U2 Picks Detroit To Kick Off Joshua Tree Tour’s Second Leg

DETROIT, MI — U2 will bring The Joshua Tree Tour to Detroit in a Sept. 3 Labor Day weekend show at Ford Field, promoters said Tuesday. The tour commemorates the 30-year anniversary of the seminal 1987 album that propelled Bono and U2 to international fame.

Detroit is an appropriate place for U2 to kick off the second leg of the tour. U2 made its first U.S. appearance as a stadium show headline act at the Pontiac Silverdome in April 1987. The concert was part of the original Joshua Tree Tour.

Ticket prices start at $35 and go on sale June 12. Pre-sale dates for U2.com subscribers begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 8. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Detroit Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

U2 last visited Metro Detroit for a two-night stand at The Palace at Auburn Hills on Oct. 24-25, 2015. U2 brought its 360 Tour to East Lansing’s Spartan Stadium in June 2011. Before its skyrocket to fame, U2 played Detroit twice — once at the Joe Louis Arena in 1985 and, before that, at Fox Theatre in 1984.

The current Joshua Tree Tour began in Vancouver, British Columbia, in May, and Detroit wasn’t among the cities on the stop. Detroit kicks off a second leg that includes 12 more shows in North and South America.

How To Get Tickets

Pre-sale tickets for U2.com subscribers are on sale from 10 a.m. Thursday-5 p.m. Sunday, with a four-ticket limit. Ford Field seats start at $35 and go on sale Monday at FordField.com. There’s a six-ticket limit.

New Concert Dates

Sept. 3: Detroit, Ford Field
Sept. 5: Buffalo, New York, New Era Field
Sept. 8: Minneapolis, US Bank Stadium
Sept. 10: Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium
Sept. 12: Kansas City, Arrowhead Stadium
Sept. 16: St. Louis: The Dome At America’s Center
Sept. 22: San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium
Oct. 3: Mexico City, Foro Sol
Oct. 7: Bogota, Columbia, Estadio El Campin
Oct. 10: Buenos Aires, La Plata
Oct. 14: Santiago, Chile, Estadio Nacional
Oct. 19: Sao Paulo, Morumbi Stadium

Photo of U2 frontman Bono by Ian Gavan/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images