 2017 tour, the band's two concerts at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in Pasadena drew 123,164 attendees, grossing $15.7&nbsp;million. In Chicago, the two shows at [[Soldier Field]] sold 105,078 tickets and grossed $13.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7833762/u2-joshua-tree-tour-2017-hot-tours|title=U2's The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Earns $62 Million in First Month on the Road|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Rob|last=Allen|date=15 June 2017|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> The first North American leg of the tour, comprising 20 concerts excluding Bonnaroo, grossed $123.7&nbsp;million from 1,043,414 tickets sold,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7866313/u2-joshua-tree-tour-2017-123-million-earned|title=U2's 'The Joshua Tree Tour 2017': $123 Million Earned (and Counting)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Bob|last=Allen|date=17 July 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> ranking the band first among all 2017 global touring artists with an average gross of $7,276,551 per city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article161158348.html|title=Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar|work=[[Miami Herald]]|agency=Associated Press|date=13 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> The European leg grossed $83&nbsp;million from 744,454 tickets sold. The second North American leg grossed $38,585,915 from 350,292 tickets sold,<ref name="finalpollstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/u2s-joshua-tree-trekgrosses316-m-viesfor-tour-of-the-year-133529|title=U2's 'Joshua Tree' Trek Grosses $316 M, Vies For Tour Of The Year|publisher=[[Pollstar]]|first=Francisco|last=Rendon|date=30 October 2017|access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref> maintaining the band's top rank globally with an average gross of $7,229,076 per city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/top-5-tours-u2-coldplay-dominate-by-avg-gross-133370|title=U2, Coldplay Dominate Pollstar Global Concert Chart|publisher=[[Pollstar]]|first=Ryan|last=Borba|date=11 October 2017|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> The Latin American leg grossed $70&nbsp;million from 574,976 tickets sold;<ref name="finalpollstar"/> the leg and the tour ended with four sold-out shows in São Paulo that sold around 280,000 tickets. In total, the Joshua Tree Tour 2017 drew 2,713,136 attendees to 50 shows and grossed $316,990,940,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/files/charts/TOP_25_TOURS.pdf|title=Top 25 Tours|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> making it the highest-grossing tour of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/u2-tops-pollstars-year-end-touring-chart-with-316-million-gross-veteran-male-acts-dominate-top-20-1202649383/|title=U2 Tops Pollstar's Year-End Touring Chart With $316 Million Gross, Veteran Male Acts Dominate Top 20|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=28 December 2017|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> It also ranked as the year's highest-grossing North American tour with $176.1&nbsp;million earned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/2017-year-end-special-features-top-tours-promoters-venues-grosses-134154|title=2017 Year End Special Features: Top Tours, Promoters, Venues, Grosses|work=[[Pollstar]]|date=5 January 2018|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> U2 were the highest-paid musical act in the world in 2017 with $54.4&nbsp;million in earnings, $52&nbsp;million of which they netted from touring.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/8465835/highest-paid-musicians-money-makers|title=Billboard's 2018 Money Makers: 50 Highest-Paid Musicians|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Ed|last=Christman|date=20 July 2018|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>
For the 2019 tour, U2 grossed $35.7&nbsp;million from eight concerts in Oceania and $38.1&nbsp;million from seven shows in Asia. In total, the 2019 tour grossed $73.8&nbsp;million and sold 567,000 tickets. Across the two tours, the band cumulatively grossed $390.8&nbsp;million from 3.3&nbsp;million tickets sold.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8548371/u2-joshua-tree-anniversary-show-earnings|title=U2 Earn $73 Million From Just 15 'Joshua Tree' Anniversary Shows in 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Eric|last=Frankenberg|date=17 January 2020|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>
== Set list ==
These setlists were performed at the 22 September 2017 concert held at [[SDCCU Stadium]] in San Diego, and at the 8 November 2019 concert held at the [[Mount Smart Stadium]] in Auckland. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-review-u2-concert-20170923-story.html|title=U2 majestic in San Diego leg of 'The Joshua Tree Tour'|website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|first=Rocha|last=Michael James|date=23 September 2017|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12283730 |title=U2 pays tribute to Christchurch mosque attack victims at Auckland show |last=Sowman-Lund |first=Stewart |date=9 November 2019 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref>
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# "[[Sunday Bloody Sunday]]"
# "[[New Year's Day (U2 song)|New Year's Day]]"
# "[[Bad (U2 song)|Bad]]"
# "[[Pride (In the Name of Love)]]"
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'''Second act: ''The Joshua Tree'''''
#<li value="5"> "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]"
# "[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]"
# "[[With or Without You]]"
# "[[Bullet the Blue Sky]]"
# "[[Running to Stand Still]]"
# "[[Red Hill Mining Town]]"
# "[[In God's Country]]"
# "[[Trip Through Your Wires]]"
# "[[One Tree Hill (song)|One Tree Hill]]"
# "[[Exit (U2 song)|Exit]]"
# "[[Mothers of the Disappeared]]"
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#<li value="16"> "[[Miss Sarajevo]]"
# "[[Beautiful Day]]"
# "[[Elevation (song)|Elevation]]"
# "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]"
# "[[You're the Best Thing About Me]]"
# "[[Ultraviolet (Light My Way)]]"
# "[[One (U2 song)|One]]"
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# "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
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'''Second act: ''The Joshua Tree'''''
#<li value="5"> "Where the Streets Have No Name"
# "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
# "With or Without You"
# "Bullet the Blue Sky"
# "Running to Stand Still"
# "Red Hill Mining Town"
# "In God's Country"
# "Trip Through Your Wires"
# "One Tree Hill"
# "Exit"
# "Mothers of the Disappeared"
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#<li value="16"> "[[Angel of Harlem]]"
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#<li value="17"> "Elevation"
# "Vertigo"
# "[[Even Better Than the Real Thing]]"
# "[[Every Breaking Wave]]"
# "Beautiful Day"
# "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)"
# "[[Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way]]"
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== Tour dates ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening acts
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|'''Leg 1: North America'''<ref name="na1boxscore">First North American leg boxscore:
*{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6rDNn1A5t?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=14 June 2017|url-status=live}}
*{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523003856/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=23 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 12 May 2017
| [[Vancouver]]
| Canada
| [[BC Place]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Mumford & Sons]]
|45,436 / 45,436
|$4,321,731
|-
| 14 May 2017
| [[Seattle]]
| rowspan="15"| United States
| [[CenturyLink Field]]
|57,009 / 57,009
|$6,249,670
|-
| 17 May 2017
| [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]
| [[Levi's Stadium]]
|50,072 / 50,072
|$6,268,805
|-
| 20 May 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
| rowspan="7"| [[The Lumineers]]
| rowspan="2"|123,164 / 123,164
| rowspan="2"|$15,784,565
|-
| 21 May 2017
|-
| 24 May 2017
| [[Houston]]
| [[NRG Stadium]]
|47,669 / 47,669
|$5,889,005
|-
| 26 May 2017
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]
| [[AT&T Stadium]]
|49,807 / 49,807
|$6,044,330
|-
| 3 June 2017
| rowspan="2"|[[Chicago]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Soldier Field]]
| rowspan="2"|105,078 / 105,078
| rowspan="2"|$13,435,925
|-
| 4 June 2017
|-
| 7 June 2017
| [[Pittsburgh]]
| [[Heinz Field]]
|41,413 / 41,413
|$4,273,920
|-
| 9 June 2017{{efn|The show on 9 June 2017 in [[Manchester, Tennessee]] was part of the [[2017 Bonnaroo Music Festival]].<ref name=U2Bonnaroo/>}}
| [[Manchester, Tennessee|Manchester]]
| [[Great Stage Park]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 11 June 2017
| [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]
| [[Hard Rock Stadium]]
| rowspan="3"|[[OneRepublic]]
| 48,494 / 48,494
| $5,923,665
|-
| 14 June 2017
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
| [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| 52,958 / 52,958
| $6,125,415
|-
| 16 June 2017
| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
| [[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]]
| 45,491 / 45,491
| $4,810,535
|-
| 18 June 2017
| [[Philadelphia]]
| [[Lincoln Financial Field]]
| rowspan="6"|The Lumineers
| 56,570 / 56,570
| $6,259,880
|-
| 20 June 2017
| [[Landover, Maryland|Landover]]
| [[FedExField]]
| 49,827 / 49,827
| $6,286,385
|-
| 23 June 2017
| [[Toronto]]
| Canada
| [[Rogers Centre]]
| 52,704 / 52,704
| $5,059,568
|-
| 25 June 2017
| [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]]
| rowspan="4"| United States
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
| 55,231 / 55,231
| $6,881,340
|-
| 28 June 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]
| rowspan="2"| [[MetLife Stadium]]
| rowspan="2"| 110,642 / 110,642
| rowspan="2"| $14,568,805
|-
| 29 June 2017
|-
| 1 July 2017
| [[Cleveland]]
| [[FirstEnergy Stadium]]
| OneRepublic
| 51,849 / 51,849
| $5,582,965
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|'''Leg 2: Europe'''<ref name="euroboxscore">European leg boxscore:
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6sRRJEH7c?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523003856/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=23 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 8 July 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[London]]
| rowspan="2"| England
| rowspan="2"| [[Twickenham Stadium]]
| rowspan="12"| [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]]
| rowspan="2"| 108,894 / 108,894
| rowspan="2"| $14,750,646
|-
| 9 July 2017
|-
| 12 July 2017
| [[Berlin]]
| Germany
| [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]
| 71,039 / 71,039
| $7,215,052
|-
| 15 July 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[Rome]]
| rowspan="2"| Italy
| rowspan="2"| [[Stadio Olimpico]]
| rowspan="2"| 117,924 / 117,924
| rowspan="2"| $12,266,299
|-
| 16 July 2017
|-
| 18 July 2017
| [[Barcelona]]
| Spain
| [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys]]
| 54,551 / 54,551
| $5,930,076
|-
| 22 July 2017
| [[Dublin]]
| Ireland
| [[Croke Park]]
| 80,901 / 80,901
| $9,963,957
|-
| 25 July 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
| rowspan="2"| France
| rowspan="2"| [[Stade de France]]
| rowspan="2"| 154,486 / 154,486
| rowspan="2"| $17,277,631
|-
| 26 July 2017
|-
| 29 July 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[Amsterdam]]
| rowspan="2"| Netherlands
| rowspan="2"| [[Johan Cruyff Arena|Amsterdam Arena]]
| rowspan="2"| 104,708 / 104,708
| rowspan="2"| $11,544,870
|-
| 30 July 2017
|-
| 1 August 2017
| [[Brussels]]
| Belgium
| [[King Baudouin Stadium]]
| 51,951 / 51,951
| $6,000,537
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|'''Leg 3: North America'''<ref name="na3boxscore">Second North American leg boxscore:
*{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913020218/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928030820/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=28 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 3 September 2017
| [[Detroit]]
| rowspan="8"| United States
| [[Ford Field]]
| rowspan="8"| [[Beck]]
| 42,905 / 42,905
| $4,936,605
|-
| 5 September 2017
| [[Orchard Park (town), New York|Orchard Park]]
| [[New Era Field]]
| 41,106 / 41,106
| $4,269,245
|-
| 8 September 2017
| [[Minneapolis]]
| [[U.S. Bank Stadium]]
| 43,386 / 43,386
| $4,698,100
|-
| 10 September 2017
| [[Indianapolis]]
| [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
| 51,731 / 51,731
| $5,970,055
|-
| 12 September 2017
| [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
| [[Arrowhead Stadium]]
| 39,593 / 39,593
| $4,200,160
|-
| 14 September 2017
| [[New Orleans]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]]
| 34,536 / 34,536
| $3,873,405
|-
| 19 September 2017
| [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]]
| [[University of Phoenix Stadium]]
| 42,814 / 42,814
| $4,169,215
|-
| 22 September 2017
| [[San Diego]]
| [[SDCCU Stadium]]
| 54,221 / 54,221
| $6,469,130
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|'''Leg 4: Latin America'''<ref name="latinboxscore">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.biz]]|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104165516/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=4 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 3 October 2017
| rowspan="2"|[[Mexico City]]
| rowspan="2"|Mexico
| rowspan="2"|[[Foro Sol]]
| rowspan="3"|Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
| rowspan="2"|117,098 / 117,098
| rowspan="2"|$13,896,378
|-
| 4 October 2017
|-
| 7 October 2017
| [[Bogotá]]
| Colombia
| [[Estadio El Campín]]
| 39,272 / 39,272
| $6,449,019
|-
| 10 October 2017{{efn|The show was delayed for two hours due to [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|a football match]] between [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/3225775/u2-to-delay-concert-for-argentinas-massive-world-cup-qualifier|title=U2 to delay concert for Argentina's massive World Cup qualifier|work=[[ESPN]]|date=10 October 2017|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>}}
| rowspan="2"|[[La Plata]]
| rowspan="2"|Argentina
| rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Ciudad de La Plata]]
| rowspan="2"|Joystick <br> Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
| rowspan="2"|86,466 / 86,466
| rowspan="2"|$11,078,667
|-
| 11 October 2017
|-
| 14 October 2017
| [[Santiago]]
| Chile
| [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional de Chile]]
| rowspan="5"| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
| 53,422 / 53,422
| $6,146,221
|-
| 19 October 2017
| rowspan="4"|[[São Paulo]]
| rowspan="4"|Brazil
| rowspan="4"|[[Estádio do Morumbi]]
| rowspan="4"|278,718 / 278,718
| rowspan="4"|$32,119,163
|-
| 21 October 2017
|-
| 22 October 2017
|-
| 25 October 2017
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|'''Leg 5: Oceania and Asia'''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore|title=Billboard Boxscore|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118214223/https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore|archive-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 8 November 2019
| rowspan="2"|[[Auckland]]
| rowspan="2"|New Zealand
| rowspan="2"|[[Mount Smart Stadium]]
| rowspan="8"|Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
| rowspan="2"|69,823 / 69,823
| rowspan="2"|$7,223,935
|-
| 9 November 2019
|-
| 12 November 2019
| [[Brisbane]]
| rowspan="6"|Australia
| [[Suncorp Stadium]]
| 45,609 / 45,609
| $5,043,388
|-
| 15 November 2019
| [[Melbourne]]
| [[Marvel Stadium]]
| 59,726 / 59,726
| $6,909,670
|-
| 19 November 2019
| [[Adelaide]]
| [[Adelaide Oval]]
| 30,708 / 30,708
| $2,497,877
|-
| 22 November 2019
| rowspan="2"|[[Sydney]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
| rowspan="2"| 85,654 / 85,654
| rowspan="2"| $9,596,903
|-
| 23 November 2019
|-
| 27 November 2019
| [[Perth]]
| [[Optus Stadium]]
| 46,441 / 46,441
| $4,433,351
|-
| 30 November 2019
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[Singapore]]
| rowspan="2"|[[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]]
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2"| 82,557 / 82,557
| rowspan="2"| $12,433,310
|-
| 1 December 2019
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 4 December 2019
| rowspan="2"|[[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
| rowspan="2"|Japan
| rowspan="2"|[[Saitama Super Arena]]
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2"| 43,225 / 43,225
| rowspan="2"| $10,343,858
|-
| 5 December 2019
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 8 December 2019
| [[Seoul]]
| South Korea
| [[Gocheok Sky Dome]]
| {{N/A}}
| 26,522 / 26,522
| $3,714,350
|-
| 11 December 2019
| [[Bocaue]]
| Philippines
| [[Philippine Arena]]
| {{N/A}}
| 33,721 / 33,721
| $6,895,277
|-
| 15 December 2019
| [[Mumbai]]
| India
| [[DY Patil Stadium]]
| {{N/A}}
| 42,590 / 42,590
| $4,695,722
|-
!colspan="5"|Total
!3,279,712 / 3,279,712 (100%)
!$390,778,581
|}
=== Cancelled shows ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Reason
|-
| 16 September 2017
| [[St. Louis]]
| United States
| [[The Dome at America's Center]]
| [[2017 St. Louis protests|Safety concerns]]<ref name="stl-rs"/><ref name="stl-u2"/>
|}
=== Notes ===
{{notelist}}
== See also ==
* [[List of highest-grossing concert tours]]
* [[List of fastest-selling concert tours]]
== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
{{commonscats|The Joshua Tree Tour 2017|The Joshua Tree Tour 2019}}
* [http://www.u2.com/tour/index/tour/id/79 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 on U2 Official Website]
* [http://www.u2.com/tour/index/tour/id/82 The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 on U2 Official Website]
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