U2 postpone Glastonbury and US tour after Bono’s injury
May 25, 2010
U2 have cancelled their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival and postponed their US and Canadian tour after Bono had back surgery.
The singer, who had suffered temporary partial paralysis, is recuperating for the next two months.
“I’m heartbroken,” he said. “We really wanted to be there to do something really special.”
They were due to appear at Glastonbury on 25 June and their 16-date tour was booked for June and July.
The injury happened while the singer was training in preparation for the tour.
Neurosurgeon Joerg Tonn, who treated him, described Bono’s condition as a “sudden onset disease”.
“He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis of the lower leg,” Mr Tonn said.
“The surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better with complete recovery of his motor-deficit.
“His prognosis is excellent but to obtain a sustainable result he must now enter a period of rehabilitation.”
The band’s manager Paul McGuinness said: “Our biggest and I believe best tour has been interrupted and we’re all devastated. For a performer who lives to be on stage, this is more than a blow.
“He feels robbed of the chance to do what he does best and feels like he has badly let down the band and their audience. Which is of course nonsense.
“His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono make a full recovery. We’re working as fast as we can with Live Nation to reschedule these dates.”
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis said: “It was obvious from our telephone conversation that U2 are hugely disappointed. Clearly they were looking forward to playing the Pyramid Stage as much as we were looking forward to watching them.
“At this point, we have no comment to make about possible replacements for U2’s Friday night slot. Instead, we would simply like to send Bono our very best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.”
Source: thedailystar.net
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