U2 singer Bono left the hospital on Tuesday in Munich (Germany) after undergoing emergency surgery on his back, but the injury forced the Irish band to postpone the entire North American stage of his 360 Tour. This implies that the band will not perform in Glastonbury, one of the biggest live music events of the annual pop calendar.
Bono must follow a recovery process at least eight weeks and the band’s manager, Paul McGuinness, told Reuters the 50 years old singer “feels very badly” by the changes in the tour, which will affect more than one million followers.
“It is obviously a serious injury and the recovery time of Bono is a big problem for the U2 360 Tour 2010, and unfortunately has demanded the postponement of 16 shows” in the U.S. and Canada, said.”These shows are divided between the 3 June in Salt Lake City and July 19 at the Meadowlands stadium, in New Jersey.
The earliest possible date for the return of Bono, according to the website of the band, it would be August 6 in Turin, Italy. Thus, the remaining appointments would continue as planned, if there are no further setbacks.
Joerg Tonn, a neurosurgeon who has treated Bono, the singer described the situation as a “sudden-onset disease, which caused a temporary partial paralysis.” The injury occurred while the singer was training in preparation for the tour.
“The surgery was the only treatment option for complete recovery and to prevent further paralysis. Bono is now much better with full recovery of mobility.”
The development of the tour in 2009 allowed the band to win $ 109,000,000, according to the music publication Billboard.
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