{"id":658664,"date":"2026-10-18T19:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/658664\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T19:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:22:17","slug":"u2-to-skip-chile-on-latin-american-tour-for-first-time-after-negotiations-reportedly-fall-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/658664\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 to skip Chile on Latin American tour for first time after negotiations reportedly fall through"},"content":{"rendered":"

U2<\/a> are set to skip Chile on their upcoming Latin American tour for the first time, after negotiations to bring the band to the country reportedly fell through.<\/p>\n

The Irish rock legends announced the first dates of their 2027 \u2018The Greatest Show On Earth\u2019 world tour<\/a> on Thursday (October 15), confirming six shows across Mexico City, S\u00e3o Paulo and Buenos Aires in February and March.<\/p>\n

However, Santiago is absent from the itinerary, despite having been a regular stop on all four of the band\u2019s previous Latin American tours.<\/p>\n

According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera<\/a>, negotiations had been underway since 2025 to bring the band back to Chile, but ultimately failed to produce an agreement.<\/p>\n

The newspaper had reported in March that plans for a potential concert were being complicated by restrictions at Santiago\u2019s Estadio Nacional, where authorities had begun prioritising sporting events over live music.<\/p>\n

The stadium has hosted all four of U2\u2019s previous appearances in the country, and was considered the only suitable venue for the scale of their upcoming production.<\/p>\n

However, it has not been established whether the stadium\u2019s availability was ultimately responsible for the failed negotiations. The band have not publicly commented on the omission.<\/p>\n

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U2 first performed in Chile on February 11, 1998, during their \u2018PopMart\u2019 tour. The concert saw relatives of people who had disappeared during Augusto Pinochet\u2019s dictatorship join the band on stage during \u2018Mothers Of The Disappeared\u2019.<\/p>\n

They returned in 2006 on the \u2018Vertigo\u2019 tour and again in 2011 with their \u2018360\u00b0\u2019 production, which featured an elaborate, four-legged stage structure nicknamed The Claw.<\/p>\n

Their most recent visit came in October 2017, when they performed at the Estadio Nacional as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for their landmark 1987 album \u2018The Joshua Tree\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U2\u2019s newly announced 2027 shows will form part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, with Beck<\/a> supporting at all six dates.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the upcoming tour, the band said: \u201cIt\u2019s a dare, to ourselves as much as anyone, to try and have the best night of anybody\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The confirmed Latin American dates are:<\/p>\n

FEBRUARY 2027
23 \u2013 Mexico City, Mexico \u2013 Estadio GNP Seguros
26 \u2013 Mexico City, Mexico \u2013 Estadio GNP Seguros<\/p>\n

MARCH 2027
10 \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil \u2013 Est\u00e1dio MorumBIS
12 \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil \u2013 Est\u00e1dio MorumBIS
23 \u2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina \u2013 Estadio River Plate
25 \u2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina \u2013 Estadio River Plate<\/p>\n

Tickets for the S\u00e3o Paulo and Buenos Aires shows go on general sale at 10am local time on Thursday (October 22), while the Mexico City dates go on sale at the same time on Friday (October 23).<\/p>\n

A subscriber pre-sale begins tomorrow (Monday October 19), with further pre-sales taking place throughout the week. Find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tour will support the band\u2019s upcoming 16th studio album \u2018Carnaval De Luz\u2019<\/a>, which is due for release on November 13 and will mark their first album of new material since 2017\u2019s \u2018Songs Of Experience\u2019.<\/p>\n

They also released a new single, \u2018The Greatest Show On Earth\u2019<\/a>, alongside the tour announcement. The song was co-written with Brian Eno<\/a> and accompanied by a video directed by Anton Corbijn.<\/p>\n

Further dates in the UK, Europe and North America are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The tour will also see drummer Larry Mullen Jr. return to full-scale live performances after undergoing neck and back surgery<\/a>, having missed the band\u2019s 2023-24 Las Vegas Sphere residency.<\/p>\n

Last month, U2 celebrated their 50th anniversary with surprise performances in Dublin<\/a>, including a return to their former school, where the band originally formed in 1976.<\/p>\n