U2 debut groovy new song while filming music video in Mexico City

U2 posted a brief snippet of the song on their social media pages. It’s driven by Clayton’s bass, which is never something to complain about. There’s no doubt it’s a U2 song, given The Edge’s guitar playing, and the crowd was eating it up, clapping to the beat.

“Hopped a bus in Mexico City, destination: Street of Dreams,” U2’s caption read. “‘Justice an obsession, love is a procession down the street of dreams.'”

U2 also performed an acoustic set in Mexico City on someone’s balcony

In addition to the new song, U2 performed an acoustic set on someone’s balcony. According to Setlist.fm, they performed three of their biggest hits, “Desire,” “Vertigo,” and “Angel of Harlem,” and also “In a Little While.”

Bono and The Edge performed “In a Little While” for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, but the full band hadn’t performed the song since Apr. 9, 2011, on their 360 Tour. The balcony rendition of “Angel of Harlem” also featured a snippet of Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic,” a favorite of Bono’s.

This is a busy year for U2. Their next album is presumably coming out later in the year, which happens to be when the band will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Additionally, they released two EPs, Days of Ash and Easter Lily, earlier in the year, surprising fans with 11 new songs.