Bonnaroo 2017 headline acts U2 (Friday), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Saturday), Weeknd (Sunday) were highly charged sets. The two main stages were dark during Thursday' opening night except the airing the Nashville Cougars' Playoff game on a jumbo screen; This is when diehard fans converged at the smaller stages to catch great emerging artists. Their momentum quickly ascended playing a few standards before performing "The Joshua Tree": "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "New Year's Day" and "Pride (In the Name of Love!)".