THE TOUR BEGINS Disc 1: 1. Where the Streets Have No Name 2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 3. Gloria 4. I Will Follow 5. Bullet the Blue Sky 6. Running To Stand Still 7. Exit 8. In God's Country 9. A Sort of Homecoming 10. Sunday Bloody Sunday 11. Maggie's Farm Disc 2: 1. Bad 2. October 3. New Year's Day 4. Pride (In the Name of Love) 5. People Get Ready 6. "40" Source: April 2, 1987. Tempe, AZ. Arizona State University Activity Center. Sound Quality: Good audience. Comments: Fittingly, the tour starts in a city that lies as an oasis in the desert of Arizona, where Joshua Trees flourish. U2's stay in Tempe is not without its problems. While rehearsing 'Bullet The Blue Sky' two days before opening night, Bono fell backwards off the stage and smacked himself in the face with the big spotlight that he uses to shine on the edge for the song. Bono finished the song, then was taken to the hospital to get his chin stitched up. After going through the entire show several times, the extensive rehearsals and the hot, dry, desert air affect Bono's vocal cords. At the tour premiere, with 12,500 fans and the world press eagerly awaiting, Bono is unable to sing. As the house lights dim, the backdrop lights up in red and while the intro of 'Where The Streets Have No Name' elicits screams from the crowd, the band come on one by one. "Hello! We Missed You," Bono croaks out, and forces his way though the song with a voice that suggests he is at the end of a nine-year tour instead of at the start of a nine-month tour. Before starting 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' Bono pleads, "It looks like you have to help me with some singing tonight. It looks like for once, I'm stuck for words..." The audience sing along fervently throughout the show, filling in when Bono's voice cracks. Though Bono's defective voice didn't result in the tour premiere everyone had expected, the press react positively to the show. The Phoneix Gazette: 'Flying in the face of defeat is precisely what this band is about, and Bono and company showed a determination and spirit that would have convinced any unbeliever.'