After hurting his back during concert rehearsals in
American tour, the band announced Tuesday morning. The band also
canceled its highly anticipated performance at the Glastonbury music
festival.
The band’s manager,
decision via U2.com. “Our biggest and I believe best tour has been
interrupted and we’re all devastated,” he said. “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
scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a
herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice. I
recommended
The statement continues:
“Professor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added, ‘
onset disease. He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in
the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and
during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into
the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for
full recovery and to avoid further paralysis.
now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The
prognosis is excellent but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now
enter a period of rehabilitation.'”
Live Nation, which is promoting the band’s “U2 360” tour, has confirmed that the band will reschedule the dates for 2011.
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