San Diego's Top Weekend Events: U2 And 'Billy' And Ballet

That is KPBS Roundtable at 12:30. You are listening to KPBS Midday Edition . This is KPBS Midday Edition. I am Maureen Cavanaugh. It is a beautiful day for a big concert in San Diego. We have one coming up in the weekend review. At a focus on dance on stage. Joining me is Nina Garin. Welcome. Hello . Let's began with the biggest event happening in San Diego. U2 is bringing its possible to rear -- to work to the former QUALCOMM Stadium. This is the "The Joshua Tree" tour from 2017. The are performed -- they have been playing in stadiums around the country. They have a giant screen. It is a spectacle. Remind us about the album, "The Joshua Tree". It came out 30 years ago. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" , "Where the Streets Have No Name", it sold 25 million records before people would download things here in 1988, it won the Grammy for album of the year. You brought some music from "The Joshua Tree" . [ MUSIC ] That is U2 playing in San Diego tonight. With this only be music from "The Joshua Tree"? They open the show with New Year's Day, Sunday blood he said he. Those are songs that came out before "The Joshua Tree". They are previewing songs from an upcoming album . It is a mix. People are responding to the two are. They are really loving it ? Yes. Some people who have general admission seats started laddie -- lining up last night. They cannot get enough. It is the biggest tour of the year. It earned $123 million at the halfway point in July. When they toured in 1987, they earned $50 million. This is definitely a lot better. Bono is very political. Is there element of politics on the tour They are filled with social commentary. The projections that they show have messages. There are names of pioneering women through history. There is videos that highlight the refugee crisis. You will get that because it is more subtle. Before we move on, you want to mention the opening act. It is back. He is a very popular guy in the Indy circuit but he is making quiet albums for many years. He won the Grammy for best album in 2015. Everyone was surprised but not the people who had been following him. Let's hear, girl. [ MUSIC ] Tran05 performs tonight, the SD CCU, formerly known as QUALCOMM Stadium. We turned to dance on stage. Remind us about the story. This is about a boy who lives in a poor British town in the 1980s. He can do ballet much to the disappointment of his family and community but there is a ballet teacher who helps him realize his dreams. This was a movie ? Yes. It became a hit use ago with music by Elton John. It played in London for more than 10 years and it won a Tony form best musical. It is being put on by a music theater in LA. He has been working with the boy playing Billy for practically a year. There is a reason why you know so much about this production. My daughter is one of the ballet girls in the show you is a cast of 15 kids and they have been training since the end of July. You have the ballet girls. Here is solidarity. [ MUSIC ] Billy Elliott opens tonight at Spreckels Theatre. I have been speaking with Nina Garin. Thank you . Thank you.