Look, if you're reading this blog, I know you're already a fan, so you already know about the tour that was announced this morning and the reason for it (that doesn't mean I won't leave this Rolling Stone Edge interview line here for you). So yeah, this is not breaking news.
And I know there's going to be those that say the whole "nostalgia" thing and gripe about it...but look, a) I am inclined to go with the bands point of view on the record's message coming full circle but more importantly b) I freaking LOVE The Joshua Tree and I was only 6 going on 7 when it came out and wasn't even a fan yet. My first U2 concert was PopMart. "One Tree Hill" was a cathartic release every day coming home from junior high school. "Running to Stand Still" breaks my heart and puts it back together again every time I hear it (lets throw "Mothers of the Disappeared" in with that one too, because I mean, come ON). "I Still Haven't Found..." has become one of my theme songs.
Joshua Tree was the first U2 album I ever owned. I know i mentioned that before, but I'm saying it again. It's what made me fall in love with the band, and I didn't get to see that tour the first time around. Whenever one of its songs are played when I go to a concert, it hits me deep in my soul.
So for me at least (and I'm sure there are more like me out there) its a chance to see songs that we rarely get to see live that mean so much to us and have for years, with the added plus of how they've evolved in the past 30 years.
I can't wait.
On a side note, I wonder if I could find a cowboy hat that looks good on me in time for June...
just kidding
