Edge has posted a picture in his Twitter account of (obviously) One Tree Hill, the tallest five volcanic islands which make up Auckland, New Zealand. The song makes reference to their friend and value member of the U2 organization, Greg Carroll who passed away during The Joshua Tree Tour.
"The imaginery of (the song) ´One Tree Hill' superbly evoked the seafaring heritage of Carroll´s Maori ancestors. A spiritual tour de force, it is a hymn of praise and celebration which describes the traditional Maori burial of their friend on One Tree Hill and links it poetically with themes of renewal and redemption, with the river running, running down to the sea." (Niall Stokes: U2 The Stories Behind Every U2 Song)
The band started rehearsing for their concert at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland for next Thursday 25th.
There was a surprise for the fans huddled at the Beasley Rd entrance as they ran through Scarlet for the first time.
And New Zealand's favourite U2 song also got some time tonight - Bono introducing it by saying to the assembled fans and crew, 'Tonight we just think about these people who are still under the ground and our hopes and our prayers are with them this evening,' referencing the mining disaster on the country's West Coast.
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