U2 - 1987-05-15 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

U2
1987-05-15
Brendan Byrne Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Where The Streets Have No Name
02. I Will Follow
03. Trip Through Your Wires
04. People Get Ready
05. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
06. MLK
07. The Unforgettable Fire
08. Bullet The Blue Sky
09. Running To Stand Still
10. Exit
11. In God's Country
12. Sunday Bloody Sunday
13. Maggie's Farm
14. Banter
15. C'mon Everybody
16. Trip Through Your Wires
17. Banter
18. Bad
19. October
20. Banter
21. Springhill Mining Disaster
22. New Year's Day
23. Crowd
24. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
25. Encore Break #1
26. With Or Without You
27. Gloria
28. Encore Break #2
29. Banter
30. 40

U2 - 1987-05-15 - East Rutherford, NJ (SBD)

U2 - 1980s:  As the 1980s progressed, U2 moved from their new wave/dance roots toward a more serious and complex musical style. The albums War in 1983 and The Unforgettable Fire in 1984 expanded the band’s audience beyond the UK. Their set at Live Aid in 1985 brought them worldwide acclaim and positioned them to headline the 1986 Amnesty International Tour. None of that could have prepared the band or the music world, however, for what transpired in 1987 when they released their 5th album, The Joshua Tree. The album was filled with lyrics and music that, in Rolling Stone’s words, turned “spiritual quests and political struggles into uplifting stadium sing-alongs.” In the US, the disc debuted at #7 on the Billboard charts, then quickly climbed to #1, where it stayed for 9 weeks. The album yielded the band’s first two #1 singles, With or Without You and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, as well as its first 2 Grammy Awards. In April 1987, the band became just the 4th act to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, demonstrating that their influence had transcended the music world. This soundboard recording captures U2 on tour in support of their landmark album in East Rutherford on may 15, 1987, 29 years ago today.