U2 Is Bringing ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ to Stadiums: See the Tour Dates & Listen to New Song

U2 is ready to put on a show.

The iconic rock band announced Thursday (Oct.

15) that it will return to stadiums in 2027 for the Carnaval De Luz Presents: The Greatest Show on Earth World Tour, with Beck joining the group for the newly announced Latin American dates.

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“The Greatest Show on Earth? Now that’s a throwdown,” the band said in a joint statement.

“It’s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody’s life.” The group also teased a mix of theatrical flair and rock n’ roll, promising “a riot of color, unreasonable guitar, bass and drums, and tunes you can hold onto.” The tour will kick off in Mexico City on Feb.

23 at Estadio GNP Seguros, with a second show in the Mexican capital on Feb.

26.

From there, Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. will head to São Paulo, Brazil, for performances at Estádio MorumBIS on March 10 and 12, followed by two nights in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at Estadio River Plate on March 23 and 25.

Beck will open all six announced shows.

Dates in Europe and North America are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, with the band also working on plans to return to its native Ireland.

The tour announcement arrives alongside the release of U2’s new single, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the third song to be unveiled from forthcoming album Carnaval De Luz .

Cowritten by the band and Brian Eno , the track explores a relationship between lovers struggling to maintain their faith in each other.

Its accompanying music video, directed by longtime U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn, was filmed in the California desert and satirizes the band as a religious cult in which women do the heavy lifting.