U2 expected to announce 2027 European tour dates on 29 October, Lisbon tipped

Posters and leaks point to 29 October

U2 are most likely to announce their 2027 European concert dates on Thursday, 29 October 2026, according to leaks reported by Rzeczpospolita. Posters showing the date '29.10.26' have appeared in Europe, set against a red curtain with a top hat and devil's horns that may refer to MacPhisto, the stage alter ego Bono used in the Zoo TV era. SAPO reports that one such poster went up on Monday, 26 October, on the Segunda Circular next to the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, and notes the image has only appeared in countries included in the tour. Jornal Expresso says Milan and Stockholm have also put up similar posters, placing Lisbon among several European cities with the same artwork.

Tour and album timing

The new album, Carnaval De Luz, is due for release on 13 November. The tour promoting it is called The Greatest Show on Earth, and its first part was announced on 15 October with two dates each in Mexico (from 28 February), São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Later additions included two more shows in Mexico and Brazil and one in Argentina, with the last Argentine show on 27 March. Expresso, writing on 27 October, counted nine dates announced so far: four in Mexico City, three in São Paulo and two in Buenos Aires, all in the Americas and handled by Live Nation. Rzeczpospolita, publishing on 28 October, lists further additions, so the Expresso count is an earlier snapshot.

Expected European leg

Rzeczpospolita expects the European part of the tour to run from May to July 2027, citing unofficial information. Several rumoured stops have circulated. One of the more credible rumours places the opening in the last weekend of May in Athens, Greece. Another, described as fairly concrete, puts a concert in Milan in July 2027. Berlin and Munich are also named, as is Lisbon at the end of July. Rzeczpospolita says the band plans new locations as well as returning to venues it has not played for some time. Portuguese fan pages that claim sources close to the group say more than one concert is planned in Portugal, with the Estádio da Luz seen as the most likely venue, possibly in July 2027.

Poland and Ireland

Poland does not appear in the leaked list of cities. Rzeczpospolita recalls that U2 last played in Poland on 6 August 2009, at the Stadion Śląski in Chorzów, during the U2 360° Tour. The paper also says a return to Europe in 2028 is known, without giving details. In an interview with the British station Radio X, Adam Clayton said work on a Dublin concert was still under way and that it was not yet settled whether it would take place at Croke Park or elsewhere. The tour announcement mentioned plans for the band to return to their native Ireland, but did not say whether that would happen in 2027 or 2028.

Portugal's long history with the band

SAPO traces U2's ties to Portugal back to 1982, when the band first played there. Their list of concerts starts with a festival at Vilar de Mouros on 3 August 1982 during the October Tour. Later shows at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon came in 1993, 1997 and 2005, and in Coimbra in 2010. The most recent concerts were two shows at the Altice Arena in Lisbon on 16 and 17 September 2018, on The Joshua Tree Tour.

1. Aug 3, 1982Vilar de Mouros festival during the October Tour
2. May 15, 1993Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Zoo TV Tour
3. Sep 11, 1997Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, PopMart Tour
4. Aug 14, 2005Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Vertigo Tour
5. Oct 2, 2010Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, first of two concerts, U2 360° Tour
6. Sep 16, 2018Altice Arena, Lisbon, first of two concerts, The Joshua Tree Tour