Album · Island · out 2026.11.13
Carnaval de luz
U2
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Press score
—Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below
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Tracklist
- 01Go (Carnaval de luz)SGR
- 02La reinaSGR
- 03Street of DreamsSGR
- 04The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)SGR
- 05SuperficialitySGR
- 06If the World Is at War We Better Not BeSGR
- 07SilencioSGR
- 08The Greatest Show on EarthSGR
- 09GlorifySGR
- 10Midnight SunshineSGR
- 11Can’t Stop Us NowSGR
- 12TornSGR
12 tracks, 47 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.11.12 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening
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What the press said
- 11.12Neue Tourdaten: U2 kommen 2027 nach Berlinlaut.de ↗
Bei ihrer "Carnaval De Luz"-Tour spielen U2 nur ein Konzert im deutschsprachigen Raum. Support-Act im Berliner Olympiastadion ist Wolf Alice.
- 11.11U2 – Carnaval De Luz (Island) (13th Floor Album Review)The 13th Floor ↗
Recorded “all over the place”, Carnaval De Luz is U2’s first new studio album in nine years and their 16th overall. So, 50 years on, does the world need more U2?
- 11.11U2: “You have to up your game when people step into the room like Fontaines D.C.”NME ↗
U2 have spoken to NME about the “defiant joy” of their new album ‘Carnaval de Luz’, the secrets of sticking together after 50 years, “failing the mainstream”, and how their love of Fontaines D.C.
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Stylesalternative rockrockpost-punkpop rockalternative dance
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