
USA Today
Experience a U2 Rehearsal Through the Eyes of Vancouverites
By: Maura O'Malley
U2 is currently in Vancouver, BC, where they’ll kick off The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 on Friday, May 12.
The Irish have landed… #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 pic.twitter.com/LXubFgmb4Y
— U2 (@U2) April 28, 2017
But Vancouverites are getting a pre-show of sorts, as the band’s already starting on rehearsals for next week’s shows. The general consensus? Locals are loving it.
Preview the U2 tour below, courtesy of Canada’s CBC News!
#WhereTheStreetsHaveNoName al #BCPlace di #Vancouver!
#U2 #U2TheJoshuaTreeTour2017 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 #U2NewsIT
via @tanyahartner pic.twitter.com/aHA3gwenRe
— U2360GRADI.IT (@U2360gradi) May 2, 2017
Another free rehearsal from #U2. #Vancouver #BCPlace #Pride #InTheNameOfLove #PrideInTheNameOfLove pic.twitter.com/6dUjtPwvUo
— Lauren Mills (@LtotheMillsy) May 4, 2017
Free U2 rehearsal... Sunday Bloody Sunday #BCPlace #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/UvPUyt6OHu
— Lauren Mills (@LtotheMillsy) May 3, 2017
And in a perfectly Canadian sequence of events, even the slightly disgruntled fans are voicing their complaints in the nicest way possible. See below for some good old-fashioned Canadian kindness.
@U2 your music is so beautiful but I have to work tomorrow quite early #Vancouver #rogersarena #weareneighbours #singmealulliby #nightynight
— Kirstie Vander-Hoek (@kirstieRMT) May 4, 2017
@U2 uve been practicing all week next2my apartment! #bcplace. sound great but would like some sleep now please! #tooloud #considerresidents
— Sara McCormick (@slm150) May 4, 2017
And then there’s this deli:
Worth a shot --#U2 #bigstarsandwich #inspired #menschdeli #yvr pic.twitter.com/l31fk7bZaW
— Mensch. Jewish Deli (@menschdeli) May 4, 2017
It is worth a try, isn’t it?
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 begins next Friday, May 12 at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium.
#U2TheJoshuaTree2017