Hard Rock Cafe Holds U2 "Carnaval De Luz" Album Release Event at 5 Restaurants in Japan from November 9

Hard Rock Cafe, an American restaurant where guests can enjoy a meal while listening to a variety of music, will hold an event marking the release of Carnaval De Luz, the first original album in nine years from the rock band U2. The event runs from Monday, November 9 to Sunday, November 30, 2026 at five of the chain's restaurants in Japan.

U2 (©Viviane Sassen)

U2 is a four-piece rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1976, made up of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. The band drew worldwide attention at Live Aid in 1985 and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1987 for The Joshua Tree. It has won 22 Grammy Awards to date and continues to perform as one of the world's leading rock bands. On Friday, November 13, it will release Carnaval De Luz, its first original album in nine years.

To mark the release, the event offers two special cocktails that express the world of the new album: "光の祝祭" (Hikari no Shukusai, alcoholic) and "Silencio" (シレンシオ, non-alcoholic). Guests who order a special cocktail receive a special A4 clear file (not for sale), while supplies last.

Inside the restaurants, a special program will be played at high volume, featuring two songs from the new album along with music videos and live footage of U2's best-known songs. Guests can eat and drink while immersed in the world of the new album.

Special A4 clear file (not for sale)

Hard Rock Cafe "Carnaval De Luz" Event Overview

What's Offered:

Special cocktails (available all day on event days)

"光の祝祭" (Hikari no Shukusai, alcoholic): ¥1,580 (tax included)
"Silencio" (シレンシオ, non-alcoholic): ¥1,280 (tax included)

Guests who order one of the special cocktails above receive a special A4 clear file (not for sale). One per person per menu order. The gift ends when supplies run out.

High-volume power play of U2 songs, including two from the new album, and screenings of music videos and live footage

Weekdays: 2 times a day, at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM (each session is planned to run about 30 minutes)
Weekends and national holidays: 3 times a day, at 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM (each session is planned to run about 30 minutes)

Start times may vary slightly.

Event Period:

November 9, 2026 (Monday) to November 30, 2026 (Sunday)

Participating Restaurants:

Five Hard Rock Cafe restaurants in Japan:
Tokyo / Ueno Eki Tokyo / Yokohama / Kyoto / Universal CityWalk Osaka

Hard Rock Cafe Official Website

https://hardrockjapan.com/

Special Drinks

The

"光の祝祭" (Hikari no Shukusai, alcoholic)

¥1,580 (tax included)

A refreshing, tropical cocktail made with tequila and grapefruit. Together with the vivid color of the pink grapefruit, it expresses the "light," "celebration" and "energy" of the album.

The

"Silencio" (シレンシオ, non-alcoholic)

¥1,280 (tax included)

A non-alcoholic drink that combines the refreshing acidity and faint bitterness of grapefruit with the fresh acidity of lime and the light feel of lemon-lime soda. The red gradient of grenadine expresses the passion hidden within the silence.

About U2's Carnaval De Luz

Release date: Friday, November 13, 2026

U2 has sold more than 175 million albums worldwide and has won 22 Grammy Awards. Carnaval De Luz is the 16th studio album from the band and its first all-new-song album in nine years. It is described as the starting point of a grand story that moves from the raw celebration of a carnival to introspection and then rebirth, and as the opening of a new chapter for U2, sounding light in an approaching age of darkness. It includes the duet "トーン," the last vocal recording by the late Dolly Parton.

Carnaval De Luz album cover

Editions

CD standard edition: UICY-16549 / ¥3,300 (tax included)
3CD Deluxe: UICY-80819/21 / ¥5,720 (tax included) / import edition with Japanese-market specifications / fully limited production
3CD + Blu-ray Special Edition: UICY-80822 / ¥9,350 (tax included) / Japan-exclusive edition / limited production
LP: UIJY-75447 / ¥7,150 (tax included) / direct import edition specifications / fully limited production

The Japanese edition only comes with SHM-CD, liner notes, lyrics and translations.