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U2 announce Lisbon concert at Estádio da Luz for 27 May 2027, tickets on sale 6 November
U2 will play Lisbon's Estádio da Luz on 27 May 2027, part of a European leg that opens in Stockholm on 26 April. General sale opens 6 November at 10:00, after staged presales from 2 November.
- Oct 28
U2 expected to announce 2027 European tour dates on 29 October, Lisbon tipped
Posters dated 29.10.26 have appeared in several European cities, and U2 are expected to announce their 2027 European leg on Thursday, 29 October. Unofficial leaks name Athens, Milan, Berlin and Lisbon, while Poland is absent.
- Oct 23
Dónal Lunny, pioneer of Irish traditional music, dies aged 79 in Dublin
Lunny, a founding member of Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, died on Friday, 23 October 2026, in St James's Hospital in Dublin, his family said.
- Oct 20
U2 to headline Netflix-streamed NFL Thanksgiving Eve halftime show on 25 November
Netflix will stream the Los Angeles Rams against the Green Bay Packers at SoFi Stadium on 25 November, with U2 performing at halftime and kickoff at 8 p.m. ET.
- Oct 15
U2 announce 2027 tour opening in Mexico City on 23 February, with new single The Greatest Show On Earth
The band's Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth tour begins in Mexico City on 23 February 2027, with six Latin American shows so far. Europe and North America dates are due in the coming weeks.
- Oct 8
Rosalía says a Harlem church turned her away, so she went shoe shopping
Rosalía told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show that a doorman at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem refused her entry to a Sunday gospel service, even though she had dressed carefully for it.
- Sep 24
U2 plays surprise Dublin concerts to mark 50th anniversary and announces album
The Irish rock quartet performed at their former Dublin school and Bewley's Oriental Café on 25 September 2026, previewing tracks from their upcoming sixteenth album Carnaval de Luz.
- Sep 2
Katie Taylor defeats Flora Pili at Croke Park to retire as undisputed champion
The 40-year-old Irish boxer secured a unanimous points victory over France's Flora Pili in front of 80,000 spectators in Dublin, unifying the super-lightweight division before laying down her gloves.
- Jul 7
U2 drops 'Street of Dreams' as first single from upcoming album, first in nine years
The Irish rock band surprised fans on Tuesday with the digital release of 'Street of Dreams', the lead single from their as-yet-untitled 15th studio album, expected later this year.
- Jun 19
Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with four former presidents and a pointed message on democracy
Barack and Michelle Obama inaugurated the $850 million presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, joined by Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and a host of celebrities, as the former president delivered a speech on the rule of law that many saw as a rebuke of Donald Trump, who was not invited.
