U2 to skip Chile on Latin American tour for first time after negotiations reportedly fall through

U2 are set to skip Chile on their upcoming Latin American tour for the first time, after negotiations to bring the band to the country reportedly fell through.

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The Irish rock legends announced the first dates of their 2027 ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ world tour on Thursday (October 15), confirming six shows across Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires in February and March.

No entanto, Santiago está ausente do itinerário, apesar de ter sido uma parada regular em todas as quatro turnês latino-americanas anteriores da banda.

According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera, negotiations had been underway since 2025 to bring the band back to Chile, but ultimately failed to produce an agreement.

O jornal havia relatado em março que os planos para um possível concerto estavam sendo complicados por restrições no Estadio Nacional de Santiago, onde as autoridades começaram a priorizar eventos esportivos em detrimento da música ao vivo.

The stadium has hosted all four of U2’s previous appearances in the country, and was considered the only suitable venue for the scale of their upcoming production.

No entanto, não foi estabelecido se a disponibilidade do estádio foi, em última análise, responsável pelas negociações malsucedidas. A banda não comentou publicamente sobre a omissão.

U2 first performed in Chile on February 11, 1998, during their ‘PopMart’ tour. The concert saw relatives of people who had disappeared during Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship join the band on stage during ‘Mothers Of The Disappeared’.

They returned in 2006 on the ‘Vertigo’ tour and again in 2011 with their ‘360°’ production, which featured an elaborate, four-legged stage structure nicknamed The Claw.

Their most recent visit came in October 2017, when they performed at the Estadio Nacional as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for their landmark 1987 album ‘The Joshua Tree’.

Os shows recém‑anunciados de 2027 do U2 farão parte das celebrações do 50º aniversário, com Beck como apoio em todas as seis datas.

Speaking about the upcoming tour, the band said: “It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life.”.

The confirmed Latin American dates are.

23 de fevereiro de 2027 – Cidade do México, México – Estádio GNP Seguros 26 – Cidade do México, México – Estádio GNP Seguros.

MARCH 2027 10 – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS 12 – São Paulo, Brazil – Estádio MorumBIS 23 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate 25 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate.

Ingressos para os shows de São Paulo e Buenos Aires saem à venda geral às 10h horário local na quinta‑feira (22 de outubro), enquanto as datas de Cidade do México saem à venda no mesmo horário na sexta‑feira (23 de outubro).

A subscriber pre-sale begins tomorrow (Monday October 19), with further pre-sales taking place throughout the week. Find tickets here.

The tour will support the band’s upcoming 16th studio album ‘Carnaval De Luz’, which is due for release on November 13 and will mark their first album of new material since 2017’s ‘Songs Of Experience’.

Eles também lançaram um novo single, ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, junto com o anúncio da turnê. A música foi co‑escrita com Brian Eno e acompanhada por um vídeo dirigido por Anton Corbijn.

Further dates in the UK, Europe and North America are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The tour will also see drummer Larry Mullen Jr. return to full-scale live performances after undergoing neck and back surgery, having missed the band’s 2023-24 Las Vegas Sphere residency.

No mês passado, o U2 comemorou seu 50º aniversário com apresentações surpresa em Dublin, incluindo um retorno à sua antiga escola, onde a banda originalmente se formou em 1976.

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