Why was Woman Fish never released? I think it's great! #AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

Why in the original record on the EXIT track we need to turn up the volume?

AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017 Hello guys, So the “Joshuah Tree” is the first tree that you decided to cut down, right? Aren’t you scared that the legend will keep in mind 4 genius who could have been lumbermen, more than their capacity of re-inventing themselves?  Love you Althen P.S Don’t forget to add Zürich to the venues list in the next months.

'Exit': a dark song which you sang with a dark intensity back in '87. How is it going in rehearsals? How will it feel to play it in 2017? Steve, Ireland #AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

On a scale from 1 to 10, how hard was it recording The Joshua Tree?

This was the album that captured U2 for me been a fan since.... but my question is which band did it for you all and are you still fans and you ever met them? I still haven't met you but seen you so many times in concert. I am going to see in on this tour in London.

30 years ago I met Peter for the first time at the joshua tree tour 1987 on july 10th in Rotterdam. We lost touch after 2 years. 14 Years later we met again, we got merried on 10th of july 2012 ( 25 years after the Joshua tree tour and now we are going to the 30th aniversary. So we are cellabrating with you too U2!!! I hope the tour will be a succes! Love Jacqueline van Hemert-Boyer The Netherlands

Without going on too much about how much I love the band's music (despite my deafness I can hear those wonderful songs and lyrics through repeated listening) but my first 2 concerts (of 17 to now) was on the Joshua Tree tour st a fragile age of 19 in 1987 which were amazing so the question is what kind of things you would take to replicate that spirit from then to now? PS looking forward to see you in Paris 26.07!

You recorded the song, then it was final en carved in stone. After that you play the song live more than a thousand times and you discover new possibilities/effects/textlines. If you could record the song all over again would it be different?

Were there any songs that didn't make the cut to the Joshua Tree that you wish had been on there?

Since the eighties the band has been playing 'One Tree Hill' only sporadically. It is said that the song, that is dedicated to Greg Caroll, brings up too many emotions. How are you looking forward to playing this song every night? Is it with mixed emotions? I know that myself and a lot of fans are very excited to hearing and seeing you perform that beautiful song. It will be a magical and emotional moment for me in the Red Zone in Brussels... Many thanks in advance! Wim, Belgian fan

Have any of the band members returned to the site of the Joshua Tree photo shoot since 86/87?

If you could back in time is there anything you'd change on the album or on the tour?

Hello and thank you for all you guys have given us. Your music brings grace and clarity to a lot of us when we need it most. I was wondering when was first time each of you had that feeling of God walking through the room while recording and playing The Joshua Tree? #AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

With the 2017 tour imminent is the set list going to be like it was in 1987? Remembering Wembley when i was 17,don't know if i can jump up and down like that again,but i'll give it my best shot

1. Out of all 11 songs, which is your favourite song and why? 2. Which was the hardest video clip to do and most expensive? 3. How long did the Joshua Tree take to put altogether before it was all finished? 4. What makes the Joshua Tree album so special to you?

1987 The Joshua Tree. 2017 20th Anniversary of The Joshua Tree (Super Deluxe edición). Now in 2017 before the tour, are you going to publish the 30 years of the album? Thank you. Best wishes from Toledo (Spain).

In 1985, innocent 19yr old me asked just turned 17 her to our first date at the Unforgettable Fire tour. We dated until the summer of Joshua Tree, broke apart and sadly she never saw a u2 show again, though your soundtrack kept us timeless through 30 years. When you released your own innocence and experience, we reconnected to ours as well, and she did say yes to me before the Boston Ie show.. Now that I finally have tickets for this summer's Joshua Tree tour (thanks to U2.com Fan Club!) I'm on my knees to make up for the show we could have then attended in 5/87 but were too naive to realize the power of love and of this album... you help convince Kristen to chose the day to marry me?... that is... What was the date Trip Through your wires was written? (for it sounds like a good day for celebrating an anniversary?) ( what's the story behind it?) (consider it when you play Trip thru your wires at Boston? ... you might not dedicate it to her, but you know i will. thirty years longing is a desert indeed )

As the timeless album "The Joshua Tree" turns 30, it's amazing how it sounds as relevant and complete today as it did when it was first released. What album that released in 1987 or prior still amazes you as you listen to it from start to finish? #AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

This is a very exciting time to be a U2 fan- in between the i&e sister albums and getting the reboot of the Joshua Tree 30 years after it was born. My question is what do you as a band hope this JT 30th Ann'y tour experience gives someone like me, a die-hard 35-yr old fan that never had the opportunity to see you perform back then? By the way you pulled me up on stage to sing 'Desire' along with the blind guitarist Shawn in Chicago June 28 2015. See our photo. Thank you for the life changing moment and having the trust in us. You've all made us better people with your love and passion, even before bringing us on stage. I'm learning guitar now! Hope to see you again maybe on stage-Sincerely, Kevin Crabtree #AskU2 #U2TheJoshuaTree2017

How do you feel about people recording audio and video of your shows to share with other fans? Does the band record the shows themselves and would they ever consider releasing the recordings?

So what are the odds of Anton Corbijn ever getting a photograph of The Edge sitting on a stone wall without a shirt, without shoes and without a hat during this new Tour?

This has nothing to do with the upcoming tour, but... I know every blue moon you will play a cover. For years I have imagined U2 covering Prince's "Kiss" in a slowed down, dirty blusey, funked-out version. Maybe this is better suited for the Achtung Baby 2020 tour. Think about it. See you in LA, May 20! I'll be in section 5. Thomas

Are there any plans to release The Joshua Tree on SACD, Blu-Ray Audio, or/and a Hi-Res Audio (24bit/192k) so the fans can experience this album the way it sounded in the recording studio in all of its full glory ?

If each member of the band could provide an answer we the audience would be most appreciative. Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be in the audience at a U2 concert? I just realised that neither Bono, The Edge, Adam or Larry have ever been able to sit back, relax and enjoy a U2 show...well maybe Adam has once...

In the lead up to the 30 year reunion tour, is there a song that has become a favourite to play live that wasn't before?

What is your abiding memory ( as a band or individually ) of the Joshua Tree Tour 1987 ?

March 30th 1990 A grieving moment and your song With Or Without You, plays through my Nephews window, while we gathered in the back yard. My sister-in-law see's, that I'm standing along grieving the lose of my beautiful wife ROSALINDA. With the sun setting in the distanced and my family at my side. I will always remember that moment and your song will always make me shed a tear for her. Thank you.

If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to yourselves during the Joshua Tree era?

How did it come to pass that the album was to be named, "The Joshua Tree", and why wasn't the tree included on the front cover of the album jacket with the band? And uh, oh yeah, you guys are AWESOME!!!