U2 announced today the band has added a stop in Louisville, Kentucky, to The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 schedule. The concert will take place on June 16 at Papa John's Stadium with OneRepublic opening. U2.com member ticket presale will start tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 31) for the Red Hill group. The Wires group presale will be on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Subscribers who qualify for the presale will receive an email with more information from U2.com. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. local. The announcement on U2.com stated this is the final North American show to be added for The Joshua Tree Tour 2017.
This will be U2's fourth concert in Kentucky. The band performed there on March 13, 1982, Oct. 23, 1987 and most recently May 4, 2001.