Love is a business that works at night
I sold myself for less than was right
You taught me what I was worth
In the greatest show on earth
Made a profession out of breaking your heart
You call it lies, I call it art
I was some of your best work
We were once the greatest show on earth
The light scatters things can get worse
These dark matters of the universe
Could not compete with us
We were once the greatest show on earth
U2 is heading out on a world tour with dates announced today for Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires - with support from Beck.
U2.com ticket presales begin this Monday, October 19th.
Additional 2027 dates for Europe and North America are set to be announced in the coming weeks, with plans for the band's all-important return home to Ireland in the works.
A brand new track, The Greatest Show On Earth, is out now.
Listen HERE.
Watch the Anton Corbijn directed video HERE.
The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour - in support of the band's forthcoming 16th studio album Carnaval De Luz - will kick off in Mexico City on February 23rd, 2027 with support from Beck, with shows also announced for São Paulo and Buenos Aires, the only three Latin American cities the tour will visit next year.
"The Greatest Show on Earth"? Now that's a throwdown. 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 colour, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto.
Because if people are gonna show up, we certainly are."
Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry
Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour marks U2's return to a stadium setting for a performance spectacle embracing human connection and intimacy at a grand scale, with a set list drawn from across the band's entire catalogue; the band's first stadium dates since wrapping the acclaimed The Joshua Tree Tour at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium on December 15th, 2019, the final stop on a tour which saw U2 play to almost 3 million fans around the world.
The tour announcement comes with the release of a new track titled ‘The Greatest Show On Earth'. Co-written by U2 and Brian Eno, it is the third single to be taken from Carnaval De Luz. A story of lovers fighting to keep faith in each other - and faith itself. The video is directed by Anton Corbijn and was shot in the Californian desert; it satirizes the band as a religious cult where women do all the heavy lifting.
Watch HERE. Listen HERE.
CARNAVAL DE LUZ PRESENTS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WORLD TOUR - 2027 DATES
*with support from Beck
February 23 MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Estadio GNP Seguros*
February 26 MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Estadio GNP Seguros*
March 10 SÃO PAULO, Brazil - Estádio MorumBIS*
March 12 SÃO PAULO, Brazil - Estádio MorumBIS*
March 23 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Estadio River Plate*
March 25 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Estadio River Plate*
Tickets for the tour will first be available via a U2.com Subscriber Presale commencing on Monday October 19th, 2026 at 10am local time and ending on Wednesday October 21st at 10pm local. The Feedback Group will enter on Monday at 10am local and The Hype Group on Tuesday at 10am local.
Ahead of these presales, subscribers will receive an email with their unique code which enables them to take part. See our FAQs.
Subscribe to U2.com here. (New subscribers join The Hype Group with access to presales on day two, including dates in Europe and North America still to be announced.)
After the close of the U2.com presale, for Mexico City, there is also a TM Artist Presale. Sign up by this Sunday, October 18th at 11:59pm ET.
Remaining tickets will be available via the general on-sale on Thursday, October 22nd at 10am local time for São Paulo and Buenos Aires, and Friday, October 23rd at 10am local time for Mexico City, with links on U2.com.
Presales and on-sale (local time)
- Mon 19 Oct, 10am: U2.com Feedback Presale
- Tue 20 Oct, 10am: U2.com The Hype Presale. Both close Wed 21 Oct, 10pm.
- Thu 22 Oct, 10am: TM Artist Presale, Mexico City only. Sign up by Sun 18 Oct at livemu.sc/u2
- Thu 22 Oct, 10am: General on-sale, São Paulo and Buenos Aires
- Fri 23 Oct, 10am: General on-sale, Mexico City
Carnaval De Luz is released in the band's 50th year, 2026, one in which U2 will have released 24 new songs. The album also sees collaborations from Brian Eno (co-writing and synthesizers on ‘Go (Carnaval De Luz)', ‘The Greatest Show on Earth' and ‘Can't Stop Us Now'), Martin Garrix (co-writing on ‘Glorify'), and Daniel Lanois (playing pedal steel on ‘Torn'); with additional production from Ryan Tedder on ‘Silencio'.
Heard about the 'Mirror Maker' vinyl edition of Carnaval De Luz?
It's pressed on Heavyweight Black Vinyl with a premium silver foil board Gatefold sleeve, featuring Full-Colour Artwork and Mirror-Board Finish. Available in very limited quantities while supplies last.
PRE-ORDER THE EXCLUSIVE NEW VINYL FORMAT THE 'MIRROR MAKER' EDITION
Listen to second single ‘Silencio' HERE, watch music video HERE.
The track listing for Carnaval De Luz is:
1. Go (Carnaval De Luz)
2. La Reina
3. Street Of Dreams
4. The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)
5. Superficiality
6. If The World Is At War We Better Not Be
7. Silencio
8. The Greatest Show On Earth
9. Glorify
10. Midnight Sunshine
11. Can't Stop Us Now
12. Torn (Feat. Dolly Parton)
Carnaval De Luz will be available in formats including: Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl & CD Boxsets, Various Limited Edition Coloured & Bespoke Vinyl variants, Standard CD, Standard Vinyl, Digital Download. Pre-order, pre-save HERE.
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