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“We’ve been doing this long enough to see a lot of different incarnations of U2,” said Wilson. When the foursome started, the members were intent on playing the music from U2’s early days, with all its raw and fiery intensity. But as the years went on, U2 itself changed and evolved and experimented and became more of a pop sensation. The Joshua Tree had to keep pace. We still have just a handful of indoor dates, but a lot of outdoor dates over the summer.” Keeping pace with U2
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Most of our calendar now – including The Spire Center – is making up dates that had been postponed. I think the original Spire Center date we were booked for was almost two years ago. “During the lockdown, and then more so this summer, we have played a few shows here and there, mainly private shows that took place outdoors. “We have managed to keep the band together,” Wilson said. From 2017 to 2019, The Joshua Tree averaged more than 120 shows a year, Wilson said, and most of the members were able to be full-time musicians. But then the pandemic hit and a slew of dates went out the window in a moment. Over the years, the band built its stellar reputation by re-creating the music of U2 with precision and emotion, and it was consistently busy whether the real U2 was touring or not. 'Hadestown,' hip-hop, Handel: Fall arts scene heats up from Boston to the South Shore “Tom’s definitely the most Irish of all of us,” said Wilson. Wilson, who plays bass, joked that like Spinal Tap, the band has had its share of drummers, but New Bedford’s Tom O’Leary has held down that chair for more than a year now, and there is an added benefit. Guitarist Mike Courcy, of Wareham, has been in the band more than a decade. Vocalist Mike Golarz, of East Bridgewater, was an original member. The Joshua Tree – named after the U2 album – had its origins in Wilson’s basement in Hanson about the year 2000. 10, and if you miss them there the quartet is playing at halftime of Sunday's New England Patriots home opener at Gillette Stadium. The Joshua Tree will headline The Spire Center in Plymouth on Friday, Sept. That desire to hear more and more U2 music has made The Joshua Tree one of New England’s busier bands for the past 20 years, and certainly the region’s premier U2 tribute act.