The whispers around U2 are getting louder. Multiple sources tracking the Irish four-piece point to a stadium tour in 2027 that could roll into 2028, which would mark their first proper road run since the 2019 leg of The Joshua Tree Tour.
According to U2songs, the band are eyeing an early 2027 start in South America, possibly opening in Mexico, before a European stadium leg in summer 2027. Venue holds are reportedly in place across the UK, Italy, and Germany, with four Croke Park dates in Dublin said to be on hold for summer 2027. Bono fueled it himself during a May 2026 visit to Mexico, telling fans that in his dream the tour would begin there. None of it is official yet, so treat the routing as rumour until the band confirms.
The music is real, though. On Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, U2 surprise-released the standalone six-track EP ‘Days Of Ash’, produced by Jacknife Lee. It collects five new songs and a poem: “American Obituary,” “The Tears Of Things,” “Song Of The Future,” “Wildpeace,” “One Life At A Time,” and “Yours Eternally” (featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia). Bono called the songs impatient, built from defiance and dismay.
These tracks carry real heaviness, even for the band. “Song Of The Future” honours Sarina Esmailzadeh, a 16-year-old killed during Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protests. “One Life At A Time” was written for Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and teacher. The EP lands with urgency and melodic punch, some of the most direct writing U2 have committed to tape in years. Then in April 2026 came a second surprise, the six-track EP ‘Easter Lily’. Bono has confirmed a full studio album follows in late 2026, with songs he describes as different in mood from the EPs.
The drumming chair matters here too. Larry Mullen Jr. has recovered from a series of surgeries undertaken so he could keep playing, and he’s expected back for the tour. While he was out, the rest of the band logged 40 sold-out shows at the Las Vegas Sphere, the most ambitious production they’ve ever mounted.
The catalogue behind all this needs no inflation. ‘The Joshua Tree’ turned U2 into the biggest rock act on the planet in 1987, then its 2017 anniversary tour grossed over 316 million dollars. ‘Achtung Baby’ reinvented them four years later, trading earnestness for irony, distortion, and the towering spectacle of the Zoo TV Tour. Those two records remain the twin pillars of the U2 story, and a 2027 stadium run would put both eras back in front of a new generation.
For now, fans wait. The new music is out, Mullen is back behind the kit, the holds are reportedly booked, and the band sound ready to move.