U2 share epic new single ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ and first dates of 2027 world tour

U2 have shared another new single, ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, and announced the first dates of their 2027 world tour. Listen and find all the details below.

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Madra Salach ao vivo em Londres: uma banda ao vivo imperdível com poder incrível.

Para Troye Sivan, a pista de dança é um espaço de cura.

A faixa épica é a mais recente prévia do 16º álbum de estúdio da banda irlandesa, “Carnaval De Luz”, que será lançado em 13 de novembro.

Co-written by U2 and Brian Eno, the song is described as “a story of lovers fighting to keep faith in each other – and faith itself”.

He adds: “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.”.

A faixa dá continuidade aos singles anteriores “Silencio” e “Street Of Dreams”.

U2 have also confirmed the first shows on their 2027 world stadium tour, set to take place in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires in February and March. Support at these concerts will come from Beck.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Thursday October 22 – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, U2.com subscribers will be able to access a pre-sale at the same time on Monday (October 19).

Further dates for the UK, Europe and North America are due to be announced in the coming weeks, according to a press release. U2’s upcoming live return to Ireland is currently in the works, too.

FEBRUARY 23 – Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City 26 – Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City.

MARCH 10 – Estádio MorumBIS, São Paulo 12 – Estádio MorumBIS, São Paulo 23 – Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires 26 – Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires.

The forthcoming tour will mark the group’s first full-scale concerts since they wrapped up their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere in early 2024. Bono and co. revealed last month that they were back in rehearsals for a new stadium tour, with drummer Larry Mullen Jr.

making his full return to the stage after undergoing surgery.

O NME capturou recentemente a banda enquanto comemoravam seu 50º aniversário com duas apresentações pop‑up especiais em Dublin.

The closing number of ‘Carnaval De Luz’, titled ‘Torn’, serves as Dolly Parton’s last-ever recorded performance. Elsewhere on the record, U2 honour the “extraordinary artist” Rosalía on the song ‘The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)’.

A cantora espanhola disse que Bono havia entrado em contato para pedir sua ajuda com algumas letras enquanto trabalhava na faixa.

Em outras notícias, U2 se uniram à Third Man Records, de Jack White, para uma edição limitada em vinil de “Carnaval De Luz”.

U2’s previous album, ‘Songs Of Experience’, arrived in 2017. Their collection of reimagined classics, ‘Songs Of Surrender’, was then released in 2023. They shared two EPs – ‘Days Of Ash’ and ‘Easter Lily’ – earlier this year.

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