U2 Berlin concert: second show added for 2027

U2 will play Berlin's Olympiastadion twice next summer. After the first U2 Berlin concert on Wednesday, 30 June 2027, drew huge demand in the presales, the Irish band added a second night at the same stadium on Thursday, 1 July 2027. The extra date was announced on 5 November, and the general ticket sale for it was set to open the next morning, Friday, 6 November, at 10:00.

Until that announcement, Berlin had been the only German stop of the band's new world tour. Fans in other German cities still have no date of their own, so the capital remains the place to see the band in Germany in 2027.

Why a second U2 Berlin concert was added

The reason was simple: too many fans for one evening. The Stuttgarter Zeitung reported that people who joined the online queue for the 30 June show on 5 November found themselves far down the line, citing one fan who was at position 2167 even after logging in half an hour before the official start. Later that day, the band confirmed the 1 July show, which the venue described as a response to strong demand.

The two nights turn Berlin into a double stop, in line with most other cities on the European leg, where the band also plays twice. When the tour was first announced, the tech site GIGA pointed out that Berlin was one of the few cities with only one show. For comparison, U2 played seven concerts in Germany on its 2018 tour, according to GIGA, and netzwelt recalls that the band filled large Berlin arenas on several nights that year.

Tour dates, support act and new album

The tour is called "The Greatest Show On Earth", after the third single from the band's new album "Carnaval De Luz", which is due on 13 November 2026. It opens in Latin America with eleven concerts in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires in February and March 2027. The European leg then starts on 26 April in Stockholm and continues to Paris, Lisbon, Amsterdam, London, Berlin and Milan, with Milan's San Siro stadium on 5 and 6 July as the last confirmed European dates so far.

The British band Wolf Alice will open the European shows, as both the Stuttgarter Zeitung and the Ostdeutsche Allgemeine reported. According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung, these are U2's first stadium concerts since the end of the Joshua Tree tour in December 2019, and the tour also marks the band's 50th anniversary. Before the return to stadiums, the group played 40 sold-out shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, a residency that GIGA dates from September 2023 to March 2024.

More dates may follow. Further concerts are planned for 2028, with the tour set to end in Ireland, the Stuttgarter Zeitung wrote, and GIGA reported that bassist Adam Clayton has said the whole tour cycle could last until 2030. GIGA also mentioned other possible European cities, including Munich, but none of them has been confirmed so far.

A drummer's comeback and a busy year for the band

The Berlin shows will also be a reunion on stage. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. did not play the Sphere concerts because he needed serious surgery on his neck. GIGA, citing an interview with Billboard, reported that he found a young neurosurgeon in Dublin who was willing to carry out the risky operation, and that he has since had to change the way he plays. He told Rolling Stone that he does not yet know whether he can manage a full show every night, but that he wants to try. The report on the second Berlin date by the news site AD HOC NEWS lists all four original members in the line-up: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

The tour follows an unusually productive year. "Carnaval De Luz" is U2's 16th studio album and, according to GIGA, its first record of entirely new material since "Songs of Experience" in 2017. It has twelve songs and was produced by Jacknife Lee. Guests include Dolly Parton on the closing track "Torn" and Rosalía on "The Mirror Maker", while Brian Eno co-wrote the single that gave the tour its name. Together with two EPs released earlier in 2026, the band has put out 24 new songs this year, GIGA counted. Three singles have already been released: "Street of Dreams" in July, "Silencio" in September and "The Greatest Show On Earth" in October.

How the ticket sale works

Tickets for both Berlin nights are sold through Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the band's website. For the 30 June date, there were several presales before the general sale: subscribers of the official U2.com fan club could buy from 2 to 4 November, Visa cardholders had their own window on 4 November, and the so-called Artist Presale followed on 5 November at 10:00. Anyone who wanted to take part in that last presale had to register with a Ticketmaster account by Sunday, 1 November, at 23:59.

For the second show, GIGA reported that there were no exclusive presales, so fans did not need a fan club membership or a Visa card to try their luck in the general sale. Buyers should expect limits: according to GIGA, each order was capped at four tickets per concert, and Ticketmaster accounts could register for at most three shows of the tour. Netzwelt and the music site inspiredbybeatz both warned that some buyers would have to pass a selfie check, or in rare cases an ID check, because the ticket platform wants to keep out bots.

Official ticket prices were not part of the announcements. Netzwelt pointed out that Ticketmaster uses dynamic pricing, which means prices can rise when demand is high. Ticket packages with extras were also offered through the band's tour page from 2 November.

What to know before the U2 Berlin concert

The Olympiastadion is in the west of Berlin, in the Westend area of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. According to the visitBerlin event page, the 30 June show starts at 18:30, with Wolf Alice on stage first. Parking around the stadium is limited on concert days, and netzwelt advises using the S-Bahn or U-Bahn instead. The stadium has its own stations on the U2 underground line and on the S-Bahn, but trains will be crowded after the show, so plan some extra time for the journey home.

If you did not get tickets in the first round, do not panic and do not pay any price you see online. Tickets often come back on the market later, when fans who can no longer attend sell them on. Netzwelt recommends Ticketmaster's official resale platform, where tickets are verified, and warns against fake shops and unofficial resale sites that charge far more and may sell invalid tickets.

Both concerts fall on weekdays, a Wednesday and a Thursday. If you work in Berlin, it can make sense to request the afternoon off early, because the journey to the stadium and the entry checks take time when a full stadium crowd arrives at once. Visitors from abroad should also remember that Berlin's public transport tickets are needed for the S-Bahn and U-Bahn, unless the concert ticket states otherwise.

Book a place to stay early if you are coming from outside Berlin. Netzwelt warns that hotel prices may rise sharply around the concert, and two U2 nights in a row will bring tens of thousands of visitors to the capital in the first days of July.

What the U2 Berlin concert means for expats

For many international residents, a U2 stadium show in Berlin is a chance to see a band they know from home without travelling abroad. The second date gives everyone who missed the first sale another opportunity, and since it had no exclusive presale, newcomers without a fan club subscription or a special credit card had the same chance as long-time fans.

A practical tip: a Ticketmaster account needs a valid address and payment details, so set it up well before any future sale rather than on the morning itself. Keep an eye on the official U2 and Ticketmaster channels for any further dates in Germany, and check the event page of the Olympiastadion before you travel for entry times and the rules on bags. If you are looking for more live music in the capital, our overview of the Berlin summer open-air season lists the city's main outdoor venues.