The tour will support their forthcoming 16th studio album, Carnaval De Luz, scheduled for release on 13 November, with further concerts expected to be announced across Europe, North America and their native Ireland.
Announcing the tour in a statement, the band said: “‘The Greatest Show on Earth’? Now that’s a throwdown.”
They added: “It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life.
“A bit of showman, a bit of shaman, a riot of color, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto. Because if people are gonna show up, we certainly are.”
U2 – Carnaval de Luz Presents: The Greatest Show on Earth World Tour 2027
23 February – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros
26 February – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros
10 March – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS
12 March – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS
23 March – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate
25 March – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate.
U2 Announce New Album, ‘Carnaval de Luz,’ Out Nov. 13
The band also releases a new single, the punk ranger “Silencio,” and reveals that the album features Dolly Parton’s final vocal performance.
U2 will release Carnaval de Luz, their first album of new songs in nine years, on Nov. 13, the band announced today. “It’s an extraordinary collection of songs,” bassist Adam Clayton tells Rolling Stone in interviews for an upcoming feature, “and it’s the culmination of the work that everyone has been doing for 50 years.” U2 first played together in Larry Mullen Jr.’s kitchen on Sept. 25, 1976 — 50 years ago this Friday. Bono describes the album as “anarchic,” which is borne out by a just-released new single, the concise, raging punk tune “Silencio.”
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The 12-track album, produced by Garret “Jacknife” Lee, who’s been working with U2 since 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, closes with “Torn,” featuring the final vocal performance from Dolly Parton, who died last month. Longtime U2 collaborator Brian Eno co-wrote and played synths on three tracks, including the opener, “Go (Carnaval de Luz).” Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid co-wrote “Torn” with Parton and the band, Martin Garrix has a writing credit on the track “Glorify,” and Ryan Tedder is credited with additional production on “Silencio.”
Carnaval de Luz tracklist:
“Go (Carnaval de Luz)”
“La Reina”
“Street of Dreams”
“The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)”
“Superficiality”
“If the World Is at War We Better Not Be”
“Silencio”
“The Greatest Show on Earth”
“Glorify”
“Midnight Sunshine”
“Can’t Stop Us Now”
“Torn” (feat. Dolly Parton)
