A1ToursOct 30, 2026By Lockgroove

U2 book 2027 European stadium tour with Wolf Alice as Carnaval De Luz nears release

The Greatest Show On Earth tour opens in Stockholm next April and plays two London nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, two weeks before the new album lands.

U2 have announced the European leg of The Greatest Show On Earth, their 2027 world tour, with Wolf Alice confirmed as support across the European dates.

The run opens in Stockholm on April 26, 2027, and takes in Paris, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Berlin and Milan among other cities. The only UK shows so far are two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on June 18 and 19. They will be the band's first UK stadium dates in roughly a decade. Outlets list slightly different dates for Amsterdam and Paris, so check the official site before booking travel.

A presale for U2.com subscribers starts on November 2, and general sale opens on November 6 at 10 a.m. local time. Dates for Spain, Ireland and North America have not been announced yet.

The tour supports Carnaval De Luz, out November 13 on Island Records. Produced by Jacknife Lee, it is the band's first album of new original songs since Songs of Experience in 2017, and it follows two EPs released earlier this year. The closing track, "Torn", is a duet with Dolly Parton that her representatives have confirmed is her final recorded vocal performance. Parton died in August.

The Lockgroove take

After the Sphere, U2 have to prove they can still fill a field

U2's last big live chapter happened indoors: the 2023-24 Las Vegas Sphere residency, where the building's screen was as much the star as the band. It was a triumph, but it was also a show that could only exist in one room. Going back to open-air stadiums means going back to the format that made them, where the songs have to do the work without a 16K wall behind them.

Pairing that return with a record that ends on Dolly Parton's last vocal is a heavy emotional card to play, and it will draw attention whatever the rest of the album sounds like. Booking Wolf Alice is the smartest move here: a band at their peak who can win over a stadium on their own terms, and a sign that U2 still want their crowds to hear something new before the hits.

Put this on

01
"Where the Streets Have No Name" (The Joshua Tree, 1987)
The song built for the moment the stadium lights come up. Expect it in London.
Play on Apple Music
02
"One" (Achtung Baby, 1991)
The centrepiece of the Achtung Baby set they played at the Sphere, and still their most-covered ballad.
Play on Apple Music
03
"Beautiful Day" (All That You Can't Leave Behind, 2000)
The last time a U2 comeback record really landed, which is the bar Carnaval De Luz now faces.
Play on Apple Music

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