U2 plans first Indianapolis show since 2001

U2 will celebrate the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree" album in Indianapolis, where the Irish rock band played one of its most unusual shows of 1987.

Bono, the Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton will perform Sept. 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tickets, $35 to $290, go on sale at 10 a.m. June 12.

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When appearing at the bygone RCA Dome (known then as the Hoosier Dome) in 1987, U2 played a handful of songs disguised as fictional country band the Dalton Brothers before the quartet's headlining set.

The Dalton Brothers made their debut on Nov. 1, one day after Halloween.

"I seem to remember that we were greeted with a kind of abject indifference," guitarist the Edge told IndyStar in 2001. "Only about the first two rows of people actually realized what was going on. Everyone else was busy getting popcorn and programs."

U2 is performing "The Joshua Tree," a diamond-certified album for sales of 10 million copies, in its entirety on the band's current tour. Signature hits "Where the Streets Have No Name," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "With or Without You" lead off the 11-song recording.

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The band performed Saturday and Sunday at Chicago's Soldier Field. Ticket prices for the Lucas Oil Stadium show start at $35, with general-admission floor tickets priced at $70. Other prices: $100, $165 and $290. For more information, visit Ticketmaster.com.

Lucas Oil Stadium last hosted a large-scale concert on July 31, 2015, when One Direction played the NFL venue.

U2 hasn't performed in Indianapolis since May 10, 2001, when the band promoted its "All that You Can't Leave Behind" at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Call IndyStar reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.