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Street Child World Cup Wraps in Mexico with Trophies, Music and U2

  • On Tuesday, Mexico City head of government Clara Brugada invited U2 to perform at the Zócalo, the country's main public square, during the band's music video filming in the Historic Center.
  • Returning to Mexico after a nine-year absence, the Rock Hall-inducted outfit last performed in the capital in October 2017, three weeks after a powerful earthquake struck central Mexico.
  • On Thursday, the group joined Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Hidalgo Theater for the Street Child World Cup General Assembly, supporting the youth tournament that concluded this week.
  • Bono expressed interest in launching the band's next world tour in Mexico City, telling Brugada, "We're working on that." The singer noted Mexico holds special significance for the quartet.
  • "Street of Dreams" will feature on the band's upcoming studio album, expected to be released later this year, as U2 continues to pursue a potential Zócalo performance.
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The visit of U2 to Mexico City not only included the recording of its new music video on the streets of the Historic Center.On Thursday, May 14, members of the Irish group also participated in the General Assembly of the Street Child World Cup 2026, where they coincided with President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Hidalgo Theatre of the IMSS. Claudia Sheinbaum, who in recent days met with BTS in National Palace, went on stage to greet young participa…

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President Sheinbaum joined the musical group U2 at the General Assembly of the Nios World Cup, held at the Hidalgo Theatre.

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The Irish rock band is in the historic center of the Mexican capital to shoot the video of its next simple Street of Dreams.

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Only Zeus could lead them back to more myths. The Lord of Lightning and Thunder had blown up the U2 generator halfway through the footage of the video of "Street of Dreams" in the heart of Mexico City. Thus the band, who was sitting on the roof of a schoolbus scratched by the artist Chavis Mármol, had been forced to repair in a building at the corner of Plaza de Santo Domingo. On the contrary, to interrupt the frugal lunch of a family on the sec…

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oem.com.mx broke the news on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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