U2 1987年的专辑《The Joshua Tree》成为全球热门并获得格莱美奖，并在其30周年纪念时举办了破纪录的巡演。 U2's 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*, a global hit and Grammy winner, was celebrated on its 30th anniversary with a record-breaking tour.

1987年3月9日, U2 发行了他们的第五张演播室专辑《约书亚树》, 成为全球最畅销专辑之一, On March 9, 1987, U2 released their fifth studio album, *The Joshua Tree*, which became one of the best-selling albums globally and marked the band’s first U.S. number one album, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. 它赢得了包括年度专辑在内的两个格拉姆奖项,并于2014年加入美国国家记录登记处。 It won two Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2014. 为了纪念其2017年的30周年,U2发起了一次全球巡回演出,展示了全套专辑,最初收入超过3.16亿美元,延长日期后收入超过3.908亿美元,成为一年中最全面的巡回演出。 To mark its 30th anniversary in 2017, U2 launched a global tour performing the album in full, earning over $316 million in its initial run and another $390.8 million through extended dates, making it the highest-grossing tour of the year.