redhill
Refugee
Seriously?
Let's see a quote from a band member, Paul McG, Lanois, Eno, hell...I'd even take McCormack lol
I'm looking for a direct quote but this a pretty darn reputable source, IMO.
In the meantime:
The Joshua Tree: This album nearly became only the second U2 album to have every song played live. U2 gave serious consideration to playing Red Hill Mining Town live, and rehearsed it in soundchecks with the intention of playing it in Tempe, Arizona in late December 1987 for Rattle And Hum. The best-known date of RHMT being soundchecked is 28 November 1987. However, the song never moved out of rehearsals and was not played. All other Joshua Tree songs have been played live. http://www.u2gigs.com/article373.html
If the issue was really the tempo / not fitting in the setlist...then why rehearse it? I know they did this in the past (Drowning Man, etc) but generally when a song is soundchecked they try to fit it in at least once. This further corroborates but I realize is not proof.