The Joshua Tree Tour
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The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, it comprised 109 shows over three legs, spanning from April to December that y
Promotional poster for the Modena concert
The back of the most common T-shirt from the Joshua Tree Tour's first leg.
Fans waiting for U2 outside Hartford Civic Center on 9 May
The Joshua Tree
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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient expe
The Joshua Tree Tour
…The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, it comprised 109 shows over three legs, spanning from April to December that year. The first and third legs visited North America, while the second…
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois produced the album, their second time working with U2.
Sting and Bono performing during A Conspiracy of Hope in June 1986. U2's appearance on the tour helped them focus their new material being written for The Joshua Tree.
Parts of the album were recorded and mixed at Windmill Lane Studios (pictured in 2008).
The mental image of an American desert was inspirational to the group during the album's conception.