U2 have announced 12 concerts in seven European countries for their 2027 “The Greatest Show On Earth” world tour. The confirmed programme opens in Stockholm on April 26 and closes in Milan on July 6, with Wolf Alice supporting. Subscriber ticket presales begin November 2, followed by general sales November 6. No Greek concert has been announced, while further dates in Spain are expected.
U2 are returning to European stadiums in spring and summer 2027, announcing the first 12 dates of “Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth”. Seven countries feature in the initial schedule, with Wolf Alice supporting throughout. The announcement establishes a route from Sweden to Italy, rather than the final programme for the entire worldwide tour.
Stockholm opens the European leg with Strawberry Arena concerts on April 26 and 28. Paris follows with two Stade de France shows on May 5 and 8. The band then plays Lisbon’s Estádio da Luz on May 27, bringing Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. back to large European venues.
June begins with Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff ArenA on June 5 and 6. London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium follows on June 18 and 19, before Berlin’s Olympiastadion on June 30. Two Stadio San Siro concerts in Milan, on July 5 and 6, complete the announced European route, spanning roughly eleven weeks with gaps between stops.
Dates in Spain will be added, although cities and venues have not yet been named. Further North American appearances are also expected. For Greece, there is no official concert announcement at this stage. The twelve published European dates remain the confirmed programme on which audiences can base plans, rather than speculation about possible additional destinations.
The first ticket access is for U2.com subscribers. Feedback Group members enter the presale on Monday, November 2, at 10am local time, followed by The Hype Group on Tuesday, November 3. New subscribers belong to that second group. Both subscriber windows close Wednesday, November 4, at 10pm, with personal access codes sent by email.
Visa cardholders have a separate presale on November 4, running from 10am to 10pm local time. An Artist Presale follows November 5 from 10am, requiring registration by November 1. Lisbon is excluded from that artist process. General ticket sales begin Friday, November 6, at 10am local time, completing the sequence announced alongside the dates.
Availability and purchase conditions may differ between cities, and presale eligibility does not guarantee a ticket. The official tour page carries the relevant market information. London, for example, has an announced limit of four tickets per purchase through the applicable service; the same precise conditions should not automatically be assumed to apply in every other European market.
Wolf Alice, fronted by Ellie Rowsell, will open the European shows, bringing a contemporary alternative-rock act into the stadium programme. Beck has been selected for the Latin American leg instead. The two support arrangements relate to their respective parts of the tour, with neither announcement implying that both guests will appear across every territory.
Before Europe, U2 begin the tour in Mexico City on February 23, 2027, followed by São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Strong demand led to additional concerts in all three cities after the initial ticket release. The Latin American programme now contains eleven shows, before the production moves across the Atlantic for the late-April European opening.
“The Greatest Show On Earth” is their first new stadium tour since “The Joshua Tree Tour” ended in Mumbai in December 2019. It brings the full lineup back to a travelling programme after a recent extended run built around a fixed venue. Those different arrangements distinguish the new tour from the Las Vegas appearances that followed their last stadium itinerary.
At Sphere, U2 played 40 concerts from September 2023 to March 2024, drawing principally on 1991’s “Achtung Baby” and the building’s technology. The new production will move between cities and stadiums. Songs from across the catalogue have been promised, but no detailed setlist or comprehensive account of the staging has been published.
The tour supports “Carnaval De Luz”, the 16th U2 studio album, due November 13, 2026. It is their first full collection of new songs in nine years, with Jacknife Lee associated with its production. “The Greatest Show On Earth” has already been released as a song, accompanied by a video directed by Anton Corbijn.
In a joint statement, the four members described the tour’s title as a challenge they set themselves. They spoke about colour, guitars and songs audiences could sing together, emphasising participation and the force of a live performance. Those comments outline an ambition for the evenings without confirming individual song choices or specific stage effects.
The announcement follows the group’s 50th-anniversary celebrations in September. They returned to Dublin’s Mount Temple Comprehensive school, where the members first met, to play for pupils and teachers, then made a surprise Grafton Street appearance. Those small-scale events provide a different setting from a 2027 schedule designed for stadium audiences numbering in the tens of thousands.
U2 are also considering the tour’s continuation into 2028. The Edge has said they want to finish in Ireland, although dates have not been finalised. For the currently announced European programme, Stockholm opens and Milan closes the route. The immediate ticket milestones remain the November 2 subscriber presale and the November 6 general release.
