Upcoming Releases

This section collects information about upcoming U2 releases, their status, and provide news links to updates about these projects. It will also detail information about other projects that the band are involved in such as solo projects, and other expected appearances. Below the updates on each project are links to news stories about upcoming projects where you can find more information about these releases. As things are officially announced, they are moved to their own discography entries on the site.

Last Updated: August 5, 2025

Announced Projects

  • 2025-06: U2 has started to ship the 2024 fan club gift (second volume of lyrics) in late May. It usually takes a few months for all copies to arrive with subscribers.
  • 2025-09: U2 have announced the 2025 fan club gift, a hoodie, details can be found here.

U2’s Next Album:

We are currently updating this section of the page. For now please see the following recent news reports about the album status and detailed quotes from band members about the coming album.

Adam Clayton has suggested the album is being worked on for a 2026 release, and that the band hope to have an update towards the end of this year. He’s suggested in January and May that the album will be released in 2026. Bono in recent interviews (May) has shared the band do not have a fixed release date, and don’t know for sure when it will be out. The Edge in April suggested the album is not complete, and there is still considerable work to be done. Bono has suggested they may release some of the album first, (an EP) while continuing to work on the album tracks.

The band has been working with both Jacknife Lee and Brian Eno on upcoming projects. All of the more recent comments have only mentioned Eno. Bono has shared that the “Songs of” era is now behind the band and he hopes to move on with this next album, so a title is not known at this time.

U2’s Next Tour:

Like the new album, we are told at this time there are no confirmed dates for a world tour, and those will not be finalized until an album is complete. The band has made it clear that they want to tour next, and take the shows to where fans are rather than do any sort of residency again. Bono has suggested if they release an EP from the new album first, they may do some dates live before the album itself follows, but no details have been confirmed.

50th Anniversary Projects

The band will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2026, and although Adam Clayton has confirmed that they will not celebrate with a tour, or an album that corresponds with the anniversary date, there are other projects coming that will look back on the history of the band in a variety of ways. When asked about the anniversary, Adam shared, “You know we know it’s there. We know it’s coming along. We are not particularly going to celebrate it though, but these things are very hard to predict. Whilst we might not be able to align an album or a tour to celebrate that moment, I’m sure we’ll be opening a bottle of champagne on the day.”

Netflix Biopic Series with JJ Abrams

A biopic series following the career of U2 was announced in 2022. The series is to be produced by JJ Abrams for Bad Robot, with writer Anthony McCarten writing the scripts. Delays due to Hollywood strikes had happened, but it appears that the series is still under active development and the first season may debut in late 2026. Our early information on the biopic series suggested three seasons were under development. You can see more information in our original story here. A 2025 article in The Observer shares that the series will tie into the anniversary celebrations. The first season is said to look at U2’s formation in the 1970s.

Documentary of U2’s 50 Year Career

A number of contacts have reached out to share that U2 are working on a documentary about their career to date, and have been in contact with various outlets over the past 3 years collecting footage, including interviews and media appearances. The team assembling the documentary have worked extensively with the BBC in the past. (Please note, an ongoing scam on Facebook claims U2 is working on a Netflix documentary, this is not related to this particular documentary news.) The documentary was recently mentioned in The Observer, “Next year will mark 50 years of U2’s existence; at least one celebratory documentary is in the offing.”

U2 Dublin Exhibit

Also underway is work on U2’s Dublin exhibit. Like the project above, we’ve heard that U2 have been collecting items for display and it appears that The Edge has been focused on this project. Planning permission has run out at the planned site at Hanover Quay, and development of the exhibit has been happening at an alternate site instead. Expect some news soon on the new location, and we expect this will be part of the 50th anniversary celebrations as well.

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