U2 release Carnaval De Luz in their fiftieth anniversary year

U2’s official release page dates Carnaval De Luz to November 13, 2026. The band’s sixteenth studio album arrives through Island Records, produced by Jacknife Lee. It is their first full-length album of new material in nine years. The label describes twelve songs addressing friendship, freedom, spirituality and endurance through difficult circumstances.

Brian Eno is credited as a co-writer and synthesizer player on Go (Carnaval De Luz), The Greatest Show On Earth and Can’t Stop Us Now. Martin Garrix co-wrote Glorify. Daniel Lanois plays pedal steel on Torn, while Ryan Tedder contributed additional production to Silencio. These credits concern particular songs rather than a shared lineup appearing on every track.

Closing song Torn pairs Bono with Dolly Parton, with Johnny McDaid also among its writers. The album arrives in U2’s fiftieth anniversary year. Earlier in the same creative cycle, the band issued the separate EPs Days of Ash and Easter Lily.