U2 to skip Chile on Latin American tour for first time after negotiations reportedly fall through

U2 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. READ MORE: U2 live in Las Vegas: a dazzling opening night at the $2 billion Sphere The Irish rock legends announced the first dates of their 2027 ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ world tour on Thursday (October 15), confirming six shows across Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires in February and March. However, Santiago is absent from the itinerary, despite having been a regular stop on all four of the band’s previous Latin American tours. According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera, negotiations had been underway since 2025 to bring the band back to Chile, but ultimately failed to produce an agreement. The newspaper had reported in March that plans for a potential concert were being complicated by restrictions at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional, where authorities had begun prioritising sporting events over live music. The stadium has hosted all four of U2’s previous appearances in the country, and was considered the only suitable venue for the scale of their upcoming production. However, it has not been established whether the sta...