" One Tree Hill " was absent during the majority of the Zoo TV Tour , only appearing as an extended snippet at the end of " One " at both concerts in New Zealand in 1993 . It did not appear again until 24 November 2006 in Auckland , New Zealand , on the final leg of the Vertigo Tour . It was considered to close the concert , but tour designer Willie Williams voiced concern as it had not been performed in full since 1990 . The song was performed before " Sometimes You Ca n't Make It on Your Own " in the main set instead . U2 performed it an additional three times on the tour . " One Tree Hill " was absent for the majority of the U2 360 ° Tour but was revived in November 2010 for two concerts in New Zealand , where it was dedicated to the miners who died in the Pike River Mine disaster ; their names were displayed on the video screen during the song . Dedicating the song , Bono said , " we wrote it for Greg Carroll , whose family are with us tonight . But tonight it belongs to the miners of the West Coast Pike River . " U2 played " One Tree Hill " on 25 March 2011 , in Santiago , Chile , in a duet with Francisca Valenzuela , and they dedicated it to Victor Jara . It was also played in an unplanned addition to the encore at a show in Chicago on 5 July 2011 to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Greg Carroll In 2009 , when asked about the likelihood of U2 performing the song , the Edge said , " it 's one we kind of keep for special occasions , like playing New Zealand . " Bono added , " it 's a very special song that holds inside of it a lot of strong feelings , and I do n't know if we 're afraid of it or something , but we should be playing it more . " McGuinness said that U2 found it difficult to play live
Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
One Tree Hill (song)