U2 Announce 2027 Stadium Tour With Wolf Alice Supporting
U2 have announced the UK and European dates for their 2027 ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ world tour, confirming two nights at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 18 and 19 June. The concerts will mark the Irish band's first British stadium performances in a decade, with Wolf Alice joining them as special guests across all 12 European dates.
The announcement follows the confirmation of shows in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina earlier this month, with further concerts in Spain and North America expected to be revealed. The tour will support U2's forthcoming sixteenth studio album, ‘Carnaval De Luz’, which arrives on 13 November.
For British fans, it will be the first opportunity to see Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr perform a full headline concert in the country since 2018.
U2 Return to British Stadiums
U2 last performed in a British stadium in July 2017, when they played two nights at Twickenham as part of ‘The Joshua Tree’ anniversary tour. Those concerts celebrated 30 years of the band's landmark 1987 album, with the record performed in full alongside material from elsewhere in their catalogue.
Their last British headline performances followed in October 2018, when the ‘eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE’ tour brought them to Manchester and London's O2 Arena. Since then, the band have largely been absent from the British live circuit, although their 2023 and 2024 residency at Las Vegas' Sphere demonstrated that they had lost none of their appetite for an ambitious production.
The 2027 tour will be their first stadium run since 2019 and will feature all four members. Larry Mullen Jr's return is particularly significant after the drummer missed the Las Vegas residency while recovering from surgery.
There will be plenty of anticipation surrounding the setlist, too. U2 have promised material from across their career, potentially bringing together songs from ‘The Joshua Tree’, ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘All That You Can't Leave Behind’ with their forthcoming album. With a catalogue containing ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’, ‘With or Without You’, ‘One’ and ‘Beautiful Day’, they have more than enough material to fill a stadium without relying entirely on nostalgia.
Wolf Alice Join U2 Across Europe
Perhaps the most interesting part of the announcement is the confirmation that Wolf Alice will support U2 at every UK and European concert.
It has been another extraordinary year for Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey. In July, the North London four-piece played their biggest headline concert to date, welcoming around 45,000 people to Finsbury Park for a homecoming performance that demonstrated just how far the band have come.
Following the success of their fourth album, ‘The Clearing’, Wolf Alice have established themselves as one of Britain's most important contemporary guitar bands. Their ability to move between the quieter moments of ‘The Last Man on Earth’ and the heavier sounds of ‘Yuk Foo’ or ‘Giant Peach’ has always made them a fascinating live act.
Supporting U2 introduces them to another enormous audience, although Wolf Alice are hardly newcomers to stages of this size. They have already demonstrated that they can headline major outdoor concerts themselves, and the Tottenham performances will bring them back to North London less than a year after Finsbury Park.
It is also an interesting pairing of two generations of British and Irish guitar music. U2 became one of the world's biggest bands during the 1980s and 1990s, while Wolf Alice have spent the past decade building a career that has increasingly taken them beyond the traditional indie circuit.
A New Album: ‘Carnaval De Luz’
The tour arrives alongside U2's sixteenth studio album, ‘Carnaval De Luz’, scheduled for release on 13 November 2026. Produced by Jacknife Lee, the 12-track record will be their first full studio album of original material since 2017's ‘Songs of Experience’.
The album features contributions from several familiar and unexpected collaborators. Brian Eno returns to work with the band, while Dutch producer Martin Garrix and country music legend Dolly Parton also appear among the credits.
U2 have already released the album's title-related single, ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’, accompanied by a music video directed by longtime collaborator Anton Corbijn. The song was co-written with Eno and gives the tour its name.
The record follows two EPs released earlier in 2026, ‘Days of Ash’ and ‘Easter Lily’, during a year in which U2 have celebrated their 50th anniversary. September saw the band return to their old school, Mount Temple Comprehensive in Dublin, for a special performance, before making a surprise appearance on Grafton Street.
Rather than building a tour entirely around their past, U2 are preparing to take new material into the same enormous venues they have been filling for decades.
U2 2027 UK and European Tour Dates
Wolf Alice will support U2 at all the following concerts:
- 26 April – Stockholm, Strawberry Arena
- 28 April – Stockholm, Strawberry Arena
- 5 May – Paris, Stade de France
- 8 May – Paris, Stade de France
- 27 May – Lisbon, Estádio da Luz
- 5 June – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA
- 6 June – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA
- 18 June – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 19 June – London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 30 June – Berlin, Olympiastadion
- 5 July – Milan, San Siro
- 6 July – Milan, San Siro
Before arriving in Europe, U2 will begin their world tour in Mexico City on 23 February, with further dates in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Beck will support the band throughout the Latin American leg.
Additional dates in Spain and North America are expected to be confirmed, while The Edge has indicated that the band intend to finish the tour in Ireland during a later leg, with plans already being made for 2028.
How to Get Tickets for U2's 2027 Tour
Tickets for the UK and European dates will be released through several presales before the general sale on Friday 6 November at 10am.
Paid U2.com subscribers will receive the first opportunity to purchase tickets, beginning with the Feedback Group on Monday 2 November and the Hype Group on Tuesday 3 November. A Visa cardholder presale follows on Wednesday 4 November.
An artist presale will take place on Thursday 5 November, running from 10am until 10pm local time. Fans wishing to access this presale must register by 10.59pm GMT on Sunday 1 November.
Tickets will then go on general sale on Friday 6 November, with a maximum of four tickets per person for the London concerts. Official UK ticket prices have yet to be announced.Full ticket details and registration information can be found through U2's official website and Ticketmaster.
The Greatest Show On Earth?
Few bands have approached stadium concerts with quite the same ambition as U2. From the enormous stages of the ‘Zoo TV’ tour to the record-breaking ‘360° Tour’ and their more recent Las Vegas residency, the group have repeatedly attempted to change what a live concert can look like.
Calling the next tour ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ certainly invites expectations, particularly when the band have spent much of their career trying to make good on promises of that scale.
Whether the new material can stand alongside their greatest songs remains to be heard, but the return of all four members, their first British stadium dates since 2017 and the addition of Wolf Alice make these concerts some of the more interesting announcements for next summer.
And with Wolf Alice opening proceedings, there should be plenty worth watching long before Bono and company arrive onstage.