Hello all, Ax here for #U2TheJoshuaTree2017’s 1st night in Chicago, after a week off. Let’s hope A Sort of Homecoming rouses from slumber.
u2songs They’ve added some merch since Vancouver. Mug first seen in CA, lighter in TX we think. Photos by @shawnrocco (Than… https://t.co/QbEexrEQ2m
mysteriousdays Another link for Chicago1: mixlr.com/laurenm269/
ChrisWolak1 @thelumineers “Words of our Leaders Really Do Matter,” #charlieboy Solid warm-up for @U2 @u2gigs @SoldierField https://t.co/mNBm680t8h
billhelm Pano of Soldier field before U2 show. #joshuatreetour2017 #soldierfield #U2 @u2 @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs https://t.co/joJKPQdsOd
GrahamDaubney When I go there, I go there with you @philiptaylor1 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 We’re ready @u2gigs @atu2 @U2start… https://t.co/aO11afrZKe
Hey all, Matkin here. Missed last show at Dallas from being at Anime North. Had a blast and ready to switch from otaku to U2 again!
atu2 Seeing tweets w/colorful language re: frustration w/entry into @SoldierField - heavy security & paperless tix issues #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
streeter_bryan @u2gigs how would I go about finding a pic of me onstage from Houston Oct. 14, ’92. Been looking for years with no luck. A Dream come true
atu2 From an ongoing email Q&A w/Willie Williams to be posted soon, confirmation that “A Sort Of Homecoming” will return… https://t.co/8osBSUP4jY
I ASK NO MORE OF YOU, U2.
Well actually I also ask 11 O’clock Tick Tock, but whatever, A SORT OF HOMECOMING OR BUS… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
The good thing about having a week off is it gives the band a chance to examine the show more closely, work out what does and doesnt work.
So apparently A Sort of Homecoming was soundchecked yesterday?
u2breathe WHAT? I’ve got 3 of these pictures in my box. #U2TheJoshuaTreeTour2017 #u2 https://t.co/X81iRerkKT
sethckal @u2 @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs Who says die hard #u2 fans aren’t serious people? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017… https://t.co/zufq56N1C3
sethckal @u2 @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs Scenes from GA village #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/IjI9cwQVnz
sethckal @u2 @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs 9am #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 GA video inspired by @bethandbono https://t.co/kFUAtqfhyF
johnnyo217 We have 2 GA tickets for SUNDAY, tomorrow night. Face value. Have to join the line tonight after the show with us @u2gigs @U2start @atu2
ruuddewild Mijn werk. Trots. #U2 #joshuatreetour2017 #universal #ruuddewildart https://t.co/UbkwiAGvt8
sethckal @atu2 @U2start @u2gigs GA final check in 5am https://t.co/x9vHxSIyXf
AmazonHelp @u2gigs I’m sorry for the wait. I am currently seeing we’re waiting for more product to arrive, we’ll e-mail you once we have a date. ^JR
U2 Got U2 tix on 6/3? Snap a pic+tweet with #U2SoldierFieldEntry & #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 for chance to win (RED) Zone! https://t.co/AY1PLA2adZ
SilRigote Thanks U2.com. Because money is ALL I have left after 5 shows. ???????????? #U2 #U2TheJoshuaTreeTour2017 https://t.co/mZzBx4X8M5
BiggusReddus Record bag & Tshirt arrived today!#U2JoshuaTreeTour2017 @U2 @Nalu_Nancy @timneufeld @atu2 @u2gigs @U2start @u2songs… https://t.co/InerFWmMrS
So my Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition hasn’t shipped yet, with no estimate on when. Come on @amazonca, why the hold up?
4danlopez Hey, @u2gigs I have an extra floor ticket for Saturday’s show in Chicago. Anyone interested can DM me. All offers welcome.
@the_achtungbabe @U2TOURFANS @U2Community Have not seen anything about it except this twitter.com/Joshuathebearu…
u2gator @u2gigs And also never forget….youtu.be/8B6DfX-_by4
SLankester @u2gigs @WTSHNN @timjahr @U2 Soldier Field - In the event of severe weather, such as lightning or extreme wind, we… https://t.co/FE8xCFIOfY
U2Community RELEASED TODAY
Tune in to ’One Tree Hill’ (St Francis Hotel remix) from 30th anniversary release of The Joshua Tree… https://t.co/ivbxXobN3a
u2songs Entire U2 album catalog to be released on SHM-CD in Japan for the first time on August 23, 2017:… https://t.co/owjjiKQQLQ
U2 live at Rose Bowl full multicam video by @Chrisedge #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 youtube.com/watch?v=IobgVa…
@WTSHNN @timjahr @U2 I can’t remember any at the moment. It says rain or shine and I’ve been to a few myself with horrible weather. Matt
WTSHNN .@ONECampaign FB page askin people to nominate women for @u2 Ultraviolet Herstory screen for upcoming Chicago Shows…is that official? New?
bethandbono Achtung #Covfefe
@GnoccoFritto The latest tweet came from his iPhon—er, iCovfefe.
Waves of tweets and waves of memes
Trump reached out for the iPhone aides tried to destroy
He, he said he’d wait
Until the end of covfefe
@JoeriHarcksen We’ve taken it as a generic exhortation to crowd, since he yells it w/o melody or other lines. The p… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
u2gator @U2 - daily request for a Sort of Homecoming back on setlist & to close Tampa with All I Want is You. Thanks. #joshuatreetour2017 @u2gigs
Pretty cool that the new RS article includes a couple of our videos by Stefan and Frank: rollingstone.com/music/features…
Also never forget youtube.com/watch?v=KZhCDY…
“Who’s gonna leave you on a son you’ve never heard before”. Oddly prophetic!
Never forget youtube.com/watch?v=sz1P5o…
lukas_venencia @Joshuathebearu2 @u2gigs This bear has been at more shows than me ????
lulenn_ @u2gigs So it *was* a reference after all (maybe a bit opaque, I agree) https://t.co/7fNXddJZcr
SilRigote One of the BEST INTERVIEWS I’ve ever read. You really asked EVERYTHING that we “tha fans” wanted to know. ???????????????????????? Be… https://t.co/Xjrq9VGZMO
RollingStone Bono talks ‘Joshua Tree’ tour, Trump, status of U2’s next album and more rol.st/2qxWXkJ https://t.co/mIXUJNFBnN
AlwaysU2 @atu2comSherry So it’s “I” before “E” except after JT? ????
atu2comSherry Aaaaand…. Adam’s Kimono now has its own twitter account. It wasn’t too long, @AdamsKimono #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
atu2comSherry See….band can be on screen! RT @u2br: Por trás do palco da The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 bit.ly/2rS3L0u https://t.co/Wfty3wHOsB
@caron_djc U2start.com has a section for this. Take a look here: u2start.com/shows/1806/#!t…
bethandbono Just pulled a GA on Ticketmaster for CHI 2. #U2JoshuaTreeTour2017
Joshuathebearu2 Could you help Joshua the Bear complete the full JT tour ?
Just one guardian needed to escort him from Berlin to Ro… https://t.co/266CzUWWZg
@NJSmitty8 Support 7:30 and U2 9pm so far.
@tilldecember Chicago is the test. If it doesn’t show up at either gig, I fear it’s gone for good.
markpeterboro Setlist order has been shaken up a little again, this chart shows the correct order for Dallas @u2gigs… https://t.co/EGxS491PWe
allworksomeplay @u2gigs ASOH into Bad into Streets would be so epic
@themadirishman3 @U2Achtung_ Often from the soundboard or from generous stage crew.
U2Achtung_ Setlist de ce soir. Concert magnifique à Dallas. I Will Follow surprise en remplacement de Little Things. #U2… https://t.co/O3DJTOmSLm
@dontgoslideaway Would’ve been good between One and Beautiful Day tonight.
@erin_hanson Haha, yep. Bono has said the remark before One, but Vancouver is the only show where he tried to get crowd to chant it.
@CBarcaQC @bethandbono But obviously I am completely gutted about ASOH, and still very deflated about the tour in t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@CBarcaQC @bethandbono Not sure you can say they’ve lost confidence in Little Things when it was on printed set & p… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Here is our writeup and the full setlist for #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 in Dallas: u2gigs.com/article1170.ht… #JT30
A HUGE thank you to @postrin for one of the best Mixlr feeds this tour. Our mainpage report coming shortly. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
That’s the end. 21 songs. Little Things on printed set but I Will Follow played. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Beautiful Day/Elevation/I Will Follow is a very good encore to keep the crowd jumping through to the end. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@LookItsMorris If so, bit weak to go down from 22 songs to 21 “just in case” they then spontaneously choose to do a 22nd.
SilRigote Ok…ok. I like this set!!! Just bring ASOH and I think this will work beautifully! It really flows this way!!! #U2
Look who nailed this setlist change 25 minutes ago! twitter.com/nitebus/status…
@LookItsMorris They didn’t at the previous two shows. :(
Will I Will Follow be last, or will they keep going with Little Things? #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I Will Follow continues its streak of every #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 performance not being on the printed setlist. #JT30
21. I WILL FOLLOW! Not on the printed setlist! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
This show is latest Elevation has ever been played in a set, 20th. Beats 18th at 5 out of the previous 6 gigs on #U2TheJoshuaTree2017. #JT30
20. Elevation. So there ARE more songs than just the one Bono foreshadowed pre-BDay. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
“You’ve got to hold onto love in these luminous times. This is a special song, one we don’t play much… DESIRE!” twitter.com/dontgoslideawa…
Bono just snippeted Waltz Across Texas in Beautiful Day. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
mysteriousdays @u2gigs I would die if they played Luminous Times!
Yeah this is a bit curious. Even if there’s a curfew about to hit, it’s not as if U2 gave two hoots about that in V… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
I actually thought they were about to diverge from printed set and do I Will Follow or something. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
19. Beautiful Day. Printed set seemed to indicate an encore break before this, but none taken. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono says they’ve got one more… #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono introducing the band to the crowd after One. Adam on bass, Larry on drums, “Edge on who knows!” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Climax of One has Hear Us Coming. Bono faffs up the lyrics a bit on the second go-around. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@dontgoslideaway @nitebus If people thought I melted down for ASOH’s debut, 11OTT would be something else again.
I love U2’s political side. I love that they place it front and centre live.
I do not love really long-winded speeches before One.
18. One #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@Lady_Smeagol Got to be at least fifty by now!
Bono, you keep saying LUMINOUS a lot of TIMES.
Come on guys. Come ON.
@nitebus God I need I Will Follow again.
@tawny_cat Yep! Didn’t expect this; past experience suggested this would be same set as Houston.
@dbnarz No, it missed big chunks of Elevation and Vertigo Tours.
Elevation and UV had been paired previously as part of section celebrating women. Interesting to do UV separately tonight.
17. Ultra Violet! Dedicated to women in band’s life. Bit of an encore setlist shakeup. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Miss Sarajevo has its usual snippet of The New Colossus. Bono saying it passionately tonight. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Nope. On UF 1985 played at only full-tour Irish show. On JT 1987 and Elevation 2001, played at one Irish show each. twitter.com/dontgoslideawa…
In 1987 they thought it could replace 40’s “how long?” as an end-of-show crowd chant!
It seems neither 1987 nor 2017’s attempts to get the crowd chanting El Pueblo Vencera have worked as well as Bono h… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
16. Time for Miss Sarajevo to begin the first encore. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono describes the crowd’s continued affection for the Joshua Tree as “shocking and wonderful to us”. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I’m really surprised Bono’s stopped doing the El Pueblo Vencera chant at the end of Mothers. Encore break time. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@lukas_venencia Yep! I can’t wait for my turn to hear it live. -Ax
15. Mothers of the Disappeared #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I don’t think there is any question Exit is one of the highlights of this tour—or any tour, really! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Exit has snippets of Wise Blood and Eeny Meeny Miny Moe. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@myeucatastrophe Yep, every night!
The latter is very possible! Bono over the years has usually got this sort of thing wrong, heh. twitter.com/nitebus/status…
jenheger @u2gigs Goosebumps. Pinched myself during Rose Bowl concerts. Never thought I would hear RHMT live.
timneufeld All Points Bulletin! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/Tdt5xHw1oz
etdebruin One Tree Hill. Beautiful introduction by Bono on their friendship with Greg Carrol. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 https://t.co/eKHTAjAAsz
14. Exit. “I bring you a message: the world will come to a flaming end at midnight tonight!” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
And this, of course, makes One Tree Hill the 13th song of the night. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono intros One Tree Hill w/ speech about losing Greg Carroll. “We were friends, comrades, we wrote this song for him.” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Bono: “Adam doesn’t remember the eighties”. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono’s trying to remember first venue U2 played in Dallas. Got it right! Bijou on 2 April 1981: u2gigs.com/show238.html #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
@dontgoslideaway @JesseBasi @atu2 I would do many unholy things to get Hawkmoon into the setlist.
“Thankyou for having us in your country. For hundreds of years this has been the promised land for Irish people.” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
12. Trip Through Your Wires #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
U2start Outside - it’s America. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 Image: @TwangNation https://t.co/4vsQvpe9gD
@coribald I can’t say I’m particularly sad about that! Though it’d be bloody hilarious as a once-off.
11. Bono does the usual “welcome to side 2” announcement before In God’s Country. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@JesseBasi Good idea. Paging @EveryBrokenWave! (He’s not free tonight, unfortunately. Stuck with me, Ax.)
@sammykohn Thanks! We will have site staff at every European show, which will be cool.
paulwalker87 @u2gigs I think the guitar version fit the vibe of ZooTV, but would not be a fitting for a recreation of Joshua Tre… https://t.co/vo4JEZUwNc
We actually have Red Light as a database option too (as with all album songs), even though it’s never been played. Funny to see it come up.
It’s still surreal putting Red Hill Mining Town into our database. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
10. Red Hill Mining Town #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I really don’t know which I prefer. Both beautiful. But I’ve not seen guitar version live, so Edge, please switch b… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
If you’re just tuning in now, @postrin has a good Mixlr feed going (touch wood): mixlr.com/postrin/ #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@sammykohn There’s a good stream of tonight’s show by @postrin here if you want to tune in: mixlr.com/postrin/
@sammykohn Oh no, though between the site staff we attend a lot. Live streams by other fans enable this tweeting wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Yeah, don’t make me (Ax) start #ASignofHomecoming again. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30 twitter.com/Gonzalo29Torre…
9. Running to Stand Still #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@sammykohn Geez I wish the band would give us some coin for this, haha.
Bad has been played 6 shows in a row. Beats 5 in a row in Nov/Dec ’15 & equals streak at end of Elevation in ’01. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
OK, we’ve got a couple of people saying California snip was in Streets, others saying not. I’m removing it, will check after gig.
8. Bullet the Blue Sky #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@Renegade_Son Chicago is the test. Two gigs. If it appears at neither, it’s gone for the leg, at least.
With or Without You does not have Shine Like Stars tonight. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
7. With or Without You #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
patoalvarez78 @u2br @u2gigs @U2 I don’t why they take out A Sort Of Homecoming. The tandem with Bad is the best of the best!!!
Cheers, here’s confirmation Streets included its regular snippet of California (There Is No End to Love)…. twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
6. I Still Haven’t Found #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Yep, they did this at the Super Bowl in 2002, and surprisingly that’s the only time it’s happened. twitter.com/Hoosier2012/st…
RaulCamarena @u2gigs Something went wrong in the beginning of STREETS, edge seemed to have some guitar troubles. Music and video aren’t synced as usual.
Oops, I totally missed if Streets had the California snippet or not. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
I really can’t believe U2 haven’t tried Bad or ASOH into Streets this tour. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
5. Where the Streets Have No Name opens the Joshua Tree. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono at end of Pride: “some people think [Dr King’s] dream is dead, but not tonight in Dallas, Texas, so sing!” #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@starryclovers Next shows are 2 nights in Chicago. I hope it appears at one of them!
4. Pride #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono is snippeting Simon & Garfunkel’s America at the end of Bad. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
u2br @U2 bring “A Sort Of Homecoming” back to the set…. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
U2start @u2gigs They can play Bad 24 times + Bad / Bad (snippet) and it still wouldn’t make up for the loss of ASOH.
3. Here’s Bad, the earliest it’s EVER appeared in a setlist at a regular tour gig. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@Naomi_U2Sydney @SallieAnnG I don’t know, my experience of NSW pubs in general is too much shnitz & gravy, not enough chicken parma.
Here’s our mainpage article where we have the full setlist live from Dallas: u2gigs.com/article1170.ht… #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
2. New Year’s Day #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
Bono in SBS references terrorist attack in Manchester, leads in to “no more! no more!” chant. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
@SallieAnnG @Naomi_U2Sydney I’m allergic to fish, unfortunately! I hope I can find a pub that does a good chicken parma at least…
@atu2 I was not expecting that shakeup to the order!
atu2 SPOILER: If you want to know tonight’s setlist:
instagram.com/p/BUlAFOLgGWc/…
#U2TheJoshuaTree2017
1. Dallas concert begins with Sunday Bloody Sunday #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
U2_News Possible Mixlr streams for tonight:
mixlr.com/postrin
mixlr.com/fabiano-costa-…
mixlr.com/dwest/
@U2 #U2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
@Mommajaayyy Fingers crossed it’s back tonight!
DavidSpotts “Dang it’s all old people.” - My kids at the U2 concert. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
Here we go, The Pogues are playing. U2 time! #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #JT30
That’s correct! Angel of Harlem wasn’t played again on Vertigo for over a year, once U2 got to Australia. twitter.com/3WiseMenblog/s…
Thought U2 would be on stage by about 10 mins ago but Dallas (Schoo, not the city) is still doing his tech thing now. #U2TheJoshuaTree2017
On Mixlr @postrin warned reception a bit poor in Dallas, may be buffering, but will have gig on his showreel after. mixlr.com/postrin/
kend1974 @u2gigs getting closer to the pogues https://t.co/UrlKPjqA6Z
Actually, this show is in Arlington too, not Dallas. Need to tweak that in the database.
Yep, and some others in Arlington. But every tour has a gig in the DFW area, excluding IE. twitter.com/nitebus/status…
@mvdarosa Yeah, they’ve been bouncing around for a little while, might happen.
nitebus @u2gigs U2 have played Dallas on every US tour (aside from I&E) but no show is especially memorable. maybe a change tonightv
@Naomi_U2Sydney Oh man that’s one hell of a self-burn haha! I’m moving to Wollongong in a couple of weeks; may have to learn to stay in…
postrin I’m doing a Mixlr #u2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 @atu2 mixlr.com/postrin
@Naomi_U2Sydney And I didn’t get home until 3:30am! Could use some more shut-eye to be honest…
Hi folks, Ax here to bring you #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 Dallas. I had a big Friday here in Melbourne last night, but I’ve dragged myself up!
MarkCDarwin Waiting for @u2. @atu2 @u2gigs @u2songs https://t.co/6tPslgTewL
Excellent U2 Exit video from Pasadena 5/21 by Ted Weitzman #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 youtube.com/watch?v=Wtgxx3…
U2uruguay U2 Joshua Tree tour set for New Zealand in 2018 | NZ Herald
m.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/… https://t.co/4ALyzyizVR
@corianderstem If you’ve only listened to the album version, probably not. I think the music video was the single version, so maybe that?
MarkCDarwin For those going to @U2 tonite at @ATTStadium the roof will be closed. It was also closed on the 360 tour. @u2gigs @u2songs @U2start
_the_chase_ @pappy90 @u2gigs Heres a panorama I took In Pasadena https://t.co/m4agcW8Fl0
Enjoy! twitter.com/MarkCDarwin/st…
neil_mccormick Bono cited in manifesto of quasi-racist demi-fascist dickhead party. I suspect he wasn’t consulted. https://t.co/y2qzM0rzmm
auricursine @pappy90 @u2gigs Here’s what I got for BTBS…our seats were to the side. https://t.co/YqyeI0MXRV
pappy90 @u2gigs I am also looking for a landscape shot of the full screen during Streets with the red, and then the red with the lights. pls RT :)
pappy90 @u2gigs does anyone out there have any screen pics during Bullet? (preferably focused in on the bit during the solo) please RT :)
When I get time I’ll start cataloguing all the Please snippets. I have a feeling we’re missing a few dozen…
@LookItsMorris I’d have to double check on that! I’ve got 92 other Pleases ringing in my head since then…
Also for those curious, SBS has been snippeted 101 times. That puts it just behind 40.