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Joshua Tree Tour 2019
 Legs (1): New Zealand, Australia and Asia
Shows: 15
  1. Just realising this will be more than two and a half years from the 2017 shows. I’ve almost forgotten that 2018 existed. This will feel super weird if it’s the exact same show two and a half years later with an album and tour in between.

    Obviously the folk that didn’t see the show on 2017 will still find it new but it feels odd from the outside looking in. Have flirted with last minute honeymoon plans but I nipped it in the bud fairly quickly.
  2. Originally posted by dylbagz:Has it actually been specifically mentioned anywhere that on the this tour they'll play the album in full every night? I know it's presumed based on 2017 but from memory they announced it would be played in full every night. Can't recall seeing that this tour but I haven't been paying much attention

    Yes. It says so in the LiveNation press release about this tour.

    https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2019/05/u2-the-joshua-tree-tour-2019-dates-announced-for-new-zealand-australia-japan-and-for-the-first-time-singapore-south-korea/

    "The Joshua Tree Tour is a celebration of the original album and tour of the same name undertaken by U2 in 1987 and features the complete album played in sequence along with a selection of highlights from U2’s extensive catalogue of songs. "
  3. thanks. hopefully this means that nothing from the experience album will get a spin if they're playing highlights from their back catalogue
  4. Originally posted by dylbagz:thanks. hopefully this means that nothing from the experience album will get a spin if they're playing highlights from their back catalogue
    Probably only one song or so (Love Is Bigger?).
  5. What's your opinion on the best seats for The Joshua Tree Tour 2019? Would appreciate opinions.
  6. Originally posted by germcevoy:Just realising this will be more than two and a half years from the 2017 shows. I’ve almost forgotten that 2018 existed. This will feel super weird if it’s the exact same show two and a half years later with an album and tour in between.

    Obviously the folk that didn’t see the show on 2017 will still find it new but it feels odd from the outside looking in. Have flirted with last minute honeymoon plans but I nipped it in the bud fairly quickly.
    Don't get why people who saw it in 2017 would want to see it again in 2019 especially people not from those countries where they are playing terrible waste of money as it will be more or less the same show.TBH I'm disappointed they are wheeling out the same nostalgia tour again the party line in 2017 was that it was to fill a void because of the delay with SOE and Bono's health problems and it's now become a common trend for 80s bands to tour their classic album as a lot of their audience stopped buying new music decades ago but that was always something U2 didn't buy into until recently.
  7. Not from Viagogo, that's for sure the scalpers are already out in force!

    Have to admit, I haven't seen the show, & always do general admission standing (GA) anyway. So I'd always say the best tickets are GA, better than any seats, especially in large stadiums.

    If you don't like the sound of waiting for a good spot in GA, Red Zone tickets will get you close to the action on the field, at a much higher cost (with a much shorter wait).

    But as you did seats, I'll have an educated guess about seats.

    Where are you planning to see the show? The best seats is a bit dependent on which venue you're in.

    Suncorp is a football field, rectangular, & smaller than all the other venues (which are AFL / cricket ground. So seats at Suncorp are closer, particularly the seats down the sidelines.

    Adelaide Oval has a very long, narrow field. So the seats down the side of the field won't be as far away as at the other large grounds.

    The SCG is very wide, but short. So the seats down the sides will be far away compared to most other venues, those at the end of the field, not so quite far away as at the other large fields.

    Marvel had pretty big field, Optus a very field. But these are more modern stadiums, with steeper tiers, so the seats won't be quite so far away as some of the other large fields.

    So it's venue dependent I think.

    But generally the better seats are down the sides of the field, as these are closer to the stage. But not too close to the main stage, as the view gets too side on. The screen has a curve in the middle section, if you're too side on the screen gets distorted, & you can't see all of it. I'd say you want to be about in line with the end of the b-stage. No closer or that curved screen gets distorted & disappears.

    The b-stage (tree stage) is on Edge's (stage right - house left) side of the field. So be aware that seats on this side of the field will be closer to the b-stage. Although there is a boom camera on this side of the b-stage, that some people have found distracting.

    I'd say this is about perfect, or maybe a little further from the main stage. Definitely no closer than this to the main stage.

  8. Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
    Don't get why people who saw it in 2017 would want to see it again in 2019 especially people not from those countries where they are playing terrible waste of money as it will be more or less the same show.TBH I'm disappointed they are wheeling out the same nostalgia tour again the party line in 2017 was that it was to fill a void because of the delay with SOE and Bono's health problems and it's now become a common trend for 80s bands to tour their classic album as a lot of their audience stopped buying new music decades ago but that was always something U2 didn't buy into until recently.
    Why would people not want to see it again? It’s u2, it’s the Joshua Tree, if that isn’t enough for you I don’t know what is. Obviously it’s going to be a lot of money for people travelling from different continents but you only live once, if you can afford it why not go? In terms of a night out I don’t think there’s anything better than going to a u2 show, I’d rather spend £1k on a trip to see them in Singapore than £100 on a night out at a pub/club here in the uk. I can’t wait to see the show again and then I can’t wait to look forward to the next u2 album where they’ll once again promote plenty of new material.
  9. Don't get why people who saw it in 2017 would want to see it again in 2019


    I'm one of those, but I'm doing it in reverse. While there is a little part of me that is disappointed they are bringing the same tour that I shelled out to see in Canada in 2017, that's not going to stop me from seeing 6 shows in 4 cities. Yes, the set list will be almost identical each night, but this is U2, my all-time favourite band and I don't care how many times I hear Streets live, it still fills me with an ecstatic joy every time. And, you know what, if they play Bad as part of the intro into the album and I get to hear that 6 times, it will be worth every single cent. Getting to hear Exit and Red Hill Mining Town will be an added bonus.

    Then again, I'm also a big fan of musical theatre and have seen Les Miserables 7 times over the years, including 3 times in the last season here. Yep, same songs, same cast and same staging every time but each experience is absolutely satisfying. Same with The Joshua Tree 2019..
  10. Originally posted by Sydney_MIke:[..]


    I'm one of those, but I'm doing it in reverse. While there is a little part of me that is disappointed they are bringing the same tour that I shelled out to see in Canada in 2017, that's not going to stop me from seeing 6 shows in 4 cities. Yes, the set list will be almost identical each night, but this is U2, my all-time favourite band and I don't care how many times I hear Streets live, it still fills me with an ecstatic joy every time. And, you know what, if they play Bad as part of the intro into the album and I get to hear that 6 times, it will be worth every single cent. Getting to hear Exit and Red Hill Mining Town will be an added bonus.

    Then again, I'm also a big fan of musical theatre and have seen Les Miserables 7 times over the years, including 3 times in the last season here. Yep, same songs, same cast and same staging every time but each experience is absolutely satisfying. Same with The Joshua Tree 2019..
    I’m a fan of musical theatre too and I agree a high quality show can be witnessed time and again and be just as great the last time as it was the first. I think with u2 since they at least have the option to change the Setlist it does make it a little different to musical theatre in that there will always be a part of me that wishes certain songs would appear but even if I could chose a 2 hour Setlist myself there would still be songs missing I’d want to hear. I think over the last 3 tours though with the songs I’ve seen I’m finally at a point where i can focus more on the performance and not be gutted about not hearing certain songs. I had to hear they songs again in the Berlin suite section of E&I, they are some of the band’s highlights, Stay being the biggest highlight of all for me, now that I’ve seen them it completely ticks the box, this tour coming up will be a chance to be satisfied by hearing pretty much everything on JT from RTSS onwards knowing they might not appear at a show I attend again. I’m interested in the Setlist, I could still voice my preferences but I don’t really care about it any more I’m just going to enjoy whatever they play and thats a great feeling to finally have.
  12. Originally posted by germcevoy:Just realising this will be more than two and a half years from the 2017 shows. I’ve almost forgotten that 2018 existed. This will feel super weird if it’s the exact same show two and a half years later with an album and tour in between.

    Obviously the folk that didn’t see the show on 2017 will still find it new but it feels odd from the outside looking in. Have flirted with last minute honeymoon plans but I nipped it in the bud fairly quickly.
    2 years and 2 weeks from Sao Poalo to Auckland.