U2 announce 2027 tour opening in Mexico City on 23 February, with new single The Greatest Show On Earth

Tour announcement

U2 have announced the Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour, which will return the band to stadiums in 2027 and beyond. The tour opens at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City on 23 February 2027 and visits Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, the only three Latin American cities on the 2027 itinerary. Beck will support the six dates in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.

The confirmed schedule lists two shows in Mexico City on 23 and 26 February, two at Estadio MorumBIS in Sao Paulo on 10 and 12 March, and two at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires on 23 and 25 March. The band said dates for Europe and North America will be announced in the coming weeks. The Irish Times reported that the tour will be the band's first stadium setting since The Joshua Tree Tour concluded in 2019.

Presale and new album

Presale tickets for U2.com subscribers open on Monday, 19 October 2026 at 10am local time. Remaining tickets go on sale on Thursday, 22 October at 10am local time on U2.com. The tour is tied to the album Carnaval De Luz, the band's 16th studio album, due on 13 November.

The album is the first new material from U2 in nine years and was helmed by Jacknife Lee. It includes Torn, a duet between Bono and the late Dolly Parton, and The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a song dedicated to the Spanish singer Rosalía.

New single

The Greatest Show On Earth, the third single from the album, was co-written by U2 and Brian Eno. The song tells of lovers struggling to keep faith in one another and in faith itself. The video, directed by Anton Corbijn, was shot in the Californian desert and satirises the band as a religious cult in which women do all the heavy lifting.

A bit of showman, a bit of shaman, a riot of colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto.

Recent shows

The band recently played a surprise set from the balcony of Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street in Dublin to mark 50 years together. Larry Mullen Jr., who missed the 2023 to 2024 Sphere residency in Las Vegas while recovering from health problems, returned to the drum kit for those surprise gigs, according to the Irish Examiner.