- Music
- 09 Mar 17
Today , thirty years to the day since the release of this iconic album, Larry, Adam, Edge and Bono will be live on Twitter at 9.00pm answering questions posted by fans #AskU2#U2TheJoshuaTree2017
As well as this, to mark 30 years since the release of U2’s fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the seminal record will be released by Island Records on June 2 2017.
Alongside the 11-track album*, the super deluxe collector’s edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and B-sides from the album’s original recording sessions; as well as 2017 remixes from Daniel Lanois, St Francis Hotel, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite and Flood; plus an 84-page hardback book of unseen personal photography shot by The Edge during the original Mojave Desert photo session in 1986.
The Joshua Tree was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Recording took place in Dublin at Windmill Lane Studios and Danesmoate, the house which subsequently became bassist Adam Clayton’s home.
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The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 opens in Vancouver on May 12 2017, kicking off a run of stadium dates across North America and Europe, ahead of a hometown show in Dublin’s Croke Park on July 22.
*Album formats:
Super Deluxe 7LP Box Set
Super Deluxe 4CD Box Set
Deluxe 2CD
Standard 2LP