… and so does one of the most durable rock bands ever … U2 has kicked off its Joshua Tree 2017 tour with a packed house in Seattle, and the first photos and set list have been released. And I couldn’t be stoked about that. I’ve made no bones about the depth of my fandom for the band whose music and live performances rise to the level of a spiritual experience at times and whose songs are as enduring as the joshua tree itself. I’ll be at next month’s Washington, D.C., show for my fifth U2 concert.
I’m sure the set list will change from show to show a little bit, but the Seattle show list certainly rocked for any real fan:
B-Stage Open
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Years Day
A Sort of Homecoming
Bad
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Main stage
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
Encore
Beautiful Day
Elevation
Ultraviolet
One
Encore 2
Miss Sarajevo
The Little Things That Give You Away
I Will Follow
In another era, when we were all younger, Bono and U2 asked us “How long must we sing this song?” Looks like the answer may be: as long as we can hear their heartbeat.
(Photos: www.independent.ie)
Phillip Thompson 