Published 13:34 IST, September 18th 2019
'U2: The Joshua Tree Tour' to perform for the first time in India
Rock band U2 to perform in India for the first time on December 15 and will bring their "U2: The Joshua Tree Tour" to Mumbai. It will be the final show of tour.
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Irish rock band U2 is set to perform in India for first time on December 15. band will bring ir acclaimed "U2: Joshua Tree Tour" celebrating band's 1987 album by same name to Mumbai on December 15. It will be final show of tour. band comprises frontman Bo, guitarist Edge, bassist am Clayton, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr.
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'U2: Joshua Tree Tour' in India
concert in Mumbai is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and brought to India by BookMyShow. band will perform at D.Y. Patil Stium. Larry Mullen Jr. reportedly said band is excited to perform in India and that it will be perfect place to end tour.
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"We are very much looking forward to bringing a dash of Dublin to Mumbai, India. A country famous for its rich culture of art, music, movies, atre, literature, food and so much more. re is a lot of excitement in U2 camp," Clayton reportedly said.
Edge ded that having performed around world, y couldn't think of a better place than Mumbai to end ir tour. ' Joshua Tree Tour 2019' kicks off in Auckland on vember 8 and will visit Brisbane, elaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth, before moving on to Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Manila and finishing up in Mumbai. Presales will start from next Tuesday, September 24. General tickets go on sale on 1 October at on on BookMyShow and Live Nation.
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Joshua Tree Album of 1987
'Joshua Tree Tour' is a celebration of original album and tour of same name undertaken by U2 in 1987 and features complete album played in sequence along with a selection of highlights from U2’s extensive catalogue of songs. Released to universal acclaim on 9th March 1987 and featuring hit singles “With Or Without You”, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Where Streets Have Name”, Joshua Tree went to #1 in U.K, Ireland, and around world, and sold a whopping 25 million albums. Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming m “Rock’s Hottest Ticket” in a defining year for band that saw ir arena, distinguishing U2 as most awarded rock band in Grammy history.
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10:11 IST, September 18th 2019