U2 announce 2027 world tour – European dates to follow soon
The first stadium shows are in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires, with Beck as support. New single 'The Greatest Show On Earth' is out, and the album follows on 13 November.
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U2 are heading back to stadiums: under the title 'Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth', the Irish band announced a 2027 world tour with Live Nation on Thursday. It opens on 23 and 26 February in Mexico City (Estadio GNP Seguros), followed by 10 and 12 March in São Paulo (Estádio MorumBIS) and 23 and 25 March in Buenos Aires (Estadio River Plate). Beck supports on all shows confirmed so far.
Dates for Europe and North America are to be announced soon, and a return to Ireland is planned. There are no concrete dates yet for Germany, Austria or Switzerland. For the Latin American shows, a U2.com subscriber presale starts on 19 October, with general sale from 22 October.
At the same time the band released the single 'The Greatest Show On Earth', co-written with Brian Eno; Anton Corbijn shot the video in the California desert. It is the third preview of U2's 16th studio album 'Carnaval De Luz', out on 13 November. 'It's a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody's life,' the band said.