On Friday, a 30th anniversary edition of "The Joshua Tree" was released and then yesterday, the band's first ever tour without a new album to promote rolled into Chicago for two sold-out shows at the gargantuan football stadium.Īfter a 45-minute set by The Lumineers as daylight shone and most of the crowd shuffled around buying beer and T-shirts or finding their seats, The Pogues' "Rainy Day in Soho" wafted from the speakers and the house lights dimmed. It's safe to say that it was the record that catapulted the band to the megastardom it continues to enjoy today. In 2014 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also a critical success, nabbing the 27th spot on Rolling Stone's 2012 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. It has sold more than 10 million copies in the United States alone. to New Zealand, France, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands. The album topped albums charts around the world, from the U.S. Its tour sparked the "Rattle and Hum" film and live album that followed. With a more straightforward, yet still arena-ready rock 'n' roll sound than its more experimental predecessor, "The Joshua Tree" spawned hits like "Where The Streets Have No Name," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"and "With or Without You." "The Joshua Tree"– released in March 1987 – was the band's fifth LP, following the critical acclaim and sales success of "The Unforgettable Fire," which went to No 1 in the U.K. The group was also at the Bradley Center in May 2001 and performed at The Palms nightclub in 1981.) (U2 hasn't played in Milwaukee since appearing at the Bradley Center on the third leg of its "Vertigo" tour in 2005. The shows this weekend are part of a 33-concert tour that will be attended by an estimated 1.7 million people in North America and Europe this summer.
Two years after Irish quartet U2 played a string of nights at Chicago's United Center in support of its then-new record, "Songs of Innocence," the band returns to the Windy City – to the even bigger Soldier Field – to rekindle the magic of its classic album, "The Joshua Tree," released 30 years ago.
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