THREE YEARS AGO U2 INVADED LEVI’S STADIUM THREE YEARS AGO U2 HAD THE BIGGEST TOUR IN THE WORLD WITH “THE JOSHUA TREE TOUR 2017”. IT WAS A WORLDWIDE TOUR TO COMMEMORATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR 1987 ALBUM ‘THE JOSHUA TREE.’ THE GROUP PLAYED THE ALBUM IN ENTIRETY ON EACH DATE OF THE TOUR.
WHEN U2 PERFORMED IN THE BAY AREA, THEY PLAYED TO OVER 70,000 FANS AT LEVI’S STADIUM. THE TOUR HAD THE BAND PERFORMING A TOTAL OF 51 SHOWS, EARNING THE GROUP $316,990,940 AT THE BOX OFFICE. HERE’S GREAT VIDEO FROM ONE OF THE SHOWS
FOUR YEARS AGO THE CONCORD PAVILION WAS A ROCKIN’ WITH BAD COMPANY AND JOE WALSH ! IT WAS A CO-HEADLINING TOUR, WHICH MEANT THE ACTS SWITCHED OFF THE WARM-UP ROLE AND WHO WAS THE HEADLINER FOR THE NIGHT. HERE’S THE AD THAT RAN FOR THE SHOW
HERE’S BAD COMPANY ON DON KIRSHNER’S ROCK CONCERT FROM 1974
HERE’S GREAT QUALITY VIDEO OF BAD COMPANY FROM THAT 2016 TOUR (PROFESSIONALLY SHOT)
AND HERE’S JOE WALSH IN CONCORD
ALSO ON THIS DATE IN 2009 CHICKENFOOT WAS GETTING READY TO HIT THE ROAD FOR THEIR FIRST US TOUR AND THEY HAD THEIR 3RD PRACTICE SHOW FOR THE TOUR AT THE FILLMORE IN SF
bad co photo thanks–The incomparable O’Sheehan Photography https://www.facebook.com/jimmyosheehan/
chickenfoot photo thanks-Art Bromage