U2 Previews 'Street of Dreams' From First All-New Album in 9 Years

6 articles · Updated · Ultimate Classic Rock · May 13

“Street of Dreams” is the first public preview of U2’s next studio album, which the band said is due later in 2026 but has not yet been formally announced.
A new video clip shot in Mexico City shows Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton performing atop a school bus with drummer Larry Mullen Jr., whose return marks only his second major appearance since neck surgery.
Mullen missed U2’s 2023-2024 Las Vegas Sphere residency, where Bram van den Berg filled in; that run expanded from 5 to 40 shows and generated an estimated $256 million.
The album would be U2’s first LP of new songs since 2017’s “Songs of Experience,” following 2023’s reworked “Songs of Surrender” and two surprise 2026 EPs.

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