U2 announce two London gigs next summer on Greatest Show On Earth tour

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Feric, C. (2026, October 29). U2 announce two London gigs next summer on Greatest Show On Earth tour. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/london-bono-tottenham-hotspur-stadium-european-south-america-b1302827.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-29 · by Carla Feric

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U2 announced additional concert dates for their Greatest Show On Earth tour, including two shows in London next summer. The band will perform in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires before moving to Europe with Wolf Alice as support act. North American dates are yet to be announced. Tickets go on sale November 6 after presales earlier in the month. U2 also plans a 2028 leg ending in Ireland.

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U2 has announced two concert dates for next summer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, as part of their European leg of the "Greatest Show On Earth" tour. The Irish rock band, consisting of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr., will kick off their tour with shows in Latin and South America starting in February 2027 before adding more dates due to high demand in cities like Mexico City, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires. Wolf Alice will serve as the support act for these concerts. Tickets for the London shows, along with other European venues including Stockholm, Paris, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Milan, will go on sale at 10am on November 6 after several presales. U2 also plans to conclude their tour in Ireland in 2028.

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Further shows have been added because of high demand, with additional performances scheduled in Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, while North American dates are to be announced in the coming weeks. U2 announced the European leg of the tour on Instagram on Thursday, confirming rock band Wolf Alice will be the support act.

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🔮 The group – Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr – previously announced their Greatest Show On Earth tour would kick off with a series of concerts in Latin and South America in February 2027.

2026-11-01 · Evening Standard

U2 announce two London gigs next summer on Greatest Show On Earth tour · assertive framing

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The group – Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr – previously announced their Greatest Show On Earth tour would kick off with a series of concerts in Latin and South America in February 2027. asserted

tour → announce → February

Alice → add → Thursday

Other stops on the tour include Berlin and Milan, while dates for Spain are expected to be announced soon. asserted

dates → include → Spain

Tickets will be available for general sale from 10am on November 6, following several presales beforehand. asserted

Tickets → follow → presales

The group are also planning a further leg of the tour in 2028, which is expected to conclude in Ireland. asserted

which → plan → Ireland

The Edge, whose real name is David Evans, said: “We can’t say too much about the next leg of The Greatest Show On Earth. “We’re still figuring it out – but what we can say is, we’ll be wrapping it up in Ireland. “ asserted

we → say → Ireland

There’s nowhere else we’d want to be for that party.” asserted

we → ’ → party

The announcement comes ahead of the release of U2’s 16th studio album, Carnaval De Luz, on November 13. asserted

announcement → come → November

The record will be the band’s first album of new material in nine years and features 12 tracks, including their recently released single The Greatest Show On Earth. Read More asserted

record → feature → Earth

Formed in Dublin in 1976, U2 are known for combining their rock music with political activism, human rights advocacy and social commentary. asserted

U2 → form → activism

They have achieved many awards during their five-decade career, along with seven UK number one singles and 11 number one albums. asserted

They → achieve → singles

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