Prior to Adam Clayton's being honored Monday night in New York with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award in recognition of his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund, he spoke about U2's 30th anniversary tour in celebration of their 1987 album The Joshua Tree.
"It's amazing. I mean, who would have thought that at this stage we could come back with a record that we put out 30 years ago and it could seem as fresh and as relevant as 30 years ago."
Of course, this tour has meant that their next album, Songs of Experience, has been pushed back.
There is speculation that the new album may be out in the fall. But they have more Joshua Tree dates scheduled through the end of October in Brazil, and there is talk of taking the tour to Europe after that.
The Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour moves to East Rutherford, New Jersey today (Wednesday) and Thursday.