U2 1987 Elland Road Leeds ticket, with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr on The Joshua Tree Tour.

Photograph of an original printed concert ticket for U2 live at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday 1 July 1987, during the European leg of The Joshua Tree Tour. The ticket carries the large U2 logo, band portrait imagery of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, the words “MCP presents”, “plus Special Guests”, “Elland Road Leeds”, the date, 4.00 pm show time, 2.00 pm gates opening, £14.00 ticket price including VAT, block, row and seat details, and the warning “No camping is allowed”. It is a strong editorial image for searches about U2 memorabilia, 1980s rock, stadium concerts, The Joshua Tree era, music history, live music ticket design, Leeds events, Elland Road concerts and collectible paper ephemera. The Leeds show is documented as taking place on 1 July 1987 at Elland Road Stadium as part of The Joshua Tree Tour, with specialist U2 concert archive sources listing support from The Fall, The Mission and The Pretenders, making the ticket a useful visual record of a major outdoor rock event in northern England. Elland Road is best known as the home of Leeds United, but this image reflects its wider use as a large music and events venue as well as a football stadium. The ticket’s blue patterned security background, gold and black typography, portrait panel and visible serial numbers help place it in the era before digital tickets, mobile entry and barcode scanning, when physical concert tickets were keepsakes as well as access documents. The worn paper, creases and aged print add documentary value, suggesting a surviving souvenir from one of the defining rock tours of the late 1980s. Useful themes include U2, Bono, Joshua Tree Tour, Elland Road, Leeds, 1987, vintage ticket, concert memorabilia, live music, arena rock, Irish rock band, eighties culture, stadium gig, West Yorkshire, collectors, nostalgia, pop culture archive, music heritage and historic entertainment ephemera.