Christopher BarrettU2 has announced a return to stadium touring, fifty years after the band formed in Dublin,
Live Nation said the band will perform at stadiums around the world as part of the Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth tour that is set to commence next year.
It marks the first time the veteran Irish rockers have performed in stadiums since they ended The Joshua Tree tour at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium in December 2019, having played to 3 nearly million fans worldwide.
News of their return to stadiums follows U2’s 40-show run at the Sphere in Las Vegas from September 2023 to March 2024.
Renowned for their spectacular touring productions, U2 are among the millennium’s most successful touring artists with 20.2m ticket sales, according to Pollstar.
The first 2027 dates announced for the tour are 23 and 26 February at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City; 10 and 12 March at Estádio MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil; followed by concerts on 23 and 25 March at Estadio River Plate in Beunos Aires, Argentina. Support will come from Beck.
Live Nation said additional 2027 dates for Europe and North America are set to be announced in the coming weeks; with plans for the band’s return home to Ireland in the works.