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U2 announce new world tour - with Irish dates to follow
U2 announced their 'Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth' world tour on Thursday, marking their first stadium outing in eight years. The trek kicks off in Mexico City on February 23, 2027, with Beck providing support.
The tour supports the band's forthcoming 16th studio album, Carnaval De Luz, arriving November 13. The veteran group recently celebrated their 50th anniversary and recorded this as their first release of new material in nine years.
Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. returns to the stage for this trek after sitting out the band's Las Vegas residency due to a neck injury. He will assess his fitness level on tour night by night.
Tickets become available through a U2.com subscriber presale starting Monday, October 19, at 10 a.m. local time. Remaining tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, October 22.
Additional dates for Europe and North America are set to be announced in the coming weeks. For now, the group has confirmed only these initial stops in Mexico City, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires for the 2027 Latin American leg.
The Irish band U2 does not include Chile in their next tour of Latin America, scheduled for 2027, according to a publication with the announcement of their next concerts on their social networks. Despite the negotiations that took place to conclude a concert in the country, informed by Culto, the attempts did not prosper and the group ... Continue reading "U2 excludes Chile from its tour of Latin America 2027: It will only be in three countries …