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U2 Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Leg III
North America

09/10/1987 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York, USA
Bullet the Blue Sky, Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit, Silver and Gold, In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Helter Skelter, Bad, Running To Stand Still, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, Party Girl, 40
comment: First performance of One Tree Hill.

09/11/1987 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York, USA
Bullet the Blue Sky, Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit, Silver and Gold, In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Helter Skelter, Bad, Running To Stand Still, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, Party Girl, 40

09/12/1987 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, Party Girl, 40

09/14/1987 Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Silver and Gold, In God's Country, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet) / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), Party Girl, 40

09/17/1987 Boston Garden - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bullet the Blue Sky, Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow / Don't Let Me Down (snippet), Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), People Get Ready, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit, Silver and Gold, In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad, Running To Stand Still, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, Party Girl, 40
comment: During I Will Follow, U2's own concert lighting fails and much of the show is played with the house lights on.

09/18/1987 Boston Garden - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit, In God's Country, Help, Helter Skelter, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, Spanish Eyes / (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (snippet), Out of Control, 40
comment: A rare show that is almost entirely free of snippets - Bono does not do any of the usual snippets in songs such as I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Exit, or Bad. However, he makes a very brief Satisfaction reference as the band concludes Spanish Eyes.

09/20/1987 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Party Girl, With or Without You, 40
comment: The stage is wet from rain, and while running around during Exit, Bono falls and dislocates his shoulder. He manages to finish the show, though he wears a sling for the encore and is rushed to hospital as soon as the concert is complete.

09/22/1987 Sullivan Stadium - Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Stand By Me, Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Helter Skelter, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: One Tree Hill, With or Without You, 40
comment: Bono's arm is in a sling after dislocating his shoulder two nights earlier in Washington DC. It restricts his movement somewhat, but he has to wear it for the next few weeks. The first show without the sling is not until 20 October 1987 in Iowa City.

09/23/1987 Coliseum - New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Exit / Silver and Gold (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Helter Skelter, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Party Girl, With or Without You, 40

09/25/1987 John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, In God's Country, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You, Party Girl, Stand By Me, 40
comment: Stand By Me is performed with Bruce Springsteen.

09/28/1987 Madison Square Garden - New York, New York, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, All You Need Is Love (snippet) / Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You, Party Girl, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (with New Voices of Freedom), Spanish Eyes, 40
comment: The second performance of I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is with the New Voices Of Freedom gospel choir.

09/29/1987 Madison Square Garden - New York, New York, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, In God's Country, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), Helter Skelter, Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, New York, New York (snippet) / Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You, 40
comment: Only show on the Joshua Tree Tour at which Sunday Bloody Sunday is not performed.

10/01/1987 Olympic Stadium - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/03/1987 Canadian National Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/06/1987 Municipal Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Out of Control, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Rain (snippet) / Help, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40 / I Can See Clearly Now (snippet)

10/07/1987 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, New York, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Springhill Mining Disaster, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40
comment: Last time U2 cover Springhill Mining Disaster.

10/09/1987 Carrier Dome, Syracuse U - Syracuse, New York, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad / Love Will Find A Way (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), 40

10/11/1987 Silver Stadium - Rochester, New York, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40 / Walk to the Water (snippet)
comment: 40 features an extremely rare and brief snippet of Walk To The Water, a b-side of With Or Without You. Soundcheck was possibly the band but it could have been their techs - it is not known for sure which.

10/13/1987 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/20/1987 Carver - Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40
comment: Since dislocating his shoulder on 20 September 1987 in Washington DC, Bono has had his arm in a sling. This is the first concert where he does not need the sling and he is relieved. Trip Through Your Wires is dedicated to his "once broken and now mended arm".

10/22/1987 University of Illinois, Assembly Hall - Champaign, Illinois, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/23/1987 Rupp Arena, Lexington Center - Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / 40 (snippet)

10/25/1987 St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), 40

10/26/1987 Kemper Arena - Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Riders On The Storm (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Southern Man, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/28/1987 Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Southern Man, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

10/29/1987 Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Silver and Gold, Out of Control, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit, In God's Country, People Get Ready, Gloria, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Fight for Your Right (to Party) (snippet) / Party Girl, With or Without You, 40
comment: Only Joshua Tree Tour concert at which Bad and New Year's Day are not performed.

10/30/1987 Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Out of Control, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Because The Night (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Party Girl / Happy Birthday (snippet), Spanish Eyes, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), 40
comment: Happy Birthday sung during Party Girl for Larry, who turned 26 the next day.

11/01/1987 Hoosier Dome - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, People Get Ready, Bad / Candle In The Wind (snippet) / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet) / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), Lucille, 40
comment: U2 play a prank on the audience and play a brief support set for themselves as a country and western band, The Dalton Brothers.

11/03/1987 Saint Paul Civic Center - Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, MLK, New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Help, Bad / Sun Is Shining (snippet), October, With or Without You, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Out of Control / Rhinestone Cowboy (snippet), 40

11/04/1987 Saint Paul Civic Center - Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, Gloria, Spanish Eyes, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet), Silver and Gold, In God's Country, People Get Ready / Happy Birthday (snippet), Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40
comment: Spanish Eyes is played in the main set for the only time on the Joshua Tree Tour - the other twelve performances of it in 1987 are all in the encore. It's the birthday of U2's guitar technician Frank McAllister, so Bono brings him on stage to play during People Get Ready and then leads the audience in Happy Birthday at the song's conclusion.

11/07/1987 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, Colorado, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Silver and Gold, Spanish Eyes, With or Without You, 40

11/08/1987 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, Colorado, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Silver and Gold, Spanish Eyes, With or Without You, 40
comment: 'Helter Skelter', 'Silver And Gold', 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)' are recorded for the 'Rattle And Hum' album and movie. 'Exit', 'In God's Country', and 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' also recorded this night and are in the movie.

11/12/1987 BC Place Stadium - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), 40

11/14/1987 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, California, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Help, Bad / Fight for Your Right (to Party) (snippet) / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), People Get Ready, 40

11/15/1987 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, California, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, Out of Control, Sunday Bloody Sunday / San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) (snippet), In God's Country, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), People Get Ready, Help, Bad / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), Stand By Me, 40

11/17/1987 Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, California, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), One Tree Hill, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), In God's Country, People Get Ready, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

11/18/1987 Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, California, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet) / Walk On The Wild Side (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), Party Girl, Stand By Me, 40
comment: Before the show, U2 prank the audience by playing a set in disguise as their own support act, a country and western band called The Dalton Brothers.

11/22/1987 Frank Erwin Center - Austin, Texas, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), One Tree Hill, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), In God's Country, People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, Stand By Me, Spanish Eyes, 40

11/23/1987 Tarrant County Convention Center - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, Spanish Eyes, 40

11/24/1987 Tarrant County Convention Center - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), One Tree Hill, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), Pride (In the Name of Love), People Get Ready, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Gloria
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), When Love Comes To Town, 40
comment: When Love Comes To Town makes its live debut. It is performed with B.B. King and features additional lyrics not present in any other performance or the studio version. Portions of this song from both the soundcheck and actual concert are included in the Rattle And Hum movie.

11/26/1987 Assembly Center, Lousiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit, Silver and Gold, In God's Country, Help, Bad / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love) / All You Need Is Love (snippet)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, People Get Ready, 40
comment: During the soundcheck, U2 film a music video for Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). The song itself was recorded months ago at another soundcheck; 30 July 1987 in Glasgow.

11/28/1987 Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), One Tree Hill, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, Can't Help Falling In Love, People Get Ready, 40
comment: U2 are known to have soundchecked Red Hill Mining Town multiple times in late 1987, as they considered performing it to be filmed for Rattle And Hum in late December. This plan never came to fruition, and this show is the only precise date on the Joshua Tree Tour at which it is currently confirmed that Red Hill Mining Town was soundchecked. It finally debuted live on 12 May 2017.

12/03/1987 Orange Bowl - Miami, Florida, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), One Tree Hill, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, People Get Ready, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You, 40

12/05/1987 Tampa Stadium - Tampa, Florida, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), One Tree Hill, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, People Get Ready, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), October, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (snippet), We'll Meet Again (snippet) / Spanish Eyes, 40 / Do They Know It's Christmas (snippet)

12/08/1987 The Omni - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), Out of Control, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You, New Year's Day, 40 / Help (snippet)

12/09/1987 The Omni - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, One Tree Hill, Gloria, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet) / Silver and Gold (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Candle In The Wind (snippet), Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love) / I Have A Dream (snippet)
encores: With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), People Get Ready, 40 / Do They Know It's Christmas (snippet) / We Are The World (snippet)

12/11/1987 Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, Virginia, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, One Tree Hill, Gloria, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Southern Man, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, People Get Ready, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You, 40
comment: This is the last time U2 cover Neil Young's Southern Man.

12/12/1987 Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, Virginia, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Tequila Sunrise, Out of Control, Bad, Bullet the Blue Sky / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (snippet), Running To Stand Still, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: Mothers Of The Disappeared, With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), Lucille, 40
comment: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock is performed for the only time on the Joshua Tree Tour. The band play a cover of The Eagles' Tequila Sunrise, with Larry on lead vocals for the first time ever at a U2 concert. Mothers Of The Disappeared is played for the first time in over seven months; its last appearance was on 8 May 1987. Last public performance of Lucille; its only subsequent performance was at a birthday celebration for BB King. Before the show, Edge joined the opener, The BoDeans, for a single song.

12/19/1987 ASU Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, Arizona, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), Out of Control, MLK, One Tree Hill, Gloria, Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), El Pueblo Vencerá (snippet) / Mothers Of The Disappeared / El Pueblo Vencerá (snippet) / Isaiah 40 (snippet), People Get Ready, 40

12/20/1987 ASU Sun Devil Stadium - Tempe, Arizona, USA
Where the Streets Have No Name, I Will Follow, Trip Through Your Wires, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet), MLK, One Tree Hill, Gloria, Exit / Van Morrison's Gloria (snippet), In God's Country, Helter Skelter, Help, Bad / Ruby Tuesday (snippet) / Sympathy For The Devil (snippet), Bullet the Blue Sky, Running To Stand Still, Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, Pride (In the Name of Love)
encores: With or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet), El Pueblo Vencerá (snippet) / Mothers Of The Disappeared / El Pueblo Vencerá (snippet), People Get Ready, Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) / Jingle Bells (snippet), 40 / Do They Know It's Christmas (snippet) / We Are The World (snippet)
comment: This is the only time U2 have performed Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) live. This show also featured the last cover of the Beatles' Helter Skelter, the last Mothers Of The Disappeared until 5 February 1998, the last Sunday Bloody Sunday until 7 August 1992, and the last Trip Through Your Wires until 12 May 2017.


More detailed listings from this tour can be found here.

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