U2 releases “Street of Dreams” with performance video shot in Mexico City; band returns to concert duties after Bono’s prior medical break

U2 released its new single “Street of Dreams” on Tuesday, July 7, pairing the track with a performance-style video filmed in Mexico City, according to Billboard. The outlet said the song arrived without advance notice and is the first “salvo” from the band’s next studio album, which U2 has not yet formally announced. The record follows 2017’s Songs of Experience, Billboard reported, making it the group’s first full studio project since that album.

Billboard described the video as drawing on themes and visual motifs from U2’s earlier eras, while centering the group’s current lineup. The clip opens with Bono introducing the band, including drummer Larry Mullen Jr., who is described by Billboard as returning to the performance fold after a medical break tied to neck surgery during U2’s 2023-2024 Sphere residency in Las Vegas.

In the video, Billboard said Bono chants the song title in Spanish as the production begins, “La Calle De Los Suenos,” and then follows with the line “all the doors are open on the street of dreams.” The outlet reported that Bono performs from atop a spray-painted bus, wearing a black cowboy hat and an all-black outfit, during an arc of prayer-like lyrics addressed to “heavens” as the camera alternates between the singer and band members during a call-and-response section.

Billboard said the shot location was near the Plaza Santo Domingo in Mexico City. The outlet also reported that the video was shot while the band was in Mexico City in May for the 2026 Street Child World Cup Finals, citing a “release” associated with the project. The report did not provide additional details about the Street Child World Cup schedule beyond that context.

Musically, Billboard characterized “Street of Dreams” as anchored by Bono’s “uplifting” rhetoric and vocals and by The Edge’s “reverb-drenched” guitar strumming. The outlet said the song’s arrangement moves into a response between Bono and the band, with Billboard describing a section over bassist Adam Clayton’s plucked rhythms and lyrics tied to defiance and commitment, including lines about fighting fate and riding the bus to “the street of dreams.”

Billboard’s report did not list a release date for U2’s next studio album, nor did it specify the album title. The single and video are positioned by the outlet as the start of a rollout for the yet-to-be-announced LP, with additional information expected closer to the full album’s premiere.

Because “Street of Dreams” is presented as a first preview from an upcoming, unannounced studio project, the next public milestones likely include confirmation of the album’s title and release date, along with follow-up promotional appearances and performance plans tied to the band’s next tour cycle, if one is announced. For now, U2 has released the track and video, with the band’s Mexico City production and Mullen’s return to the performance fold highlighted in the new materials.